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Event Information:
The
Toronto Santa Claus Parade, is a
Santa Claus parade held annually
near the middle of November in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The parade
route includes Christie Pits,
Eaton centre, Yonge and Dundas, St
Lawrence market. More than
a half million people attend the
parade every year. The Toronto Santa
Claus Parade was started on December
2, 1905 by the Eaton's chain of
department stores, with just a
single float. It now has over 25
floats, 24 bands, and 1,700
participants. The parade is almost 6 kilometres long and can be seen
anywhere along this route. It is one
of the biggest productions in North
America.
On
April 6, 2010, It was announced that
a new deal was reached that would
see CTV stations nation-wide, along
with CTV-owned Toronto-based 24-hour
news channel CP24, would air live
coverage of the parade for three
years, going to 2012. CP24 will air
the parade live from 1:30 - 3:30 pm,
CTV stations in Ontario and Quebec
will air the parade at 4:30 pm. CTV
stations in Manitoba, Saskatchewan,
Alberta, and British Columbia will
air the parade at 4:00 pm, and CTV-owned
CTV Two Atlantic will air the parade
at 5:00 pm.
Previously, the parade was carried
in Canada by Global Television, and
broadcast to several other
countries, including New Zealand,
Ireland and Norway, primarily by
broadcasters owned by or affiliated
with Global's parent company CanWest
from 1982-2009. It was also carried
in the United States by CBS for many
years as part of its All American
Thanksgiving Day Parade coverage,
since it coincided with American
Thanksgiving.
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