I headed down to watch the parade on Saturday. It began about 20 minutes late from the planned 11:00 am start, but it was a pleasant day around the freezing mark, and the crowd, being in a rather festive mood, was none too concerned. The parade had just under 2000 participants, a few colourful floats, many great marching bands, and of course, a strong western horseback ridden presence. Following the parade, and walked a few blocks over to Stephen Avenue, where the Grey Cup Festival took place over a few blocks. I spent an hour or so at the ScotiaBank CFL Experience in the Telus Convention Centre, testing the accuracy of my throwing arm, and taking in the memorabilia and photos. On the street were various booths, a concert stage, an encore by one of the marching bands, many creatively garbed fans, and very, very long lineups to get into Riderville.
Please note there are many more photos in the folder in my Picasa Gallery link at top left.
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