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Scenes from the St. John's Santa Claus parade
Everyone loves a parade, and thousands of people lined up to watch the Santa Claus parade in downtown St. John’s on Sunday. We were there too; CBC won the prize for best float under 20 feet! [For a float’s- eye view of things, click on this link for a Flickr feed from Ken Cave, the director of the St. John’s Morning Show.]
Have a look at these scenes, shot by our Zach Goudie.
Tags: Christmas, community
Keep up with the Hurricane Igor concert, via Twitter
We Stand On Guard is the benefit concert taking place Tuesday evening at Mile One Centre in downtown St. John’s. CBC Radio will be carrying much of the concert; you can listen online by clicking this link.
To help keep track of reaction, as well as other comments about Hurricane Igor, here’s a real-time feed using the #igornl hashtag that has been used since the start of that dramatic storm. (You can read and see much of our Igor coverage through this feature page.)
Meanwhile, if you wish to make a donation to the Canadian Red Cross’s targeted Igor relief fund, here’s the toll-free number: 1-866-800-8011.
Tags: Hurricane Igor, community, music
Volunteering some thoughts
The Newfoundland and Labrador government launched a new website on Monday to help promote the volunteer sector. Who Cares? (nice title) invites the public to think about volunteering, as well as to prompt little good feeling in return. Among other things, you can record your thanks to those who give.
The government released some interesting figures with the campaign launch: about 197,000 volunteers in the province donate about 35 million hours of their time. Moreover, about 23,000 people are employed somehow in the not-for-profit sector and with community groups.
Click on the video below to see Jonathan Crowe’s interview with Penelope Rowe, the executive director of the Community Services Council, on Here & Now.
Tags: Jonathan Crowe, community
Pride 2010: It's on
The familiar multi-hued flag was raised at St. John’s city hall today, letting one and all know that Pride 2010 is underway. The 10-day festival celebrating the gay and lesbian community in particular, and an inclusive community in general.
You can find out all about Pride 2010 right here. Activities start with a reception tonight and continue through the week into next weekend. The schedule includes everything from a scavenger hunt to a boat tour to a picnic in Bannerman Park. The festival concludes with a downtown parade on July 25.
