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Merville entry takes top trophy at Courtenay Canada Day parade

The results are in from the Canada Day parade in Courtenay.

The Merville Community Association takes home the Billy Browne Jr. CFCP Memorial Trophy as this year’s Best Overall Entry.  

The trophy had been awarded in the past up until 1996 and has now made its return in 2019.  

The trophy will be on display in possession of the winner of the Best Overall Entry from this year’s parade and will be up for grabs again next year. 

This year’s parade winners included:

Best Overall Entry – Merville Community Association

Runner Up – Rotary Club of Comox

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Best Themed Entry – J.Puddleduck Preschool

Runner up – Comox Valley Search and Rescue

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Best Commercial Entry – Canadian Tire Red Truck

Runner Up – Axe Capoeira Club

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Best Organization Entry – Comox Valley Pipe Band

Runner Up – L’Arche Comox Valley

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Honorable Mention – HMCS Alberni

Runner up – Comox Valley Geek Society

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Best Antique Car – Comox Valley Cruisers Ambulance

Runner Up – Kenny Shaw Car

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Best Decorated Car – North Island College, Elder College

Runner Up – Cumberland May Day Queen Vehicle

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Best Individual Comic – Man on Stilts

Runner Up – Caring Clowns of the Comox Valley

Prize money can be picked up at the Florence Filberg Centre  Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm after August 6th.

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