Holidays in Winnipeg

GREAT WEST LIFE DOWNTOWN BIZ MANITOBA HYDRO RADISSON HOTEL MPI CONTEMPRA SIGNS TOM POWELL DESIGN WFP NEWS CAFE PARADE START PARADE END KING PRINCESS DONALD YORK BROADWAY BROADWAY ASSINIBOINE MEMORIAL CUMBERLAND MCDERMOT WILLIAM LOMBARD NOTRE DAME PORTAGE ARTHUR SHERBROOK ELLICE LANGSIDE FURBY YOUNG COLONY VAUGHN SPENCE OSBORNE MAIN KENNEDY EDMONTON CARLTON HARGRAVE SMITH GARRY FORT ST. MARY AVE. PROVENCHER WILLAIM STEPHENSON WAY PIONEER WEST END BIZ WINNIPEG PARKING AUTHORITY P7 DISPERSAL VOLUNTEER SANTA SHUTTLE VOLUNTEER SANTA SHUTTLE VOLUNTEER SANTA SHUTTLE INVESTORS GROUP PORTAGE PLACE RBC CONVENTION CENTRE WINNIPEG SANTA CLAUS PARADE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016 SANTA'S BLOCK PARTIES 4:00 PM PARADE START 5:00 PM CAMERATA NOVA CONCERT, MANITOBA HYDRO PLACE, 360 PORTAGE 2:30 PM PATTISON N SHAW BROADCAST RICHARDSON SCIENCE BUILDING PARADE HEADQUARTERS COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE RICE BUILDING CITY HALL PORTAGE AVENUE CLOSURES BEGIN AT 2:00 PM, NOVEMBER 12, 2016 H O L I D A Y S I N W I N N I P E G 2 0 1 6 - 07 The Winnipeg Santa Claus Parade has a fun and friendly social media component. "We have trended on Twitter for the last two years with our hashtag #wpgsantaparade," says Tina Lussier. "Last year we trended for two days." Use the hashtag to connect with the Parade on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. There will even be a Snapchat component this year. Parade organizers monitor the hashtag and will retweet and re-post your messages and photos. "Photo ops are everywhere," Lussier says. "Costumed walkers love getting their photo with spectators!" Visit www.WinnipegSantaParade.com to sign up for the Parade newsletter, download a Parade route map and parking information, and check for news and updates, which will also be posted on social media. Santa Trends on Twitter IN WINNIPEG You're invited to the Block Parties! Santa's Block Parties bring excitement to downtown while helping everyone "nd a perfect place to watch the Parade. Volunteers and sponsors provide a ton of free fun starting at 4 p.m. at each intersection along the Parade route, from Young Street to Main Street. "We have 14 sponsors this year that bring di!erent activities with a Christmas, a Santa or other holiday theme," says Andriana Demchuk, who is the coordinator for the 55-minute block parties. Your family could be making sugar cookies or Christmas ornaments, colouring, or even making cards for Santa while you enjoy hot chocolate and carollers. New this year, a salsa dance group will be giving lessons to kids, and Sport Manitoba and Fit Kids are returning to provide physical activities. Energy 106, a major media sponsor, will be back at Portage and Main, presenting a high-energy party with dancers, DJs, pizza and hot chocolate. There's also an information booth on every block. Volunteers can assist with accessible viewing and address any questions you may have. You can also drop o! donations for the Christmas Cheer Board. "We also invite kids to bring their letters to Santa and Canada Post and the JCI's will carry mailbags," Demchuk says. "So if the kids hand their letters to the info booth volunteers, they will place them in a large envelope and when Santa's %oat comes by, the envelopes will go into the mail bag for Santa." Parents are encouraged to keep a close eye on their little ones, but if you do get separated, Downtown Biz is there to help. Lost children will be accompanied to the Downtown Biz o$ce and parents can pick them up there. Santa's Block Parties happen with the help of: CBC Manitoba; JCI; Winnipeg Salsa Explosion Dance Company; Great West Life; O$ce of the Children's Advocate; Canad Inns; Energy 106; Manitoba Hydro; Sport Manitoba; Scotiabank and others. PORTAGE AVENUE CLOSURES BEGIN AT 2:30 P.M, NOVEMBER 12, 2016

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