The Christmas parade and tree lighting scheduled for Friday has been canceled due to the continuing rise of COVID-19 in Crescent City and Del Norte County.The Crescent City Downtown Divas announced the cancellation Monday, citing the move of Del Norte County to Tier 1. The most-restrictive tier in California limits public events.“After working on a creative plan to hold a reverse parade with the city of Crescent City, when the Del Norte County Public Health department announced that we were moving to Tier 1, it wasn’t possible to continue with parade plans,” the Divas said in a press release. “We made this decision after consultation with city officials, and out of concern for the safety of our citizens, participants and volunteers.”#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');The Divas said the pandemic has made it difficult to host downtown events they typically do, but the group said shopping locally and spending money with mom-and-pop businesses has never been more important.“It is imperative that our community step up and shop local whenever possible as small businesses will be some of the hardest hit with this recent change during the holiday season when normal sales can hold a business over through the slower winter months,” the press release stated.For information on the Downtown Divas and the events they host, visit www.downtowndivas.org. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });