The countdown is officially on for a festive family favourite in Waterloo Region.
The Kitchener Lions Club will be hosting their annual Santa Claus Parade on Nov. 16 beginning at 10 a.m. It will travel along Weber Street from Frederick to Erb Street.
The club took over the parade production reins back in 2004 from the Twin City Jaycees, who could no longer continue with the project.
This year, the club says they are still in need of volunteers for the big day.
“What we need most is it takes 100 volunteers at least for this magic to happen,” said Mary D’Alton, a Kitchener Lions Club member. “So if anyone likes to get a good 45 minute to an hour walk in in the morning, this is a perfect way to help and to get a walk in as well.”
D’Alton says onlookers can expect something new this year. After 45 years parading down …