Carnival season in full swing in Toronto
It was a Kiddies Launch Weekend in Toronto By Stephen Weir Photographs by Don Moreland Two days. Three launches. Close to a 1,000 kids and parents spent part of their weekend taking in costume launches for this year’s Kiddies Parade. On Saturday and Sunday trio of Mas Camps held parties and fashion shows for junior revelers who want to play Mas this summer. Sun Lime Mas, Louis Saldenah’s Mas-K-Camp and Tribal Carnival held free costume launches to show children what costumes they could wear in the coming July 21 st Junior Carnival. On Saturday Sun Lime Mas did just what their name says. Under a warm sun, the Kiddies Band Launch was taken outdoors onto a large wooden stage that had been built behind their St. Clair Avenue East headquarters (Kennedy/Midland). Parents and friends sat in lawn chairs and limed while the children lunched on hot dogs and treats and waited for the show to start. Over a dozen young children – both female and male – came