Lakeshore Boulevard will be filled with colourful, sparkling and feathered characters and the sounds of steel pan Saturday for the Toronto Caribbean Carnival’s Grand Parade.
The event, a celebration of emancipation, is expected to draw thousands of participants and huge crowds of spectators.
Masahda Lochan-Aristide could not be more excited to be walking the parade with her family for the first time.
She says the event is so much more than a party.
“It’s a celebration of freedom … of emancipation … rooted in the freedom of slaves who were brought over to Trinidad,” she said.
She says the event is wonderful for everyone regardless of
