Drivers take note! Some downtown Timmins streets are closing for the Santa Claus parade this weekend.
Saint Nick and all of his elves are rolling through town on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m.
Roads on the parade route will be closed from 5 -9 p.m. There is no parking on the route or in the marshalling area starting at 4 p.m.
The roads affected are:
- Spruce Street South from Kirby to Algonquin
- Second Avenue from Pine to Brunette
- Algonquin from Spruce to Pine, and at Mountjoy
- Third Avenue from Pine Street to Mountjoy
- Mountjoy from Third to Caisse Populaire
"The Timmins Santa Claus Parade is a fantastic community event. People from our community and across the region look forward to the parade every year. We estimate that some 12,000 to 15,000 people come out to see the parade. Our parade has over 50 entries each year, some 1,100 participants, plus over 100 volunteers along the parade route, making our parade the largest in Northern Ontario," wrote Downtown BIA president Cory Robin in a letter to council asking for the closures.
The theme is Bright Lights and Christmas Delight.
If you can't make it to the action in person, it's also being livestreamed on the Downtown Timmins BIA Facebook page.
