The jolly old elf swooped into Ottawa ahead of forecast snow Saturday to delight the crowd that lined the Help Santa Toy Parade route from Ottawa City Hall to…
Two-year-old Ava Arecchi of Barrhaven couldn’t keep her eyes off Santa even after a chilly wait on Bank Street in the Glebe among the throngs of people with bundled-up kids in strollers and wagons.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Their aim with the parade — along with Santa’s Parade of Lights in Orléans returning next Saturday for its 25th year — is to bring holiday joy to all while helping to make sure that children in need can unwrap toys this season.Article content “My hope is that we’re going to set a new bar,” for both donations and attendance, said Taylor, a firefighter at Station 56 on Coventry Road, who helped organize a smaller, hybrid event last year and fundraising when the parade was cancelled in 2020.
New Mayor Mark Sutcliffe took part in the parade for the first time in his new role.ASHLEY FRASER/PostmediaCanada Post employees costumed themselves as mailboxes to remind kids that they can write to Santa Claus — he’s at the North Pole, H0H 0H0, Canada — and he’ll write back.
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