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Big News: on July 19th, the Junior Carnival and Family Day returns home to the Malvern Community
02-Jul-2014
July 2, 2014 (Toronto) – The 2014 Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival Junior Carnival Parade and Family Day
is coming home this summer to its new location. The popular event for
children will be held this year in the Malvern Community (Scarborough) –
an area of Scarborough where the parade used to be held over a decade
ago.
For
the past two years the Parade and Family Day has been staged in
Downsview Park. However, this summer, the roads and bridge that the
children danced along are slated to be closed for major reconstruction,
and, as a result the parade has to be moved. So, on Saturday July 19th,
over 1,500 children in Mas costume will be taking to the streets
between Malvern and Neilson Parks south of Finch and Neilson Road for
the annual parade.
The
parade will begin at the Malvern Park, travelling east along McLevin
Avenue to Sewells Road and southwest to Neilson Road. The children will
continue north on Neilson until it reaches Neilson Park south of Finch
Avenue. The parade ends in the park and that is where the Family Day
will begin complete with a junior pan concert (presented by the Ontario Steelpan Association) and the Organization of Calypso Performing Artistes sponsored junior calypso concerts. The free family day ends at 8 pm.
Junior Carnival Parade
and Family Day is an integral part of the 3-week Scotiabank Caribbean
Carnival Parade. “The children of today are the people that will be
running our festival in years to come, so it is vital that we get
youngsters enthused about playing Mas,” explained Chris Alexander, the
festival CAO.
Children
as young as 6-months old will take part in the parade. This year the
1,500 participants are registered with 9 Mas Camps to to take part in
this colourful fun parade.
About Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival
The Scotiabank Toronto
Caribbean Carnival is an exciting three-week cultural explosion of
Caribbean music, cuisine, and revelry as well as visual and performing
arts. It has become a major international event and the largest cultural
festival of its kind in North America. As Carnival is an international cultural phenomenon, the great metropolis of Toronto
and its environs will come alive as the city explodes with the
pulsating rhythms and melodies of Calypso, Soca, Reggae, Chutney, Steel
Pan and Brass Bands. The Festival Management Committee oversees the
running of North America's largest outdoor festival.
Corporate sponsors of this year's festival include: Scotiabank, OLG, The Toronto Star, CTV, CP-24, Virgin Radio, The Canadian Federal Government, The Province of Ontario, City of Toronto, Tourism Toronto, The Greater Toronto Airports Authority, the Ontario Science Centre, and the Liberty Grand.
About Scotiabank
Scotiabank
is committed to supporting the communities in which we live and work,
both in Canada and abroad, through our global philanthropic program,
Scotiabank Bright Future. Recognized as a leader internationally and
among Canadian corporations for our charitable donations and
philanthropic activities, Scotiabank has provided on average
approximately $47 million annually to community causes around the world
over each of the last five years. Visit us at www.scotiabank.com.
For more information about the programmes and events, please visit the festival's official website at www.torontocaribbeancarnival.com. The Festival Office is located at 19 Waterman Avenue.
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