Easter family event lifts spirits

Saturday’s Most EGGcellent Cruise was all it was cracked up to be.

An estimated 2,500 people took part in 25 activities that made for an Easter weekend afternoon of fun.

Jes Gagnon and his wife Robyn loaded their two young sons, five-year-old Micha and three-year-old Sam, into their vehicle and they went to all 25 stations set up for the five-hour event.

“We thought it was really great,” said Jes. “The boys had a lot of fun driving around trying to find the characters and getting the drive-through candy.”

Jane Gauthier had about 300 carloads of fun-seekers drop by Northern Lights Estate Winery for a drive-through game of bean bag toss, which came with a COVID twist – all the throws directed at the hoop had to be made from inside your vehicle.

“I just loved seeing everybody out and all the smiles and families together,” said Gauthier, community development co-ordinator for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Northern BC. “It was so awesome to see so many people out enjoying the day. We had kids out with grandma or grandpa and multi-generational families. Kids were throwing from car seats and I was quite impressed with everybody’s skills.

People are being asked to submit their photos on Facebook and Instagram to #pgeggcellentcruise to be eligible for prizes. There’s a special prize category for CNC and UNBC students who designate their student status with I Am A Student. That makes them eligible for food/merchandise/restaurant gift certificates, a $500 CNC tuition voucher, a $500 snowboard and an iPad. For the kids, bikes, scooters and a Nintendo Switch game console are among the coveted prizes to be handed out this week.