While tomorrow's holiday season kick-off in Collingwood may be centred around the arrival of Santa in the parade, it's also a big day for a tall, old tree.
The Downtown BIA will conclude the parade with a tree lighting, and the branches are ready and waiting for their big moment.
Each year, the BIA sources a tree from a local property owner who plans to remove a large coniferous that has reached the end of its life and/or outgrown the lot where it was planted.
This year, it's a 40-foot-tall Black Spruce tree.
The tree lighting takes place tomorrow, Nov. 18, following the Santa Claus parade. The tree is located a the federal building on Hurontario Street, off the Loblaws parking lot.
The parade starts at 5 p.m.
