The Our Town - Clarenville Blog by Paul Tilley

Clarenville has had a lot of great community building activities during 2012 that we can all be proud of.     There were two common elements in each one of these activities:   They were led by people who saw the opportunity and “dared to do”.    And secondly, the people of Clarenville – the essential ingredient - got involved in making the ideas a success. As people who are out there looking for a place to live and grow their families see this sort of community spirit in Clarenville our reputation as THE PLACE to live will only grow.   Kudos to you all.          

It was a beautiful pre-winter morning, perfect for the 48th running of the Lion's Clarenville Santa Claus Parade. This parade has grown with the town, this year's featuring almost 50 floats/vehicles.  The work and dedication that goes into the Parade each year is clearly demonstrated as the parade rolls by.   Most importantly, I am always impressed with the number of people who are actually in the parade!  The Clarenville Volunteer Fire Department,  Nancy Stanford's Dance Studio, Newfoundland Power, the Salvation Army are just a few examples.  They seem to have every member of thier respective organization's there - that is fantastic to see and it speaks so highly of their dedication to the event. The members that make up the Clarenville Lion's Club, have done an outstanding job at growing the quality of the annual event.  For almost 50 years they have been the ones who have organized i...