Trunk or Treat, Boo at the Bay events to provide a spooky evening of fun ahead of Halloween

Tim Brody - Editor

Community members are coming together on Oct. 26 at Cedar Bay to create some extra spooky season fun for people to enjoy.
From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. local organizations, businesses and individuals will set up “trunks” in the Cedar Bay parking lot, giving away treats to visitors.
Community member Dorothy Broderick, who is coordinating both the Trunk or Treat event as well as the Boo at the Bay event afterwards, said 13 trunks are already confirmed to take part in the event.
This year’s Trunk or Treat event will follow a walk-through format. 
“If someone has mobility issues, their kids or young at heart really want to attend, then we are fine with them driving through, it’s just that they have to be mindful of walkers,” Broderick said.
“So, Trunk or Treat is an idea of organizations and businesses and even individuals who wouldn’t ordinarily be open on Halloween night, get an opportunity to come down and hand out candy and make a really fun kids event,” Broderick explained, adding, “This gives them another opportunity, all in one night, to be able to do that and have fun with it. Kind of like a big Halloween party but everyone’s invited.”
This year’s Boo at the Bay event, featuring the Haunted Trail, will run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Local youth in the Pathfinders program will be haunting the trail this year. Members of the Sioux Lookout OPP and OPP Auxiliary will also been on hand to help ensure everyone has a fun and safe evening.
“We ask people to respect the haunters,” Broderick said, adding, “Remember, this is a volunteer event.”
People will get one chance to go down the Haunted Trail, possibly a second if at the end of the evening there is still time left in the event and everyone else has already gone down the trail once.
Trunk or Treat is geared towards younger children, while the Haunted Trail is geared towards older kids.
Asked just how scary the haunted trail may be, Broderick commented, “We are going to try to make you cry. We’re going to try and do our best to scare everybody. We’ve had some young children who have had to leave in past years because it’s been too much. It’s very dark. We don’t limit ages, but it’s up to parents to try to get their kids to sleep at night.”
Donations in support of both events will be accepted during the evening.
Thanks to the generous support of some local businesses and organizations, Broderick said she and the other volunteers are working hard to make both events bigger and better than ever.
First Mining Gold has provided a $500 donation to the evening. Both the Sioux Lookout Lions Club and Rotary Club of Sioux Lookout have donated $100. 
“We’re really grateful for that,” Broderick said.
“This is my fun event because I love Halloween. It’s one of my favorite times of year, so this is my big fun event and my gift to Cedar Bay and the community at large,” Broderick concluded.