Things are going to be busy in downtown Victoria this weekend with the celebration of Vaisakhi and the annual Times Colonist 10k (TC10K).
Road closures will be in place on Sunday, April 28th, as the City of Victoria hosts the TC10K and the Khalsa Day Parade.
Khalsa Day celebrations, organized by Gurdwara Singh Sabha, will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 28th, which includes a Nagar Kirtan, Sikh Procession.
Traffic from the parade and carnival is expected to cause delays around Mayfair Mall during this time, with road closures on Burnside Road East and Douglas Street, from Finlayson to Tolmie.
The parade will start at Cecelia Road and proceed to Burnside Road via Alpha Street, Douglas Street, Finlayson Street, and Jutland Road before returning to Cecelia Road.
It will pause for 20 minutes for performances on Finlayson Street between Douglas Street and Burnside Road. The parade will end at 1:30 p.m., and the festival will carry on at the Gurdwara Singh Sabha on Cecelia Road.
City officials suggest that if you’re traveling into or out of downtown, please consider using Blanshard as an alternative route.
BC Transit routes will not be impacted.
The Gurdwara Singh Sabha Victoria has been organizing this event for many years, and each year it has seen the attendee numbers grow.
TC10K
Initial road closures for the TC10k run begin on Saturday, April 27th at 12 p.m. on Belleville Street between Government and Menzies streets as crews prepare the area for the run happening the following day.
On Sunday, Belleville Street between Menzies and Oswego streets, Government Street between Belleville and Superior streets, and Menzies Street between Belleville and Quebec streets will also be closed.
These closures will be in effect from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“Some roads in the area will be opened earlier in the day as officers and race organizers work to limit traffic disruptions as much as possible while keeping participants and spectators safe,” VicPD said in a release.
As per all major public events, VicPD confirmed they will be deploying temporary CCTV cameras.
