Drive-thru trick-or-treat event and haunted house planned for Windsor-Essex kids
Kids in Windsor-Essex can get an early start on their spooks, scares and candy this Halloween with a couple of trick-or-treat alternatives planned for Saturday.
After a successful event last year, WFCU is bringing back a drive-thru trick-or-treat alternative at four of the credit union’s drive-thru locations on Saturday.
The event will take place Saturday, Oct. 30 between 3 – 5 p.m. at the WFCU’s Tecumseh, Amherstburg, Leamington and South Windsor locations to “allow children to have the trick-or-treating experience from the comfort and safety of a vehicle.”
Children will receive a Halloween treat bag filled with activities and candy to enjoy while supplies last.
When participating in WFCU Credit Union’s Trick-or-Treat Drive-Thru Event, participants are asked to follow the below instructions:
- Arrive at one of WFCU Credit Union’s four drive-thru locations (Amherstburg, Leamington, South Windsor or Tecumseh).
- Pull up to our drive-thru teller window.
- Children are encouraged to say ‘trick-or-treat’ from the safety of the vehicle and WFCU Credit Union staff will hand treat bags through the drive-thru drawer.
- The adult driving the vehicle is asked to retrieve the treat bags from the drive-thru drawer.
- Once treat bags are retrieved, please move ahead so that the vehicle behind you can participate in the trick-or-treating fun.
There will be strict COVID-19 safe measures in place including:
- All visitors MUST remain in their vehicles
- Contactless delivery of Halloween treat bags
- Drive-thru drawers will be sanitized between each vehicle
- Mask wearing and hand sanitization
The WFCU asks residents to please refrain from participating in the drive-thru even if you have had close contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19, travelled outside of Canada or to an area with a current outbreak, or had cold or flu-like symptoms within the last 14 days.
Tilbury Auto Mall to host drive-thru haunted house
The Tilbury Auto Mall is also hosting a drive-thru haunted house on Saturday with Tilbury Chrysler, Lally Ford and Lally Chevrolet will be transforming their service bays into three different Halloween drive-thru experiences.
There will be a toddler friendly route at Lally Chevrolet focused on superheroes and cartoon characters as well as spooky routes through the Mummy’s Tomb at Tilbury Chrusler and the Mad Scientists’s Lab at Lally Ford.
Visitors can take a drive through one or all of the fun and scary attractions.
“Once again we’re going to have contactless trick or treating stops at each dealership,” said Tilbury Chrysler president Tom Mayhew. “The kids don’t even have to get out of their vehicle.”
The free event will run from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitors will need to be waiting in line by 8:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome and costumes can be worn but are not required.
“Our set and prop designer has been busy building some pretty creepy sets and scares,” added Adam Lally. “There will be lots of live-actor characters roaming around too. If you visited last year, there’s been some changes to help get more vehicles off the road while waiting to enter, but make sure you come prepared to wait a bit… it proved to be a very popular stop last Halloween.
The entire event is completely contactless, and treats have been prepared following strict sanitary protocols.
“There’s been a lot of new volunteers come forward to play characters this year,” said set designer Gerry Harvieux. “The business community has been joining in too, with support from Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Til”s”bury Pizza Boy, Foodland, DPM Insurance, Tim Hortons and the Tilbury BIA. It’s great to see everyone working together to provide a truly unique Halloween experience.”
The Tilbury Auto Mall will also be collecting non-perishable food items and personal hygiene products that night for the Tilbury Food Bank.
Updates along with spooky teasers will be available on the Tilbury Auto Mall’s Facebook page.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Young people 'tortured' if stolen vehicle operations fail, Montreal police tell MPs
One day after a Montreal police officer fired gunshots at a suspect in a stolen vehicle, senior officers were telling parliamentarians that organized crime groups are recruiting people as young as 15 in the city to steal cars so that they can be shipped overseas.
'It was joy': Trapped B.C. orca calf eats seal meat, putting rescue on hold
A rescue operation for an orca calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off Vancouver Island has been put on hold after it started eating seal meat thrown in the water for what is believed to be the first time.
Man sets self on fire outside New York court where Trump trial underway
A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump's historic hush-money trial was taking place as jury selection wrapped up, but officials said he did not appear to have been targeting Trump.
Sask. father found guilty of withholding daughter to prevent her from getting COVID-19 vaccine
Michael Gordon Jackson, a Saskatchewan man accused of abducting his daughter to prevent her from getting a COVID-19 vaccine, has been found guilty for contravention of a custody order.
Mandisa, Grammy award-winning 'American Idol' alum, dead at 47
Soulful gospel artist Mandisa, a Grammy-winning singer who got her start as a contestant on 'American Idol' in 2006, has died, according to a statement on her verified social media. She was 47.
She set out to find a husband in a year. Then she matched with a guy on a dating app on the other side of the world
Scottish comedian Samantha Hannah was working on a comedy show about finding a husband when Toby Hunter came into her life. What happened next surprised them both.
B.C. judge orders shared dog custody for exes who both 'clearly love Stella'
In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a B.C. judge has awarded a former couple joint custody of their dog.
Saskatoon police to search landfill for remains of woman missing since 2020
Saskatoon police say they will begin searching the city’s landfill for the remains of Mackenzie Lee Trottier, who has been missing for more than three years.
Shivering for health: The myths and truths of ice baths explained
In a climate of social media-endorsed wellness rituals, plunging into cold water has promised to aid muscle recovery, enhance mental health and support immune system function. But the evidence of such benefits sits on thin ice, according to researchers.