East York Canada Day parade
Thanks to all of the Ward 29 Bikes members and supporters who joined us for the East York Canada Day parade on Sunday morning. With sunny skies and low humidity, it was a beautiful day for for a bike ride through the streets of East York surrounded by Shriners, Rotarians, marching bands, and many other East York community groups. Following the parade, even more cyclists approached us and asked if they could ride with us next year. Of course you can; everyone is welcome to join us. Let’s make next year’s parade entry the biggest ever!
Here’s a gallery of pictures from this year’s parade. Click on any picture to view it full size. Thanks for all of your support!
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- Ward 29 Bikes supporter Felicity arrives as a vision in red and white. Her finery and attention to detail won her the prize for best decorated bike. (Photo by Risa Gluskin.)
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- Ward 29 Bikes supporters Sandra and Tim are decked out and ready for the Canada Day parade to get underway. (Photo by Kathy Chung.)
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- Ward 29 Bikes members Val and Risa strike a pose surrounded by balloons and wearing their ceremonial headdresses. (Photo by Kathy Chung.)
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- The bikes in the staging area are festooned with red and white balloons, flags, and ribbons. (Photo by Risa Gluskin.)
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- Ward 29 Bikes members and supporters display their decorated bikes before getting underway. (Photo by Risa Gluskin.)
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- Everyone saddle up! The parade is starting any minute now. (Photo by Kathy Chung.)
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- The parade pauses at Dieppe Park for a marching band performance. (Photo by Risa Gluskin.)
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- Ward 29 Bikes supporters were not only the most colourful entry in the parade, but we also had the most fun. (Photo by Val Dodge.)
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- Risa smiles and shows off her red, white, and Ward 29 blue. (Photo by Val Dodge.)
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- Val and Risa flying the colours on Cosburn Ave. (Photo by Kathy Chung.)
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- Ward 29 Bikes member Charlotte and her bike are even more colourful and decorated than usual. She looks like she's hatching a plan. Maybe something to do with the Shriners just ahead of us in the parade. (Photo by Val Dodge.)
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- Charlotte joins the Shriners as they twist and turn along Cosburn Ave. (Photo by Val Dodge.)
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- The Shriners try to shake their tail loose, but Charlotte sticks to them through all of their loops and turns. (Photo by Val Dodge.)
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- We're not sure what's more fun than those little Shriner cars, but cycling along with them must rank right up there. (Photo by Val Dodge.)
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- Cyclists discover that riding around in circles is not only fun, but also generates a cooling breeze. (Photo by Val Dodge.)
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- With her drag chute of balloons deployed behind her, Felicity leads the group through another round. (Photo by Val Dodge.)
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- A young family watches Kathy go by on Sammon Ave. (Photo by Val Dodge.)
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- This intersection isn't normally a roundabout, but we won't let that stop us from turning it into one for a few minutes. (Photo by Val Dodge.)
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We had lots of fun joining Ward 29 bikes for the parade. We’ll have to do figure eights next year.
Thank you.