The City of Yellowknife is advising residents of the official parade route for Canada Day, as well as which roads will be closed.
The parade will start at 11:00 a.m. in front of City Hall on Veterans Memorial Drive (49 Avenue), it will then turn right onto 48 Street, and turn right again onto Franklin Avenue (50 Avenue) and continue on Franklin Avenue until it finishes before the Ruth Inch Memorial Pool. Roads along the parade route will be closed from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
There will be no parking along the parade route from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and signage stating this is posted 24 hours in advance advising residents to move vehicles to avoid being towed and/or ticketed. The public should expect delays when driving downtown from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on July 1.
After the parade, there will be various events for the public to enjoy at Samba K’e Park. A Kids Zone will be open from 1:00 until 5:00, featuring a Bouncy Castle, free face painting, and balloon animals.
The events for the Main Stage are as follows:
- Yellowknife Gymnastics 1:30 PM
- Bella Dance 2:00 PM
- Brett Creemer 2:55 PM
- The Ketchum Quartet 3:30 PM
- OPENING CEREMONY 4:00 PM
- Johnny Cole 4:30 PM
- Munya Mataruse 5:00 PM
- Stephen Richarddson 5:30 PM
- LJJ 6:00 PM
- Glen Vokey 6:30 PM
- Yellowknives Dene Drummers 7:00 PM
- Dene Drum Dance 8:00 PM
Food vendors and artist stands will also be open from 1:00 until 6:00.
