Day’s celebration tempered with sadness in the wake of a deadly mass shooting in California on Saturday.
There were hundreds of spectators with many young kids sitting atop their parents’ shoulders so they could see the dragon and lion dancers, other cultural troupes and marching groups in the 48th such parade.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“The tragedy happened at a bad time, during Lunar New Year,” Chen said as she took in the parade alongside her husband and son. “We are praying for them.”Photo by Arlen RedekopPrime Minister Justin Trudeau, federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, B.C. Premier David Eby and Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim were among the politicians present at the parade in Vancouver.
From left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, B.C. Premier David Eby and federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh prepare to march in the Lunar New Year parade in Vancouver on Sunday.Vancouver Police said it had sent additional officers to the event. A couple watch the Chinatown Spring Festival Parade, part of Lunar New Year celebrations in Vancouver’s Chinatown on Sunday.He was excited to be attending his 25th Chinatown parade. With about a hundred members of his society participating, it was one of its largest showings at the parade in many years with enough participants to field one long dragon and four lions, he said.
The parade to kick off the Year of the Rabbit was enjoyed by hundreds of people in downtown Vancouver on Sunday.Lyndsie Plowman was among them, looking up at the distinctive balconies of the area’s old association buildings, the parade and the crowd. But she was making quick strokes with a pencil in her small notebook and drawing what she saw.Article content
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