A scavenger hunt, food, music and historic tours by trolley are some of the exciting activities that will take place during this year’s South of the Bridge Day celebrations.
The South Hill Community Association is hosting its seventh annual South of the Bridge Day on Saturday, June 8th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The celebration takes place on the 400 block of Lillooet Street near South Hill Fine Foods.
“This day is to celebrate the South Hill Community Association, kind of everything that’s south of the bridge,” said Crystal Froese, president of the association. “We want to show our pride for the South Hill, as well as encourage people to get out and have fun and do some recreational opportunities.”
The community association created a scavenger hunt that is physically accessible for everyone, she explained. The hunt will take participants to landmarks and other fun areas they might not have known about before.
There will also be a South Hill heritage tour using Tourism Moose Jaw’s trolley. Admission is by donation and it is a 30-minute ride. The trolley will take riders around the community and give them some idea of the history within the neighbourhoods. There will be stories about some of the landmarks and the people who contributed to the area.
Hot dogs will be sold in the parking lot of Fine Foods, which is also where the police, firefighters and other emergency personnel will be on hand to speak with residents and talk about some of their equipment.
A clown and face painter will also be on hand to keep families entertained.
“It’s going to be a really fun day,” Froese said, noting there were more than 100 kids who took part in the scavenger hunt last year. This year there are more exciting prizes participants can win.
Froese added that since 300 to 500 people attended last year, it’s likely a similar number will again attend in June.
