Winnipeggers get festive at St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday
Global News
The parade returned after a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and organizers were overjoyed to bring it back.
Only green could be seen on some Winnipeg streets on Saturday as the annual St Patricks Day Parade made its way through the Polo Park area.
The parade returned after a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and organizers were overjoyed to bring it back.
“I think it’s pretty exciting. We were super ready to have the parade,” said Parade Coordinator, Margaret Gannon. “Everything was still in the basement, pretty much ready to go. So here we are three years later and we’re unpacking.”
Gannon said every town in the world has a parade for St. Patrick’s Day and the celebrations are wholesome and inclusive.
“Good for kids and families and people from all over the city to unite and enjoy a wonderful afternoon in the sun, go for a walk together, and enjoy our communities.”
This year, the parade really leaned into all things green using up-cycled and homemade props. Gannon said some of the decorations were made out of painted cardboard.
“It turns out cardboard is a wonderful medium. If you wet it and let it dry, it stays in the shape. We have these beautiful leprechaun heads and a couple of fellows dressed in some leprechaun suits that might be donning an extraordinarily large head.”
Gannon said the event brings lots of smiles and glee: “All the smiling faces, like I would do this every day if I could.”
Ford says he was not given a head's up on the announcement by Guilbeault's office, but he is "not too concerned about it."
Firefighters say the unstable structure of the building and the difficulty of recovering bodies could mean an agonizing delay for the loved ones of the people missing.
The future of the Kelowna Springs Golf Course is up for discussion among city council, as the official community plan designated the 106 acres as industrial land not recreational.
Last year, the N.B. budget featured $11.3 billion in spending, with $3.2 billion set aside for health care and a one-year cap of 3.8 per cent on allowable rent increases.
The Russian statement condemned the "Russophobic attack" and said it would have serious consequences for Moscow's relations with Canada.
The Department of National Defence has awarded about $30 million in work to McKinsey through 15 contracts since 2011, Anand told a House of Commons committee probing the contracts.
One person was arrested and charges are anticipated after a speeding driver in Surrey jumped the curb and hit a pedestrian Monday evening, leaving them with minor injuries.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has repeated his call for a stronger federal presence when it comes to environmental monitoring and communications in the oilsands.
Canadian maple producers harvested a record 17.4 million gallons in 2022, an increase of 53.8 per cent from 2021.
The 13 Canadian enrolment centres have been closed for about one year because of a dispute over legal protections for American customs officers.
Before the backlash and apology, Global News spoke with Tim Reid about the rollout of the rebrand, with him noting they had been working on the project for several months.