Santa’s Bus Tour is back to take jolly old St. Nick through Red Deer neighbourhoods starting Dec. 8.
Annette Scheper, community and program facilitator for special events with the city, said this year even more lights — an estimated 8,500 — will cover the bus so it will be impossible to miss and may well outshine any other Santa vehicle in Canada.
“It is a super blinged-out bus. I’ve had wonderful Santa helpers to help decorate the bus,” said Scheper about the bus that people will also hear because it will be playing Christmas tunes.
It’s the fourth annual Santa’s Bus Tour to bring Santa to Red Deer neighbourhoods so he can wave from the bus to Red Deerians young and old. For safety reasons, people should remain on sidewalks or yards as the bus drives by.
She said a few more streets were added to the tour this year, but due to his busy schedule, Santa’s bus can’t visit every street in the city. People will have to find the closest route to their home.
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Tours run from 5:30 p.m. to about 8 p.m. on the following evenings:
• Dec. 8 – Route 1 (Red Line): North Red Deer (Pines, 67 Street, Johnstone Park, Kentwood, Glendale, Normandeau, Oriole Park, Riverside Meadows, Highland Green).
• Dec. 9 – Route 2 (Green Line): South Red Deer, Downtown (Bower, West Park, Downtown, Normandeau).
• Dec. 15 – Route 3 (Blue Line): South Red Deer (Sunnybrook, Inglewood, Anders, Morrisroe, Eastview, Clearview Meadows, 55 Street, Downtown, Gaetz Avenue North).
• Dec. 16 – Route 4 (Yellow Line): East Red Deer (Vanier, Lancaster, Deer Park, Rosedale, Timberlands, Clearview Ridge).
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Maps of the routes are available online at Red Deer Lights the Night page on the city’s website, reddeer.ca. People can follow along on the MyBus website or app to see when Santa will arrive in their neighbourhood. Updates on his location will also be available on the City of Red Deer on Instagram.
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