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Steveston Santa Parade set to return on Dec. 24 Event’s return after one-year hiatus courtesy Richmond Firefighters Society by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter After a one-year hiatus, the Steveston Santa Parade is making a return on Christmas Eve. The Richmond Firefighters Society is sponsoring the community event, which will see Santa and his elves wind their way through the neighbourhood, spreading Christmas cheer before Santa leaves to deliver the rest of his presents to the rest of the globe. Jack Beetstra said the event starts at 6 p.m. on Dec. 24, with the parade beginning at Regent Street and Sixth Avenue and then ending at Moncton Street at Seventh Avenue. “This parade is less a parade in the traditional sense and more about Santa visiting our neighbourhood on Christmas Eve before he sets out to visit all the children to deliver their presents. We feel that Steveston is unique and Santa’s visit with many of his elves and costumed characters on Christmas Eve is one of those events that make it even more spe-
cial,” neighbours were told in a poster inviting them to participate. One of the originators of the parade, Kelvin Higo, former chief public health inspector for the City of Richmond who has been retired for nearly a decade, was enlisted to assist in the effort to resurrect the event and is now part of the event’s committee. The event started in 1973, and was sponsored by the Steveston Community Society until 1996, when the Steveston Lion’s Club became a co-sponsor. The Steveston Rotary Club then sponsored the event until 2012. Donations of cash or canned/nonperishable items will be collected by volunteers and earmarked for the Richmond Food Bank. For more information, visit their Facebook page (Steveston Santa Claus Parade) or follow them on Twitter (@StevestonSanta).
“We feel that Steveston is unique and Santa’s visit with many of his elves and costumed characters on Christmas Eve is one of those events that make it even more special.”
Martin van den Hemel photo Santa will again be rolling through Steveston on Christmas Eve, thanks to the return of the Steveston Santa Parade, which will begin at 6 p.m. on Dec. 24 on Regent Street, near Sixth Avenue, then wind down through the neighbourhood and end at Moncton Street and Seventh Avenue.
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