CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A light-weight drizzle didn’t dampen the passion of a whole lot of people that lined the streets of downtown Charlottetown on Aug. 18 for the annual Gold Cup Parade.
A complete of 75 entries took half within the 61st-anniversary version that started on North River Street and ended within the provincial authorities buildings car parking zone off Rochford Sq..
The RCMP Pipes and Drums Band was one of many first entries within the Gold Cup Parade on Aug. 18 in downtown Charlottetown. The nationwide police drive, which is celebrating its a hundred and fiftieth anniversary, put a bit of further into their entry this yr. It included the RCMP Musical Experience and the RCMP marching troop. – Dave Stewart/SaltWire
Issues kicked off with a particular entry from the RCMP that includes the RCMP Musical Experience, which made a cease in P.E.I. as a part of the nationwide police drive’s a hundred and fiftieth anniversary.
Nicole Kacsmarik takes a break from blowing bubbles on the float for the Mind Damage Affiliation of P.E.I. within the Gold Cup Parade on Aug. 18 in Charlottetown. – Dave Stewart/SaltWire
The RCMP Pipes and Drums Band and the RCMP marching troop adopted however the leisure simply saved going from there.
Workers with Hansen Electrical have some enjoyable selling photo voltaic power within the Gold Cup Parade on Aug. 18 in Charlottetown. The theme of the parade was an Island summer time, though the climate provided a lightweight drizzle. – Dave Stewart/SaltWire
Santa Claus was there, telling kids he nonetheless anticipated them to be good forward of this Christmas.
Tara Watts, left, and Const. Robert Schnarr, officers with Charlottetown Police Providers, took Captain for a pleasant lengthy stroll within the Gold Cup Parade in Charlottetown on Aug. 18. Captain, an 11-month-old golden retriever, is the division’s first remedy canine and can work with officers to help psychological well being and luxury victims. – Dave Stewart/SaltWire
The 9 Gold Cup and Saucer ambassadors have been there, as all the time, however the inclement climate saved a few of them inside automobiles as an alternative of within the conventional convertibles.
There was loads to see within the annual Gold Cup Parade on Aug. 18 in downtown Charlottetown, together with characters resembling Chase from Paw Patrol and Mike Wazownski from Monsters Inc. – Dave Stewart/SaltWire
Parade-goers additionally obtained to satisfy Captain, the Charlottetown Police Providers new remedy canine. Captain was employed to assist with the psychological well being of officers whereas offering help to victims.
Members of the Chinese language Canadian Affiliation of Prince Edward Island are wearing quite a lot of colors on the Gold Cup Parade that should illustrate life, emotions and human expertise. Crimson stands for constructive issues in life resembling happiness, pleasure and prosperity. The parade was held on Aug. 18 in downtown Charlottetown. – Dave Stewart/SaltWire
The Chinese language Canadian Affiliation of Prince Edward Island provided one of many extra vibrant entries within the parade.
Spider-Man and Captain Marvel have been two of the Marvel superheroes to participate within the annual Gold Cup Parade on Aug. 18. The annual parade came about by way of the streets of downtown Charlottetown on a drizzly day. – Dave Stewart/SaltWire
The kids loved seeing Marvel characters resembling Spider-Man and Captain Marvel, in addition to Chase from Paw Patrol and Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc.
The Cheshire cat inflatable crammed Nice George Road on Aug. 18 as a part of the Gold Cup Parade in downtown Charlottetown. It was certainly one of 75 entries within the annual Previous House Week custom within the P.E.I. capital metropolis. – Dave Stewart/SaltWire
Previous House Week wraps up in Charlottetown on Aug. 19 with the sixty fourth working of the Gold Cup and Saucer Race at Crimson Shores on the Charlottetown Driving Park. Drivers will probably be competing for a handbag price $100,000.
Gold Cup and Saucer ambassador Lacey White of Pinette was certainly one of 9 ambassadors to be featured within the Gold Cup Parade on Aug. 18 in downtown Charlottetown. White will symbolize Twin B Tuffenuff from publish place 4. – Dave Stewart/SaltWireSanta Claus was reminding the youngsters on the Gold Cup Parade to be good, just a few months forward of Christmas. The parade was held below a lightweight drizzle on Aug. 18 in downtown Charlottetown. – Dave Stewart/SaltWireNearly everybody was sporting a smile, together with these clowns, on the Gold Cup Parade on Aug. 18. The annual Previous House Week custom wound its method by way of the streets of downtown Charlottetown. Regardless of the inclement climate, hundreds of individuals lined the routes as ordinary. – Dave Stewart/SaltWireThe Canadian Armed Forces have been taking on the streets of downtown Charlottetown on Aug. 18 as a part of the annual Gold Cup Parade. It was the 61st anniversary of the annual Previous House Week celebration. – Dave Stewart/SaltWireThe P.E.I. department of Name to Recycle handed out some battery recycle containers to kids on the Gold Cup Parade in Charlottetown on Aug. 18. This system tries to get the containers into as many arms as attainable as a method of selling the recycling of batteries. Lately, the variety of batteries recycled in P.E.I. has dropped. The native program is co-ordinated by Carolyn Steele who works with CFCY Radio. – Dave Stewart/SaltWire
Dave Stewart is a reporter with SaltWire in Prince Edward Island. He could be reached by electronic mail at [email protected] and adopted on Twitter @DveStewart.
