2012 Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade

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#11 & #12-Tigers
#13-John 0'Toole,Provincial Parliament representative Durham region
#14-Sheep
#15- #17-Clarington Concert Band
#18-Grey Kittens
#19-Clarington Project
#20-Look At Frosty Go-The Bennett Family and friends

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#21-#25-Look At Frosty Go-The Bennett family and Friends
#26-#30-And Puppy Dog Tails Dog and Cat Grooming Salon

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#31-#36-And Puppy Dog Tails Dog and Cat Grooming
#37 & #38-One Starry Night....Great Joy-Knox Christian School
#39-Cobourg Legion Pipe Band
#40-Cruella Deville and Dalmations

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#41-#43-Snow Misers-Teens 4 Teens Food,Toy and Clothing Drive
#44-Pirates of the Caribbean
#45-Bowmanville High School Band
#46 & #47-Twas the Knights Before Christmas-Kinsmen Club of Bowmanville
#48 & #49-1928 Model A Ford Roadster- Bill and Fran Andrew
#50-Kendal Fife and Drum Band

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#51-Harry Potter and Hogwarts Classmates
#52-#57-Therepeutic Paws Of Canada
#58-#60-Ontario Street Public School Christmas Locomotive-Grade 3 students and parents.In the picture sitting are Brandyn 11 and Samantha 7,my niece's two kids,in the back from left are their Mom Shannon,her friend Jamie,my Mom Betty and my sister Marlene.

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#61-#63-Ontario Street Public School Christmas Locomotive-Grade 3 students and parents
#64-#66-Santa Patrol-172 Clarington Air Cadets
#67 & #68-Happy Feet
#69 & #70-Christmas With Sponge Bob-First Student Bus Lines

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#71-Christmas With Sponge Bob-First Student Bus Lines
#72-Whitby Brass Band
#73-Keep Christ in Christmas-Knights Of Columbus-St.Joseph's Council (Bowmanville)
#74-Wizard Of Oz
#75 & #76-"NDP"(New Democratic Party)campaign to elect Larry O'Connor.We had a bye election here on November 26th to replace former representative Bev Oda who resigned July 1st due to her spending habits,Conservative Erin O'Toole son of John won and now represents us in Ottawa.
#77 & #78-Christmas Shopping In Downtown Bowmanville-Historic Downtown Bowmanville
#79-Winnie The Pooh
#80-"Thrup Nee Bit"-Two bagpipers and a conga player followed by Celtic Lassies

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#81-"Thrup nee Bit"- Two bagpipers and a conga player followed by Celtic Lassies
#82-#84-Walking Dead Xmas-Stacey family and Friends,Some people disliked this entry,didn't think it too Christmasy.
#85-#87-Music Box Dancers-Precision Dance Company
#88-Berenstein Bears
#89-Durham Regional Police Pipe Band
#90-Avon Wants You -Avon Canada

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#91-Snowflakes
#92-Beyond The Sun
#93-Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Bowmanville
#94-Mecko and friends
#95-Cobourg Concert Band
#96-#98-Santa Claus
#99-St.John Ambulance
The parade was shorter this year 46 entries,down from 61,one reason being no advertising allowed on floats which left our hockey team the Clarington Eagles out even though all the bands and the Sea and Air Cadres wore uniforms and in a parade in Oshawa,Ontario later in the day their team the Generals walked in the parade wearing uniform tops and a girls ringette rode on their float wearing uniform tops,another reason was the steep $500 entry fee and the Central public School band was not in it due to an ongoing dispute between the teacher's union and the provincial government,teachers aren't doing after school activities and this was one of them.

Parade Button

Picture of this year's parade button,pays for running the parade and the to high entry fee.