CTV, CP24, and CHUM FM Count Down to The Santa Claus Parade with Summer with Santa @ 299 Presented by Allan Candy, Aug. 26
(August 17, 2010)

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Toronto, ON (August 19, 2010) – As the official broadcaster of The Santa Claus Parade, CTV along with CP24 and CHUM FM, roll out the welcome mat for a summer visit from the big man himself next Thursday, August 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.. A public party at CTV’s Queen Street West parking lot, Summer with Santa @ 299 Presented by Allan Candy kicks off the three-month countdown to one of the world’s largest parades.

Summer with Santa @ 299 Presented by Allan Candy Details:

Where: 299 Queen Street West, CTV Parking Lot

When: Thursday, August 26 from 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET

What: Santa Claus in person, lots of prizes, an official parade float on loan from the North Pole, Santa’s own live band, celebrity clowns giving out free candy, a bouncy castle, delicious Shopsy’s Deli fare, free ice cream provided by Loblaws, free fresh fruit from Metro, Sony PlayStations, and much more.

Who: Santa, CTV, CP24, and CHUM FM personalities

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The Santa Claus Parade airs coast-to-coast on CTV and live in Toronto on CP24 on November 21, 2010 with the 106th annual edition.

Since 1905, the Toronto Santa Claus parade has made its way through the streets of downtown Toronto, dazzling spectators with an array of magical floats, bands, and clowns, and of course – Santa – delivering a joyous holiday occasion not to be missed. Now in its 106th year, The Santa Claus Parade is by far one of the most-attended parades in Toronto and one of the largest in the world. As the exclusive broadcast media sponsors, CTV and CP24 will bring Santa’s magic to Toronto and Canada delivering all of the parade highlights.

CTV, Canada’s Olympic Network, is also Canada's largest private broadcaster. Featuring a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming, CTV is Canada’s most-watched television network. CTV Inc. also owns radio stations across the country and owns or has interests in leading national specialty channels, featuring news, sports, factual, arts, entertainment, music, youth and fashion programming. Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, CTV Inc. is owned by CTVglobemedia Inc., Canada’s premier multi-media company, which also owns Canada’s national newspaper, The Globe and Mail. More information about CTV may be found on the network’s website at www.ctv.ca.

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For more information, contact:
Patricia Garcia, CTV Inc., 416.384.2645, patricia.garcia@ctv.ca
Shannon Gallagher, CTV Inc., 416-384-4623, shannon.gallagher@ctv.ca

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