Photo: Clifford and a Mountie keep the floats moving down Main Street at the Lion’s Head Canada Day Parade.
By Joanne Rodgers, Bruce Peninsula Press
A popular prelude to the annual Lion’s Head Canada Day Parade are hot dogs and cake served in front of White’s Garage. Starting at 5:30 p.m. the local fire service staff, their families and friends were busy keeping up with the demand for hot dogs and cake as the local community turned up in large numbers. The hot dogs and cake are funded by the Lion’s Head Community Bottle Fund.
Starting at 7 p.m at the Bruce Peninsula District School, horses, tractors, fire engines, a monster truck, ATVs, vintage cars and a vintage truck, heavy equipment, mascots, singing ladies of the Hospital Auxiliary and numerous floats sponsored by various local clubs and associations thrilled the crowds in the 40 minute long event as the parade wound its way through downtown Lion’s Head.
The young parade goers were thrilled to collect candy, frisbees, beach balls and other loot tossed out by the parade floats.
Photo: Murvin Myles with his horses – always a crowd favourite – at the annual Lion’s Head Canada Day parade.Photo L-R: Local musicians Brian Taylor and Gerry Gregory entertain the crowds.Photo: Deputy Mayor Rod Anderson and Councillor Smokey Golden on the MNBP float.Photo L-R: Rosie, Nigel, Olive and Breanna Heels enjoy the parade festivities.Photo: Dona Ashcroft rides in style at the Lion’s Head Canada Day parade.Photo: The “Forty Hillers” arrived on festively decorated UTVs.Photo: Ladies of the Lion’s Head Hospital Auxiliary serenade the parade goes, accompanied by Gerry and Brian.Photo: McAlpines family enjoy the Canada Day event – Jonathan, Alicya Adalyn, Jediah, Arietta, Alicyn, Aubrey and Justus.Photo: Golden dawn residents get ready to view the parade: 1st row Bruce, Donna, Jean 2nd row Thersia, Peggy and volunteer Susanne.Photo: Blake and Blair enjoy their hotdogs.Photo: Volunteers serve cake to the community.Photo: Children Ian, Cora, and Emmett help serve hotdogs.Photo: Helen and Gwen join in the community fun.Photo: Anna and Alexandra come out for hotdogs and cake.
