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www.insideHALTON.com |OAKVILLE BEAVER |Thursday, November 17, 2016 | 2 6 PARADE ROUTE DISPERSAL AREA LINEUP AREA · · · · · · · Parade is a fun-filled day for the w hole family The Oakville Santa Claus Parade will air on 7YCogeco23 Saturday, Nov. 19 at 9 am and 7 pm Sunday, Nov. 20 at 12 noon Monday, Nov. 21 at 7 pm Also available On Demand Channel 602 This Saturday, Santa Claus will wind his way through the streets of Oakville for the 68th time. He and sweetheart Mrs. Claus, the Santa Claus Parade's Grand Marshall, will offi cially welcome the Christmas season along with thousands of people lining the Parade route in Downtown Oakville and Kerr Village. The Parade's theme, 'A Magical, Musical 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 8:45 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 cor ner 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 5 minutes from the Oakville GO Station stop ping at all regular stops along Reynolds to the Church/Dunn bus terminal. The first shuttle bus leaves Oakville GO at 8:00 am and will operate every 5 minutes with last shuttle leaving Church and Dunn at 11:30 am. The shuttle will run every 5 minutes from both loca tions. 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 Social Media Contest! For general information about the Parade, visit www.oakvillesantaclausparade.ca. Follow us @OakvilleParade on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and be sure to share your Parade day memories with us using the hashtag #OakvilleSantaClausParade! This year, thanks to RioCan Oakville Place, we will be live on Social Media at the Parade! Follow and tag us in your Parade photos on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, for your chance to win one of 10 $100 Gift Cards to Oakville Place! Prizes will be awarded starting right at the Parade - so keep your devices handy! Don't forget the toy drive, food drive and $2 for a "red nose" · The Oakville Fire Fighters will be on hand to accept new, unwrapped toys. Tween and teen items are especially need ed. · 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 Kinsmen Club of Oakville invites you to "stuff a bus" for the food drive as they collect non-per ishable 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 Oakville Hydro which is providing in kind support for the food drive. @OakvilleParade #oakvillesantaclausparade ROSEH5VVEN I AM HOME Proud to be a supporter of our community * - Visit RosehavenHomes.com For directions, maps, hours and community information call our hotline (1-888/416) 410-0175 NEED MORE COUNTER SPACE? Tradyo is a m o b ile a p p th a t c o n n e c ts y o u w ith b u y e rs a nd s e lle rs th a t are n e a re s t to y o u . S n a p p h o to s a nd p o s t ite m s y o u w a n t to sell o r c h a t w ith th e s e lle rs o f th in g s y o u w a n t to buy. Really, it 's th a t s im p le w ith T radyo! S o - W h a t's in y o u r T radius? 13 Kettle $ 30 v 2 km trady o.com .tr a d y e * rn e tro la n d m e d la