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Etention: Parks and Recreation Committee

. ‘It is my intent to provide you with a general overview of
en this year's festivities in’ terms of their viability and ree
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ae we are available in the existing files and may warrant your | re cee
; perusal if pertinent questions are unanswered in this review. we a a

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Traditional Events

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All events are scheduled.on the same day to attract maximum
public response.

Parade: Organized from May Day Office
Entries: 126 | .
Judges: Port Coquitlam Toastmistress Club

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Briefly, no parade is séefas'a success without a strong i

musical presence, I might, therefore, point out that a ; re ere

Parade date must NOT conflict with larger competing ae

festivals. Grade 2/3 Bands are very competitive and enter po

parades to specifically maintain their high rating, Q.g. | ee ee

Simon Fraser Pipe Band performing cost $500.00. Considering poe

the number of occasions bands are invited to attend and their eee

particular transportation costs, they are in the enviable py

position of being able to selectively choose where they will Pa

go and for how much. We expend $100.00 per band in an ever pn

competetive market that most often offers more. The Po
Pacificaires specifically refused entry this year as they ere

felt we did not offer enough activities that would interest po

their members AFTER the parade. They categorically look for po

festivals that do provide post parade entertainment. In |

., Summation, I think we did well to entice as many musical | oe age Fe

_ . entries as we did, yet without the three Shriner contingents Pe to

Lo, _. W@ may have witnessed a quieter:parade. Please note that you a

must schedule the May Day Parade well in advance for © rr an

Organizational purposes, but more emphatically it must not Pha SE Sst

conflict with neighbouring festivals. On that note [I can rere

only point out that the second weekend in May, the Mother's re

Day weekend, is realistically your only choice if you . Boe ea

consider my previous statements. | | PR yg

Seasonally - Maple Ridge Festival precedes our May Day and | ar nee
the Cloverdale Rodeo, Pitt Meadows and Hyack Festival po Es
immediately follow it. May I respectfully suggest that it a ce
would be folly to compete with Cloverdale and New Westminster

for parade entrants. a

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