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Santa HO HO HOPS across the Pontiac

Santa HO HO HOPS across the Pontiac

The snow started to fall right on cue as Santa (a disguised Rolly Bernier) prepared to set off through Quyon on the Lions Club float on Saturday evening. Photo: Charles Dickson

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Santa has been making appearances all throughout the Pontiac this holiday season. Last weekend alone, he traveled to at least five separate parades organized across the region. Friday night, the jolly fellow made his first stop of the weekend in Bryson before heading up to Danford Lake on Saturday morning.

He then carried on to Campbell’s Bay, and Mansfield and Fort Coulonge, before closing the weekend in Quyon under the evening’s heavy snowfall. THE EQUITY followed him to each one of his stops to document his visits and the holiday cheer he spread.

Shannon Pelletier and husband Derek Gabie organized a Grinch themed float for the Danford Lake Santa Claus parade Saturday morning. The float represented the Tega Excavation company and was called “Tega’s Grinchmas.” Photo: Sarah Pledge Dickson.
Danford Lake parade attendees, from left, Ilya Murdoch, Ava Telford, Elliot Normand, Jackson Normand and Mayva Normand waved to Santa and collected candy canes from the floats as the parade went by. Photo: Sarah Pledge Dickson.
The Shea family drove through Campbell’s Bay in the Santa Claus parade Saturday to tropical tunes dressed as “Elves on Vacation.” Hula dancers are Madison Hebert-Shea (left) and Abby Laporte (right). Beside the sand castle is Pearl Shea, inside the sand castle is Maple Shea, and sun tanning on the far right is Shealie Griffin. Photo: Sarah Pledge Dickson.
Eric Pilon Construction’s telehandler disguised as Sully from Monsters Inc. took home second place prize in the Campbell’s Bay parade. Audrey Sauriel (pink jacket) and Brooklyn Pilon (black jacket) walked with the float, while Colin Pilon sat in the cab of the telehandler. Photo: Sarah Pledge Dickson.
Residents of the Friends of St. Joseph Manor gathered in the home’s common room to watch the Campbell’s Bay Santa parade as it made a special trip to the manor. From left are Sandra Stark, Shirley Caldwell, Stella Vadneau, Eleanor Campbell (seated by the window), Sandra Lamothe, Clara Russell, Carol Pirie (seated), Isabelle Lacroix (seated) and Elaine Nugent (with the grey blanket). Photo: Sarah Pledge Dickson.
Santa Claus (secretly Mansfield firefighter Darcy Bélair) waved at the children lining the streets in Mansfield and Fort Coulonge on Saturday evening. Photo: Sarah Pledge Dickson.
Corriveau’s School of Dance performed in the falling snow during the Mansfield and Fort Coulonge Santa parade. Photo: Sarah Pledge Dickson.
Andrée Soucie (left) rode her horse Ivy and Anna Nofke (right) rode Soucie’s horse Tetra as part of the Mansfield and Fort Coulonge Santa parade on Saturday evening. Photo: Sarah Pledge Dickson.
Ellie Laporte (front left), Abigail Laporte (front right) and Josiah Laporte (back) were playing in the snow as they patiently waited for the start of Bryson’s Christmas parade on Friday night. Photo: K.C. Jordan.
Ryelyn Cross, Hannah Belsher, Ariane Lemay, Tylor Cross, Iris Lecomte, and Felix Lecomte took a ride on the Sainte-Marie school float during the Quyon Santa parade. Photo: Charles Dickson.
It was a Hollie Jolly Christmas parade, thanks to parade organizer Hollie Leach. Photo: Charles Dickson.
Jace Campbell of Bristol revved up his 50cc Arctic Cat for the Quyon parade. Photo: Charles Dickson.
Patrick Brazeau (centre) and crew made a pit stop at Marcotte’s before the journey home after the parade. Photo: Charles Dickson.


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