Some downtown streets will be closed today as the 40th Santa Claus Parade kicks off the holiday season.
This year the parade, which is sponsored by Peninsula Co-op and features 64 entries, is taking a new route starting from the corner of Belleville and Government streets at 5 p.m. The parade will go up Humboldt Street and then along Douglas Street to Fisgard Street.
People travelling downtown should be aware of a number of road closures during the event, including the Johnson Street Bridge. Some roads near the parade staging area will be closed as early as 2:30 p.m., with all roads expected to be reopened to traffic by 7:30 p.m.• Government Street, between Humboldt and Superior streets• Humboldt Street, between Government and Douglas streets• The Johnson Street Bridge, Esquimalt Road at Tyee Road and Esquimalt Road at Harbour RoadNearly two dozen B.C.
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