SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO HILLCREST

Old Tyme Christmas expects to gather more than 25,000 spectators to its
Annual Christmas Parade in Richmond Hill

RICHMOND HILL, ON, Nov. 9 /CNW Telbec/ - On Sunday, November 14^th at 1:30 PM, residents of Richmond Hill will gather to welcome Santa Claus to town at Hillcrest. The Parade, themed Old Tyme Christmas, will begin at the intersection of Yonge Street and Industrial Road and will proceed south along Yonge Street, ending at Hillcrest. Guests are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items for the Richmond Hill Food Bank and kids are welcome to write all their Christmas wishes as Letters to Santa will be collected and delivered to Santa himself. 

"We are happy to welcome Santa back to Hillcrest," states Lisa Resnic, Senior Marketing Director, Hillcrest. "This year, Mr. Claus will take comfort in our new Santa Set, complete with interactive stations and designed with rustic and woodsy trimmings inspired from the North Pole. Throughout the month of November and December, there are tons of activities designed for the whole family, exclusively at Hillcrest."

In addition to the Parade, "Story Time with Santa" will commence on November 16 and will be held each Tuesday at 11 AM, ending December 7.  Kids will also have the opportunity to eat breakfast with Santa on Sunday, November 21 at 10 AM in the Foodcourt. Tickets are $10 each and proceeds will go to the York Region Central Hospital. Each Saturday leading up to Christmas, following Santa's arrival, Sugarplum Saturdays will be held with holiday activities 

Schedule of events:

Picture Frame Decorating - November 20 (Centre Court, 12 PM) Stocking Decorating - November 27 (Centre Court, 12 PM) Gingerbread Decorating -December 4 (Centre Court, 12 PM) Make a Toy, Give a Toy, Toy Mountain Event - December 11 (Centre Court, 12 PM) Create Holiday Sock Puppets - December 18 (Centre Court, 12 PM)

For more information on Hillcrest or any of the upcoming events, visit hillcrestmall.ca, or contact Guest Services at 905.883.1400.

About Cadillac Fairview

The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited is one of North America's largest investors, owners and managers of commercial real estate. For more than 50 years Cadillac Fairview has been leading the way in commercial real estate with innovative design, development and management.

Cadillac Fairview focuses on developing and managing high quality office properties and regional shopping centres in Canada and the United States, as well as international investments in real estate companies and investment funds. With a portfolio valued at more than $17 billion and nearly 50 million square feet of leasable space, Cadillac Fairview and its affiliates own and manage 86 properties across North America, including some of Canada's landmark developments, such as Toronto-Dominion Centre, Toronto Eaton Centre, Pacific Centre and Chinook Centre.

Cadillac Fairview is wholly-owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, which invests to secure the retirement income of 289,000 active and retired teachers in Ontario.

For further information:

Lauren Genz, Zenergy Communications, [phone], [email protected]