Since 2017, Sylvan Lake has hosted a winter village featuring as many as 300,000 lights.
A view of the winter village in Sylvan Lake, Alta., is seen in an undated handout photo. The Alberta town, located approximately 10 kilometres west of Red Deer, could have its unofficial holiday season kickoff delayed by suspected Grinch-like vandalism., roughly 160 kilometres south of Edmonton, have said more than 11 sets of Christmas tree lights at its winter village have been snipped or torn down over the last few weeks.
Waldo said the town always sees some damage to outdoor attractions, but it’s often accidental or caused by nature.Waldo said Sylvan Lake has been putting on a winter village along the beachfront and pier as part of its “Light Up The Lake” event since 2017. Preparing for the holiday display, featuring upwards of 300,000 lights, is quite the undertaking, he said.
The money used to pay for the holiday display primarily comes from donations, so constantly buying new lights and then paying staff to install them strains an already tight budget, Waldo said. Waldo said the town of roughly 16,000 people plans to replace the lights and repair what’s already installed ahead of the winter village’s “unofficial kickoff to the holiday season” on Dec. 7.
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