Christmas Convoy

Colourful Christmas lights

Draped and shaped over 

monstrous machines that

 build our homes

  deliver our mail

   maintain our infrastructures

  ferry our food stuffs and

transport residents and visitors all

Crowds of young and old

bundled against West Coast cold

umbrellas at the ready,

we lined dark, damp asphalt

awaiting the brilliance and fun of

the amazing creativity of this

honking, growling annual marvellous parade of trucks.

“If you’re not in the parade, you watch the parade. That’s life.”

~ Mike Ditka

IEOA: Island Equipment Owners Association Truck Light Convoy and Food Drive. This 19th Annual Light Truck convoy collects food donations for local food banks as it winds it’s way throughout Greater Victoria.

Author's note: Edited February 24, 2024