Gallery: Canada Day parade dodges the rain

Thousands of spectators lined the streets of downtown Fort Saskatchewan for the Canada Day parade.

With the forecast expecting thunderstorms, the parade, which began at 11 a.m. near the Jubilee Recreation Centre, just barely missed the rain.

The parade began northbound down 101 Street before circling the downtown core and heading back the way it came.

Around 100 floats were included in the parade, which was lead by kids from the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation, who served as this year's parade marshals.

The rain began half an hour after the parade ended and is expected to be on-and-off for the rest of the day.

You can see a gallery of the parade below.