{"id":60873,"date":"2025-12-08T18:59:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T22:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=60873"},"modified":"2025-12-08T18:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T22:59:30","slug":"photos-video-beaver-bank-community-awareness-association-parade-of-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=60873","title":{"rendered":"Photos\/Video: Beaver Bank Community Awareness Association Parade of Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56506&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BEAVER BANK:<\/strong> The Spirit of the season came alive on Nov. 30 in Beaver Bank and area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual Beaver Bank Community Awareness Association Parade of Lights took place with people watching it at every opportunity along its route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It went from Barrett Lumber up to the Beaver Bank Kinsac Community Centre, where Santa and Mrs Claus got off the Lions Club float.<\/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\/12\/021-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60875\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waving hi as they wait for Santa. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\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>Before going inside for some tasty hot chocolate to warm up and fill their bellies with yummy cookies, Santa turned on the lights on the Christmas tree outside near Station 48 Beaver Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once inside Santa was very popular as he had a lineup of kids (and babies too) waiting to get their photo taken with the jolly elf from the North Pole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Video story sponsored by Beaver Bank Community Awareness Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Video by Matt Dagley<\/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=\"Beaver Bank Community Awareness Association Parade of Lights\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_cM2PDAKgss?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;56179&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56509&#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\/12\/061-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60878\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cybertruck. (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\/12\/111-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60876\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A school bus was 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\/12\/041-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60877\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A wave to the camera as they wait for the parade at the Beaver Bank Kinsac Community Centre. (Healey 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\/12\/031-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60874\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The HRM float with Councillor Billy Gillis and Mayor Andy Fillmore on board. (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\/12\/051-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60882\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Horse in the parade. 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