Laurier Avenue, Bank Street, and Wellington Street will be closed for a few hours on Saturday as the 44th annual Santa Claus parade rolls through downtown.
The parade will begin at 11:00 a.m. at Library and Archives Canada at 395 Wellington Street and move east. It will continue down Wellington and turn right to make its way south on Bank Street. The parade will then turn left onto Laurier Avenue and proceed east and end at Ottawa City Hall at 1:30 p.m.
Roads will be closed to traffic along the route as the parade makes its way through the city.
The Ottawa Professional Firefighter’s Association will collect new toy and cash donations along the route.
Environment Canada’s forecast for Saturday is a high of -2 C with a few flurries.