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VIDEO: May Day parade draws thousands to Fort 91原创

Glover Road was packed for the 101st edition of the annual event

Albert Anderson was enjoying his first May Day parade as a spectator on Monday, May 22, settling into a folding chair on Glover Road in Fort 91原创 with a group of family members that included two great-grandchildren, one-year-old Drew and two-year-old Wren.

Anderson, the 鈥淎l鈥 in the Aldor Acres farm he founded in 91原创 with his wife Dorothy, estimated he鈥檚 taken part in 鈥減robably 50鈥 of the annual parades over the years.

Albert Anderson was about to see his first May Day parade as a spectator, after 50 years of running the Aldor Acres farm float at the annual event. (Dan Ferguson/91原创 Advance Times)
Albert Anderson was about to see his first May Day parade as a spectator, after 50 years of running the Aldor Acres farm float at the annual event. (Dan Ferguson/91原创 Advance Times)

This year, his granddaughter was driving the Aldor Acres float.

鈥淪o we get to watch for the first time,鈥 Anderson smiled.

鈥淚t鈥檚 amazing how many people show up to sit and watch a bunch of things go through town.鈥

He was one of thousands who showed up to see the 101st edition of the annual parade, packing the route along Glover.

There were marching bands, local politicians, charities, businesses, and vintage and performance cars from various car clubs.

May Queen Isabella Sitter, an H.D. Stafford student, and her entourage, rode in the parade in various vehicles, with five flower girls, two page boys, six princesses, Miss Canada and two maids of honour, as well as Queen Mother Pamela Arthur, and retiring May Queen Taiya Yardley, making her final appearance.

Flower girls Adeline Nowak, Evelyn Kovacs (front), Annika Moerman, Molly Sullivan (middle row) and Marisol Van Buckley (back). (Dan Ferguson/91原创 Advance Times)
Flower girls Adeline Nowak, Evelyn Kovacs (front), Annika Moerman, Molly Sullivan (middle row) and Marisol Van Buckley (back). (Dan Ferguson/91原创 Advance Times)

On arriving in Fort 91原创 Park following the parade, the May Queen and royal party were greeted by a traditional May Day pole dance performed by local elementary students.

A May Day parade encounter: 87-year-old great-grandmother Sylvia Nedila, from Fort 91原创, told an Aldor Acres volunteer 聯I聮ll never eat ham again!聰 while patting a baby pig during the May Day Parade on Monday. (Lindsay Montemurro/Special to 91原创 Advance Times)
A May Day parade encounter: 87-year-old great-grandmother Sylvia Nedila, from Fort 91原创, told an Aldor Acres volunteer 鈥淚鈥檒l never eat ham again!鈥 while patting a baby pig during the May Day Parade on Monday. (Lindsay Montemurro/Special to 91原创 Advance Times)

For the post-parade Family Fun Festival, the park featured live entertainment, kids鈥 activities, the traditional barbecue chicken, hotdogs and fries, some prepared on a giant grill, as well as food trucks and vendors, along with a classic car show and an antique engine demonstration.

More pictures from the day can be found on the 91原创 Advance Times Facebook pages and .

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