GALLERY: Summer Days parade draws people to Lac La Biche

Rob McKinley Aug 4, 2021 5:00 PM
Dave Winger takes his Mini Cooper for a walk down the parade route.▲
MNA region 1 president Jimmy Cardinal sings and plays as others dance down the parade route.▲
Can’t have a parade without horses▲
Some floats used little water cannons and spray guns to keep the participants and spectators cool during the hot July morning that kicked off Lac La Biche Summer Days events.▲
Xai Seguera goes out for some candies during Friday’s Summer Days parade. The youngster was under close watch by her family along the Main Street route.▲
She really liked the candy.▲
Lac La Biche RCMP Staf Sgt. Charles Brown and the RCMP mascot got up close to the spectators along the parade route.▲
Summer Days butterfly.▲
Lac La Biche Kinsmen Club members Dan Burns and Colin Cote were part of the parade marshals. The ‘FRO’ on the red shirt sleeves is to recognize Mark Froehler, a Life Member of the local club who recently passed away. ▲
MLA Laila Goodridge was waving for two as she walked the Summer Days parade route. ▲
Northern Beat Dancers▲
Randi Candline performed some tradition jingle dance steps during the morning parade route. While the theme of the parade was a general one, a significant number of floats brought awareness to indigenous culture and the recently-found residential school tragedies.▲

LAC LA BICHE - Thousands of people lined Lac La Biche's Main Street for the parade that featured more than 70 entries, on July 30.

Click below for a few video clips from the parade.

PARADE VIDEO CLIP 1

PARADE VIDEO CLIP 2

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