{"id":60472,"date":"2025-11-23T19:31:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T23:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=60472"},"modified":"2025-11-23T19:31:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T23:31:55","slug":"photos-video-kicking-off-the-holidays-with-the-lions-xmas-parade-fraba-tree-lighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=60472","title":{"rendered":"Photos\/Video: Kicking off the holidays with the Lions Christmas Parade, FRABA Tree Lighting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56506&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FALL RIVER:<\/strong> The holidays kicked off in Fall River in magical style on Saturday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lions Xmas Express Parade of Lights (believed to be the largest one with number of participants in recent years) and Fall River Tree Lighting, put on by the Fall River and Area Business Association and sponsored by the Waverley Animal Hospital, saw people brave the rain from Mother Nature to take in both events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An estimated 1,000 people were at the tree lighting event as the sounds of the Joyful Sounds Tree Lighting group and talented Anna and Brennan MacDonald took the stage, while Mrs. Claus (our Pat Healey&#8217;s favourite) and Santa came by to talk with all the good little boys and girls in the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the Edit of the Livestream as produced by Dagley Media and The Laker News from Saturday&#8217;s livestream (Nov. 22):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fall River Holiday Parade &amp; Tree Lighting Livestream Edit\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R6W2S5EdxkQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56526&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56179&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A Nintendo switch 2 was drawn for as were gift cards from the Fourth Lock and a Sobeys gift card as they did a fundraising draw for the Lions Xmas Express Food drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lots of food was collected for the Lions Xmas Express food drive along the parade route from Lockview High to Shoppers at the Fall River Plaza.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/32-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60484\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Minions wrapped up the parade following Santa and Mrs. Claus. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/102-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60476\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pat Healey with a LHS girls hockey team jersey on and Deb Peddle-Hann talk about the floats as they pass by the DQ during the parade. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/35-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60489\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brennan and Anna MacDonald perform during the tree lighting. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/112-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60477\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Station 45 Fall River firefighters led the parade. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56501&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/16-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60478\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fall River Dragons and Lockview High Dragons football in the parade. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/36-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60485\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tree lighting co-hosts were Louise MacDonald and Pat Healey. Here they share a little laugh as the tree lighting part begins. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/41-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60490\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jason Crowell answers a question from Louise about the tree. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56530&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/31-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60488\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Payzant&#8217;s Home Hardware in the parade. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/37-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60486\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Santa and Mrs. Claus wave to the crowd. 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