A pair of former Olympians will lead the way on Monday morning as the Oktoberfest Thanksgiving Day Parade travels through downtown Kitchener.
Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest organizers announced Thursday that two-time Olympic figure skater Andrew Poje and Olympic gold-medal hockey player Natalie Spooner have been selected as this year’s parade grand marshals.
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Poje, who is a native of Waterloo, represented Canada in ice dancing in Sochi in 2014 and Pyeongchang in 2018.
Alongside teammate Kaitlyn Weaver, the 32-year-old was also a three-time world champion.
Spooner was a member of the Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team in Sochi, which came home with a gold medal.
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The Toronto native also helped Canada earn a silver medal at the Pyeongchang Games.
The Toronto Raptors will also be a part of this year’s parade, which begins at 8:30 a.m. at Weber and Frederick streets.
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