By Jeff Trotman
Chairman of the Region Ten Commemoration Committee Stanley Collins says the annual bickering over the best place to end the Region Ten Mashramani Parade should finally be put to rest with the unquestionable success of this year’s event.
In an invited comment at the end of the parade on Sunday, Collins said on previous occasions, a compromise was reached by alternating the end point – one year on the Wismar shore and the other year on the Mackenzie shore – but the Linden population has increased and now there is no place on the Mackenzie shore that is appropriate for the parade to end. Noting that some people suggest the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground, Collins said, “It is too restrictive; the management of the club does not take kindly to large trucks going into the ground, especially in times of heavy rainfall.” He added that should the trucks be parked in the streets that surround the ground, there would be difficulty in controlling traffic given the spillover of people.
This year’s costume and float parade, which commenced on Independence Avenue, moved past the Mackenzie Sports Club, along the Washerpond Road and