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A 300-foot-long zip line stretching down Richmond Road generated lots of screams and laughter at the Westboro Fuse festival Saturday.
Despite rain and cool temperatures, visitors lined up at the attraction to suit up in helmets and harnesses before ascending the 25-foot-high scaffolding. Once at the top, an attendant attached their harness slings to the cable, performed a series of technical hand signals and then sent the kid — or adult — down.
“It was really fun. It’s not that high but it’s really cool,” said Elsa Pivard, a 21-year-old who attended the festival with friends.
Pivard said she had wanted to visit Westboro that day but wasn’t aware a street festival would be coinciding with her plans.
“(The zip line) was super exciting,” said Clara Nicolas, a friend of Pivard’s.
A section of Richmond Road was closed off to traffic for Westboro’s new street festival Westboro FUSE Saturday. (Ashley Fraser/Postmedia)
“I was so scared at the beginning and I didn’t want to just launch myself. Finally, I just thought I had this really rare occasion to do this so I had to take it,” said Nicolas, who admitted to having a fear of heights.
This was the first year for the new street festival put on by the Westboro Business Improvement Area. Westfest was formerly the product of the BIA’s efforts to promote the neighbourhood before the organization decided last year to withdraw funding for it, and instead launch Westboro Fuse.
Chris Taylor, a Westboro resident, stood in line for the zip line with his two children as they waited to put on safety equipment.
“(The zip line) is quite an attraction … for a lot of people, not just kids. They’re just the only ones that admit it,” said Taylor with a chuckle.
One and a half year old Jocelyn Kumpula holds her bright red ballon that matched her rain coat, perfect for the drizzly Saturday morning weather at Westboro FUSE. (Ashley Fraser/Postmedia)
Mike Greenwood was also in line with his son and daughter.
“I’m glad to see something was going on when Westfest was moved,” said Greenwood, who had attended the BIA’s former festival for the past 10 years.
Other attractions at the festival Saturday morning included food trucks, carnival games and musical performances. The zip line will remain available to visitors free of charge between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. through Saturday and Sunday.
Richmond Road will stay closed to traffic between Golden and McRae avenues until the festival ends Sunday.
— With files from Lynn Saxberg
Twitter.com/Aidan4jrn
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Despite rain and cool temperatures, visitors lined up at the attraction to suit up in helmets and harnesses before ascending the 25-foot-high scaffolding. Once at the top, an attendant attached their harness slings to the cable, performed a series of technical hand signals and then sent the kid — or adult — down.
“It was really fun. It’s not that high but it’s really cool,” said Elsa Pivard, a 21-year-old who attended the festival with friends.
Pivard said she had wanted to visit Westboro that day but wasn’t aware a street festival would be coinciding with her plans.
“(The zip line) was super exciting,” said Clara Nicolas, a friend of Pivard’s.
A section of Richmond Road was closed off to traffic for Westboro’s new street festival Westboro FUSE Saturday. (Ashley Fraser/Postmedia)
“I was so scared at the beginning and I didn’t want to just launch myself. Finally, I just thought I had this really rare occasion to do this so I had to take it,” said Nicolas, who admitted to having a fear of heights.
This was the first year for the new street festival put on by the Westboro Business Improvement Area. Westfest was formerly the product of the BIA’s efforts to promote the neighbourhood before the organization decided last year to withdraw funding for it, and instead launch Westboro Fuse.
Chris Taylor, a Westboro resident, stood in line for the zip line with his two children as they waited to put on safety equipment.
“(The zip line) is quite an attraction … for a lot of people, not just kids. They’re just the only ones that admit it,” said Taylor with a chuckle.
One and a half year old Jocelyn Kumpula holds her bright red ballon that matched her rain coat, perfect for the drizzly Saturday morning weather at Westboro FUSE. (Ashley Fraser/Postmedia)
Mike Greenwood was also in line with his son and daughter.
“I’m glad to see something was going on when Westfest was moved,” said Greenwood, who had attended the BIA’s former festival for the past 10 years.
Other attractions at the festival Saturday morning included food trucks, carnival games and musical performances. The zip line will remain available to visitors free of charge between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. through Saturday and Sunday.
Richmond Road will stay closed to traffic between Golden and McRae avenues until the festival ends Sunday.
— With files from Lynn Saxberg
Twitter.com/Aidan4jrn
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