All the colour and fun of the parade to kick off the Prince Albert Exhibition Monday evening (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

By Michael Joel-Hansen

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Parade kicks off P.A. Ex 2019

Jul 30, 2019 | 8:15 AM

The Prince Albert Exhibition exploded onto the streets of P.A. with the playful pageantry of the annual parade; the customary kick-off event for a week of fun.

Monday evening the parade route, which ran from 14^th Street before ending at the Exhibition Grounds, was packed with people looking to see the floats and many kids looking for candy or anything else that might come their way.

This year over 40 floats took part from a number of organizations ranging from minor sports organizations to the armed forces.

Members of the Prince Albert Titans PJHL hockey club handed out candy to kids (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

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After everything had wrapped up in glorious summer evening sunshine the parade got some positive reviews. Marsha Patoki, said she was happy with what she saw.

“I thought it was great parade this year, there were a lot of new things to see,” she said.

Brenna Linds figured the whole spectacle was great fun and she really enjoyed the bagpipes.

“I thought it was super cool,” she said.

Dennis Morris Adam who is a regular to line the route was especially happy the weather cooperated.

“It was a pretty good [showing],” he said.

The Prince Albert Royals Baseball team who recently clinched a provincial championship had a float in the parade.(Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

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