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Thornhill Fire Department gives back

With the success of the Thornhill Fire Department’s annual parade of lights and the Salvation Army food bank, an extra day has been added

Due to the huge success of the Thornhill Fire Department’s annual parade of lights and food collection for the Salvation Army food bank, an extra day has been added to the route from the normal two days it has been.

The beginning and end times have been adjusted to allow the whole community an opportunity to see the parade, which sees the fire department string lights on its fire engines and drive around Thornhill and area playing Christmas carols to thank the community for its support throughout the year.

Weather can interfere with the event and force changes along the way, so this year the public can follow the journey on facebook and twitter with instant updates and locations so everybody will know where the fire engines are at all times.

The route will be posted or there will be a link to see the route of travel and the dates, and approximate times of their arrival to certain areas.

Thornhill Fire Department has partnered with the local 747 air cadets to assist with the food collection along the parade route.

To keep the trucks moving, chase vehicles will collect the food donations after the parade has passed, which will provide a safer method of food collection and keep the public from approaching the large trucks to hand over the donations.

For any members of the Thornhill community that won’t be able to donate on the parade night and have items to donate, the Thornhill Fire Department will come and collect from your home.

The planned routes for the Parade of Lights is as follows as of Nov. 23:

• December 15 from 6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. will be Upper and Lower Thornhill and the Churchill drive area.

• December 16 from 6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. will be Queensway and Copper Mountain.

• December 17 from 6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. will be south to Lakelse Lake, east to Usk, and Copper River estates.

For more information or to set up a donation pickup, please call 250-638-1466 and leave a message or email deputy_chief@thornhillfire.ca.