Santa’s elves are coming to downtown N.B.
Santa’s elves won’t just be making toys for good girls and boys this year, but they will be coming to North Battleford to help bring the Christmas spirit to businesses and shoppers.
Downtown North Battleford has partnered with John Paul II Collegiate for their first Christmas Elves program. Starting on Tuesday, Nov. 22 Grade 8 students will dress up like elves and hit the downtown streets every Tuesday and Thursday mornings. They will help businesses decorate their store fronts and help shoppers carry bags and cross streets.
Lisa Kissick, executive director of Downtown North Battleford, said the city’s Bussiness Imporovement District Board of Directors wanted a way to interact with the youth.
“They will be very recognizable in their elf attire,” Kissick said. “They are there to meet and greet people and make things a little bit more cheery. The youth are the future of our community and we just thought this would be a great way to get them out and involved downtown.”