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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, November 13, 2014 | 32 Santa Claus is coming to town! Saturday, November 15, 2014 Parade starts at 9 am Follow Santa on his route! Parade is a fun-filled day for the whole family The Oakville Santa Claus Parade will air on TVCogeco23 Saturday, Nov. 15 at 3pm and 7pm Sunday, Nov. 16 at 12 noon Monday, Nov. 17 at 7pm. Also available On Demand Channel 602 This Saturday, Santa Claus will wind his way through the streets of Oakville for the 66th time. He and sweetheart Mrs. Claus, the Santa Claus Parade's Grand Marshall, will officially welcome the Christmas season along with thousands of people lining the Parade route in Downtown Oakville and Kerr Village. The Parade's theme, 'A Canadian Christmas,' promises to deliver one of the best parades ever seen in Town, with 50 uniquely decorated floats, costumed charcters and a full lineup of marching bands paving the way for Santa's eventual arrival. The Parade starts promptly at 9:00 am rain or shine - preceded at 8:30 am by the toy drive and food drive. It will begin at Lakeshore Rd. and Reynolds, go west on Lakeshore to Kerr St. and continue north on Kerr, west on Stewart, ending at the corner of Felan and Stewart St. After the Parade visit the Parade website to vote for the People's Choice Award and Best Band Don't worry about parking ride on Santa's Shuttle Bus Avoid parking hassles by taking the free Santa Shuttle Bus courtesy of Oakville Transit. This convenient mode of transportation runs every 10 minutes from the Oakville GO Station stopping at all regular stops along Reynolds to the Church/Dunn bus terminal. The Santa Shuttle will begin at 8 am with the last Santa Shuttle leaving downtown at 11:25 a.m. Please note that for safety reasons children must be removed from strollers and/ or wagons while on the bus. Strollers must be folded and wagons put in an upright position. During the Parade, Oakville Transit will detour Routes 2, 14, 15 and 17 out of the Parade area. Additional transit info is available on the Parade website or at www.oakvilletransit.ca Come check out Santa's new ride! Santa will debut a brand new float at the 66th annual Parade! His previous float was built in 1997 and was driven by Santa for 16 Parades through the streets of downtown Oakville and Kerr Village. In this year's Parade, Santa will guide his new float, built by his top design elves, as he heralds the start of the Christmas season in Oakville. THE PARADE WILL ALSO BE COVERED ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK, AS WELL AS INSTAGRAM @OAKVILLESANTACLAUSPARADE Don't forget the toy drive, food drive and $2 for a "red nose" The following charities are the only charities authorized to operate during the Parade. · The Oakville Fire Fighters will be on hand to accept new, unwrapped toys. Tween and teen items are especially needed. · Kids of all ages will want to purchase a rednose for $2 from the Fun Group of Family and Friends of Falgarwood. All monies generated will be donated to Wellspring Halton. As this group is the only authorized seller of red noses, please don't buy your red nose from somebody else. · This year, the Kin Club of Oakville invites you to "stuff a bus" for the food drive as they collect non-perishable food items for the Salvation Army in an Oakville Transit bus. They encourage everyone to bring at least one non-perishable food item to the Parade. Cash donations will also be accepted. They are excited to once again partner with Whole Foods Market Oakville and Oakville Hydro who are providing in-kind support for the food drive.