Batman (Rick Nelson) and his Batmobile will be cruising in the upcoming Salmon Festival parade on Canada Day alongside the Richmond school district before heading “back to the bat cave!”
“The whole reason behind the Batmobile is [because it’s] a fun thing,” said Ken Hamaguchi, chair of the Richmond school board.
“We want [the kids] to study hard and do their homework, but we hope that when Batman rolls down the street, they will get excited and remember we are with the school district.”
It was difficult for the school district to choose their representatives for the parade this year. It had to take out one of their electric cars in order to have the Batmobile in the parade because festival organizers put a limit on the number of people and vehicles per delegation in the parade.
Hamaguchi said they want to promote the environment but still want to engage with the kids at the festival.
The Batmobile was created last year for the Breakfast Scramble, an annual event which raises money to support breakfast clubs in Richmond schools.
“We are looking forward to [the festival],” said Hamaguchi, “When kids see [the Batmobile] they go ‘Oh, wow’ and it gets them excited.”
The parade starts at 10 a.m. from Garry Point Park and continues to Steveston Community Centre.
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