Christmas in Old Aylmer celebrations wraps up with parade float winners announcement

Sophie Demers

Thousands gathered in Old Aylmer over the past two weekends for the Christmas in Old Aylmer celebrations. The festivities included the Santa Clause Parade, the Christmas market, as well as other holiday activities. The annual parade took place November 30. This past weekend representatives from the City of Gatineau, namely Steven Boivin, Aylmer councillor, announced the winners of the parade floats. In first place, AppelleFred construction. The city of Gatineau, public works office came in second while PhysioOutaouais came in third. A fan favourite was the Deschênes Community group. The announcers gave a honourable mention to Industries CAMA for their dedication.

The Christmas market wrapped up their last day on Sunday afternoon concluding this year's Old Aylmer Christmas celebrations.