CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* Road closures for Rotaryfest Parade and events on July 20 The Sault Ste Marie Police Service would like to remind the public that the Rotaryfest Parade will be taking place this Saturday July 20, 201

CITY POLICE

NEWS RELEASE

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Road closures for Rotaryfest Parade and events on July 20

The Sault Ste Marie Police Service would like to remind the public that the Rotaryfest Parade will be taking place this Saturday July 20, 2013.

As a result traffic interruptions will occur in the downtown area.

As with last year the parade staging area will be on Bay Street.

As a result, Bay Street will be closed between Spring Street and Pim Street beginning at 9 a.m. and will not reopen until 12 p.m.

In addition, Queen Street East will be closed from Pim Street to Gore Street starting at 10 a.m.

Queen Street East will reopen at approximately 1 p.m.; however the section between East Street and Brock Street will remain closed until midnight as part of the Rotaryfest activities.

As in years past, in order to ensure the safe movement of the parade, there will be no parking on Queen Street East between Pim Street and Gore Street starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday until the conclusion of the parade.

Any vehicles parked in that area will have to be removed.

Members of the community attending to view the parade are being asked to stay on the sidewalks and refrain from being on Queen Street East while the parade is in motion.

We ask that drivers be vigilant in this area as there will be a higher than normal number of pedestrians and onlookers.

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is happy to be a part this community event.

Rotaryfest is always a much anticipated event.

We look forward to interacting with members of the public to ensure a safe and fun day for our community.

As in years past, we will have officers posted at various intersections along the parade route to assist with any traffic disruptions that might occur.

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