Last Word

Santa Claus is coming to our town

BY PIETA WOOLLEY | pieta@prliving.ca

He might be hard to they must listen to mom and find this year. Santa, dad, wear masks and pracwho normally breezes tice social distancing,” said through Powell River at least Santa, mentioning that he is 40 times in December–wav- really missing his visits with ing from floats at the parade, each child. snapping photos at Town He was not his usual, jolly Centre Mall, dropping by self. Instead, he urged chilnumerous preschools and dren to be responsible, even Christmas parties–is under though this season will be the same Provincial Health tough. Children, he said, Orders as everyone else. need to be loved and helped

But before he locked down and guided through this with Mrs. Claus, he dropped time. Stay safe, stay as happy by the Powell River Living of- as you can be, and remember fice with a message for local that Christmas is a time for children: he’s coming. Don’t sharing, loving and forgivworry. COVID can’t keep ing, Santa urged. him away. “Just take care. Children

“Children have to be re- are our future. And rememally careful what they do, ber: Santa will be coming.”

PHOTOS WITHOUT SANTA:

Above, Ron and Dianne Pfister demonstrate the Mother Nature selfie booth – which is usually staffed with a Santa. Bring your pets and snap away for charity. Store Santas were verboten as of press time, so even the Santa at Town Centre lost his throne this year and has moved online. Left, a roadside holiday selfie booth at Highway 101 and Southview Road, as demonstrated by cohort buddies Becca Adam and Abi Woolley. T’Lund stepped up... will other neighbourhoods build booths, too?