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Shriners parade attracts a huge crowd to downtown Kincardine

Liz DadsonBy: Liz Dadson  June 21, 2016
Shriners parade attracts a huge crowd to downtown Kincardine
Shriners from across southwestern Ontario were on parade in downtown Kincardine, Saturday, June 4. And it was a perfect day for a parade!

About 500 Shriners and their ladies came to Kincardine for the annual Ceremonial Convention, held at the Davidson Centre throughout the weekend.

While there was lots of pomp and circumstance, the highlight of the event was the magnificent parade which lasted almost 40 minutes and featured mini-kars, Oriental bands, pipe bands, dune buggies, Hot Rods, a couple of cattle, and a Maid of the Mist boat.



The start of the Shriners parade through downtown Kincardine



The Bruce Shrine Club in the parade



The Shriners Pipe Band



The Waterloo Oriental Band



The Trumpet Band

The convention also raised almost $500,000 for the Shriners hospital in Montreal. For more information about the Shriners and their work, visit www.mochashriners.org

Image Gallery

The Niagara Shrine Club sails down the parade route in its "Maid of the Mist" float during the Shriners Parade in downtown Kincardine, part of the Ceremonial held June 4
Young and old, alike, anticipate the arrival of the Shriners Parade, in downtown Kincardine, June 4
Andrew Rodgers (L) and Wilson Brown of the Waterloo Oriental Band, take a break before joining the parade
Doug Hoelzli of London, gets ready to lead the Mocha Shrine Band at the start of the parade
The parade forms up at the corner of Durham Market North and Queen Street
Holding up the "Mocha" letters, are new Shriners, Stan Rayden (L) of Kitchener, Warren Palmer of Tiverton, Brandon Rowland of St. Thomas, Wes Willson of Newbury, and Lloyd Taylor of Cambridge
The newest Shriners march in the parade, holding tightly to the rope
Shriners demonstrate their agility on All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) along the parade route
Keeping the cattle under control, are Shriners from Cambridge
The Desert Rats entertain the crowd
The Ghostbusters car is part of the parade, compliments of the Aylmer Shriners
The Aylmer Shriners wow the crowd, popping wheelies in their Hot Rod mini-kars
More mini-cars on parade
Fancy mini-vehicles in the parade

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Liz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.



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