Santa Claus Parade!

For the first time since we moved here, we actually attended the Wheatley Santa Claus Parade. From what we heard was a down year last year, potentially the last local parade if something didn't change, the community responded with a wonderful effort that we also felt compelled to support.

For a small village, they put together quite a production! A series of floats and walkers made the procession northward up Erie Street, with a throng of onlookers crowding the main intersection (i.e. our one traffic light) to enjoy the parade.

For a Sunday in early December, we were luckily rewarded with a balmy +14 C and sunshine to grace the festivities. What a great parade.....see you next year!

The Parade begins!

The Grinch!

Festive Centipede

You know it's a rural community when gifts come in buckets!

Even Elvis made an appearance!

The Wheatley Sharks Junior 'C' hockey team

Horseplay at the corner of Talbot and Erie

Here comes Santa Claus....