CALEB NICKERSON
PONTIAC Dec. 4-5, 2020
Santa Claus made two scheduled stops in the Pontiac over the weekend, swinging by Bryson Friday night and visiting Mansfield and Fort Coulonge on Saturday evening.
Bryson
The village of Bryson was jumping on Friday, kicking off their celebrations with . . .
a tree lighting ceremony. After that, a total of 13 floats made their way down the hill on rue Principale with lights flashing and sirens wailing. People watched from their vehicles and many families gathered along the route, eager to see Saint Nick as he rolled past on the back of a firetruck.
The parade trailed off after circling around the post office. Unlike previous years, Santa was unable to meet with the children at the Lions Hall after the festivities.
Mansfield/Fort Coulonge
Just after 5 p.m., the sounds of sirens could be heard from rue Principale in Mansfield et Pontefract. Vehicles were lined up outside of J & A Bowers restaurant and further down the street at the depanneur to catch some of the action.
After taking off from the Mansfield Fire Hall, the procession soon emerged onto the main drag from rue Lorrain and headed downtown. The parade was made of up vehicles of all shapes and sizes, from transport trucks to ATVs and everything in between.
Santa made an appearance in his sleigh atop a fire engine to close out the event.
