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Peterborough Ex Hosting Events Around The Region This Week In Lieu Of Traditional Exhibition — PtboCanada

Peterborough Ex Hosting Events Around The Region This Week In Lieu Of Traditional Exhibition — PtboCanada




Peterborough Ex Hosting Events Around The Region This Week In Lieu Of Traditional Exhibition — PtboCanada

























The Peterborough Ex is holding the annual homecraft, steer show and rabbit and cavy show this weekend at locations throughout the region.

2021 Ernest Boyles & Sons Ltd Junior Market Lamb Grand Champion Natalie Dunford. Photo courtesy of The Peterborough Ex.

The Steer Show and Sale will be happening at the Vollering farm (295 Douro Fourth Line, Douro Dummer) on Thursday and will feature six animals that will be judged at 6:00 p.m. followed by a BBQ. The award-winning steers will be auctioned off online following the show until August 12.

The Rabbit and Cavy Show will be happening at Kawartha Downs on Friday as part of their Agricultural Fair with judging starting at 3:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday the Annual Homecraft Show will be happening at the Peterborough Morrow Building. See award winning displays and shop with local vendors.

“The Peterborough Ex is continuing to renew and regrow to provide agriculture and food education events for Peterborough area residents,” said Viren D’Souza, President of the Peterborough Ag Society. “These are fun events to get up close and learn about agriculture.”

The Peterborough Agricultural Society is continuing to provide opportunities for people to connect with farming and food through educational events that allow for on-farm experiences and engagement with producers.

The 2022 Peterborough Ex will not feature a midway or rodeo.

More information is available at PeterboroughEx.ca



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Lending of traditional garment for special events helps overcome cost barrier

Lending of traditional garment for special events helps overcome cost barrier



When Kyrra Kematch burned part of her ribbon skirt at a sweat ceremony, she needed a quick solution. The 17-year-old had registered for the Matriarch Summit, a gathering of Indigenous women, girls, two-spirit and gender-diverse individuals, but couldn’t afford to purchase a new skirt.

“I didn’t want to wear it to the Matriarch Summit because it’s a really professional event,” Kematch said. “I found this lady on Facebook who was renting out her ribbon skirts to anyone who needed them, as long as you gave them back.”


JESSICA LEE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS</p><p>Gosselin started making the skirts in March and now has a dozen to lend out.</p>

JESSICA LEE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

Gosselin started making the skirts in March and now has a dozen to lend out.

That lady was Sasha Gosselin, who began lending her collection of handmade ribbon skirts to strangers in the last few months.

Kematch was pleasantly surprised by Gosselin’s kindness and generosity.

“She just hands them out and lets anyone wear them, anytime,” Kematch said. “That’s absolutely wonderful. I love what she’s doing.”


JESSICA LEE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS</p><p>Retailing for prices between $100 and $400, the cost of ribbon skirts can be a significant barrier for some.</p>

JESSICA LEE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

Retailing for prices between $100 and $400, the cost of ribbon skirts can be a significant barrier for some.

Gosselin, who is originally from Treaty 4, only recently began creating ribbon skirts. Originally, she picked up the sewing machine to reconnect with her culture from her dad’s side of the family, but it soon became a catalyst to help others connect, too.

“After wearing my first ribbon skirt and feeling that sense of connection to my culture and the pride of wearing it, I wanted to be able to share that,” Gosselin said. “I started making my own skirts and I decided that I would take a chance and put them out there completely free of charge so that other people would get to experience what I got to.”

At first, Gosselin began informally lending the skirts by spreading the word on different Facebook groups. Recently, she launched a Facebook page called kisêwâtisiwin (“kindness” in Cree) to display her collection.

Retailing between $100-400, the cost of ribbon skirts can be a significant barrier for some, Gosselin said. Amid the grad and powwow season, the ribbon skirt demand has been high for artisans such as April Tawipisim, who owns Winnipeg-based Turtle Woman Indigenous Wear.

“On average, we sell about 10 skirts per week, and there’s been a real high demand for ribbon skirts with grad,” Tawipisim said.

Ribbon skirts are worn during ceremonies to evoke pride and a spiritual connection to the earth. One of Gosselin’s favourite aspects of the process is attaching ribbon drops to the sides of the skirts, which she sees as the “whispering of them going up to Creator, having them long so they’re close to the ground and they touch the earth.

“Our ancestral women wore dresses from cotton skirts and then added ribbons and made it nice and fancy,” Tawipisim said. “As time went by and things evolved, the shorter skirts became more fashionable.”

In just a few months, Gosselin’s ribbon skirts have been worn to a host of special events, from high school graduations to sundance ceremonies. One woman even travelled an eight-hour drive from Norway House Cree Nation to pick up a custom-designed skirt for her graduation.

“You might wear them to any kind of thing where you want that powerful feeling behind you, whether that’s going to a grad ceremony (or) going to something where you’re receiving some type of honour,” Gosselin said. “Just being present and showing that we’re still here.”

Kematch is just one of many Indigenous women who have borrowed Gosselin’s skirts, but she remains touched by her act of kindness.

“The ribbon skirt is really important to me because it’s something I hold near and dear to my heart, and it makes me feel more empowered,” Kematch said. “Out of the kindness of her heart, and for being such a trusting woman, she has let people borrow her skirts and bring them back for events. I just think that’s absolutely beautiful.”

As grad season comes to a close, Gosselin is eager to share her wardrobe with anyone heading to ceremonies. Emulating its Cree namesake for kindness, Gosselin hopes kisêwâtisiwin will help others feel the pride of wearing the threads of one’s culture, regardless of financial situation.

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Whoop-Up Days 2022 to feature traditional Indigenous events

Whoop-Up Days 2022 to feature traditional Indigenous events

The Princess Pageant will see contestants compete for the title of Miss Siksikaitsitapi on August 23, with the winner announced at the Pow Wow on August 24. Contestants will be invited to compete in Tiny Tots, Junior and Senior categories. The winner will represent Lethbridge & District Exhibition and the Blackfoot Confederacy as an ambassador throughout the year.

Contestants in the pageant will be featured in the Whoop-Up Days Parade, and will be scored on their essay submission, speech, dance and talent showcase.

The Lethbridge & District Pro Rodeo will feature intense daily competitions of Warrior Relay Races, with a total of $20,000 purse prize winnings. Participants ride horses bareback and jump from one horse to the next in laps around the racetrack, with two transfers per race.

Mike Warkentin, Lethbridge & District Exhibition Chief Executive Officer said, “This is something that we’ve been working on for over a year.”

“It’s the first step in what we hope to be a really fantastic, much expanded partnership with the Blackfoot Confederacy as we prepare to open the Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre here, really in the heart of Blackfoot territory.”

Warkentin said Lethbridge & District Exhibition wanted to strengthen the relationship between the community, the organization and First Nations in Southern Alberta.

He noted that, “Indigenous culture has been a piece of our programming dating back right to the beginning with some of the world champion rodeo athletes, Pow Wow contestants, we had Indigenous boxing champions competing in the South Pavilion.”

“It’s been a piece of what we do here at Lethbridge & District Exhibition for 125 years, and so, reintroducing this element of our programming was an incredibly important piece to us, as I say, to showcase the entire community and also welcome people from around the world to experience a really important piece of Southern Alberta.”

Warkentin commented that the Pow Wow specifically is a “true cultural experience that you really can’t get anywhere else.” He added that going forward, Lethbridge & District Exhibition is focused on growing its partnership with the Blackfoot Confederacy significantly.

“Blackfoot culture has always been a piece of our history and we want to ensure that it’s a strong piece of our history for the next 125 years,” Warkentin said.

Dancers showcasing traditional Pow Wow dancing on Thursday, July 7 2022. (Lethbridge News Now)

Kirby Smith, Intergovernmental Relations with the Blackfoot Confederacy Tribal Council joined Warkentin on stage to touch on the significant announcement Thursday morning.

Smith said, “Throughout the summer, there’s always major celebrations that go on in each of our communities and so, to have that same kind of a format, that kind of a platform here in Lethbridge, is very significant for us and we’re more than thrilled to be part of the planning and more than thrilled to be part of the events that are going to take place during that week.”

He thanked Warkentin for reaching out to the Confederacy to work towards the partnership and touched on the importance of the Princess Pageant.

Smith said, “The pageant is very significant in the sense that what we’re doing is we’re creating ambassadors for the Lethbridge & District Exhibition and these ambassadors will reign for a whole year and will represent this organization and will represent our partnership at other events and other Pow Wows and celebrations throughout Southern Alberta, but certainly throughout other areas as well.”

Smith commented that this partnership carries added significance following a year where reconciliation was in focus across the entire country.

He said, “This partnership that we’re dealing with now is really a hallmark relationship and it’s one I think that really represents the efforts of communities like Lethbridge, more specifically communities like Lethbridge & District Exhibition, and them reaching out to the Blackfoot Confederacy and to our communities at all levels, to come in and really make a proud statement that this is something that is going to be welcoming, it’s going to be open and very participatory.”

Whoop-Up Days 2022 is on from August 23 to 27, 2022. The kick-off parade festivities will take place August 23 at 9:00 a.m. with marshals Chief Roy Fox of the Kainai Nation, Chief Stanley Grier from the Piikani Nation and Chief Ouray Crowfoot of the Siksika Nation.

More information about the festival, as well as the Indigenous cultural events taking place in Lethbridge, are available at the Whoop-Up days website.

READ MORE: Whoop-Up Days 2022 kicking off with return of parade & rodeo

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Ribfest returns to traditional event in June

Ribfest returns to traditional event in June

After two years of drive-thru Ribs to Go events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the popular Niagara Falls Ribfest is scheduled to return to its traditional format June 17, 18, and 19 at Rapidsview Park.

While four ribbers have been finalized – Billy Bones, Bone Daddy, Hogfather, and Silver Bullet – organizers of the successful annual fundraiser for Rotary Club of Niagara Falls Sunrise are still looking for other food trucks and miscellaneous vendors to round out the festival atmosphere.

“This will be the full event,” said Ribfest co-chairman Scott Wright.

“It’s going to be Friday (4-11 p.m.), Saturday (noon-11 p.m.), and Sunday (noon-7 p.m.), like normal on Father’s Day weekend. We’re going to have four ribbers this year. We’re going to have live entertainment all weekend. There will be a beer tent and other food vendors and miscellaneous vendors as well.”

He said a car show is scheduled to be held in the parking lot Sunday afternoon.

“We’re trying to get as many activities as possible to get it back up and going like it was before.”

Last year, the Rotary club hosted two Ribs to Go events in a drive-thru format featuring two ribbers – Billy Bones and Camp 31.

The club hosted two drive-thru events in 2020 as well.

The event returned to Rapidsview Park last year after being held in 2020 in the parking lot of the former Canadian Tire store on Montrose Road.

Ribfest is the club’s biggest fundraiser of the year (along with a TV auction), generating about $35,000 in a typical year, and attracting around 20,000 people over three days.

The event is an important fundraiser for the club, as the money raised goes right back into the community, supporting nutritional programs, the hospital foundation, and mental-health services.

Wright said he hopes a pent-up demand for people wanting to get out and about after two years of a pandemic will benefit this year’s event.

“I think there is a lot of people that are obviously anxious to get out, get involved with a community event, and Ribfest, this is our 18th year of doing it, so it’s a Father’s Day tradition for a lot of people,” he said.

“They’re going to want to get out and listen to the live music and enjoy the food and the beautiful outdoor park – I think that will the case for the majority of people.”

For more information about Ribfest, and to register as a vendor, visit https://niagarafallsribfest.com.

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Ribfest returns to traditional event in June

Ribfest returns to traditional event in June

After two years of drive-thru Ribs to Go events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the popular Niagara Falls Ribfest is scheduled to return to its traditional format June 17, 18, and 19 at Rapidsview Park.

While four ribbers have been finalized – Billy Bones, Bone Daddy, Hogfather, and Silver Bullet – organizers of the successful annual fundraiser for Rotary Club of Niagara Falls Sunrise are still looking for other food trucks and miscellaneous vendors to round out the festival atmosphere.

“This will be the full event,” said Ribfest co-chairman Scott Wright.

“It’s going to be Friday (4-11 p.m.), Saturday (noon-11 p.m.), and Sunday (noon-7 p.m.), like normal on Father’s Day weekend. We’re going to have four ribbers this year. We’re going to have live entertainment all weekend. There will be a beer tent and other food vendors and miscellaneous vendors as well.”

He said a car show is scheduled to be held in the parking lot Sunday afternoon.

“We’re trying to get as many activities as possible to get it back up and going like it was before.”

Last year, the Rotary club hosted two Ribs to Go events in a drive-thru format featuring two ribbers – Billy Bones and Camp 31.

The club hosted two drive-thru events in 2020 as well.

The event returned to Rapidsview Park last year after being held in 2020 in the parking lot of the former Canadian Tire store on Montrose Road.

Ribfest is the club’s biggest fundraiser of the year (along with a TV auction), generating about $35,000 in a typical year, and attracting around 20,000 people over three days.

The event is an important fundraiser for the club, as the money raised goes right back into the community, supporting nutritional programs, the hospital foundation, and mental-health services.

Wright said he hopes a pent-up demand for people wanting to get out and about after two years of a pandemic will benefit this year’s event.

“I think there is a lot of people that are obviously anxious to get out, get involved with a community event, and Ribfest, this is our 18th year of doing it, so it’s a Father’s Day tradition for a lot of people,” he said.

“They’re going to want to get out and listen to the live music and enjoy the food and the beautiful outdoor park – I think that will the case for the majority of people.”

For more information about Ribfest, and to register as a vendor, visit https://niagarafallsribfest.com.

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A summer of hit-and-miss for festivals and traditional events in the Peterborough area

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Kathleen Edwards sings at the Peterborough Folk Festival in 2019.

In a hit-and-miss summer for festivals and gatherings in the Peterborough area, residents are going to miss out on the likes of Peterborough Pulse, the Kawartha Craft Beef Festival, Hootenanny on Hunter, and Kawartha Rotary Rib Fest.

The DBIA has put its focus on recovery for businesses downtown. Instead, people are being encouraged to get out shop, eat and explore the core.

But that doesn’t mean there won’t be a return of some of the other more popular events that the people have gotten used to.

Here’s a list to help you plan your summer:

PETERBOROUGH DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

Held on the shores of Little Lake, Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival is a vital fundraiser for the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation, supporting world-class cancer and breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment at your hospital. Race day is June 11.

NOGOJIWANONG INDIGENOUS FRINGE FESTIVAL

A proud to be a member of the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals, NIFF opens with ceremony on June 21 and continues with public performances from June 22 to 26 at the East Bank campus of Trent University.

PETERBOROUGH MUSICFEST

While it is still lining up acts, Musicfest has already announced three free concerts so far for Del Crary Park. It will kick off July 2 with Styx frontman Lawrence Gowan. The following Saturday, July 9, they welcome indie rock band The New Pornographers. And on Saturday, July 16, Dwayne Gretzky is back.

LAKEFIELD JAZZ, ART AND CRAFT FESTIVAL

The Lakefield Jazz Art Craft Festival invites all July 9 to a breezy day of outdoor summer living beside Lakefield’s scenic Otonabee River, to enjoy a wide variety of jazz music, colourful works for sale by artisans and crafters, local food, and beverage vendors.

BUCKHORN FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS

Taking place at the Buckhorn Community Centre, festival visitors have the chance to admire beautiful works of art while surrounded by the natural beauty of Buckhorn. The 2022 Buckhorn Festival of The Arts will take place on Aug. 13 and 14.

PETERBOROUGH FOLK FESTIVAL

Held on the stage at the rear of Nicholls Oval Park, this free three-day music and art festival returns the weekend of Aug. 19 to 21. Organizers have yet to release an artist line-up.

The Lakefield Jamboree has officially been called off for 2022 and Havelock Jamboree officials have yet to announce whether the event will go ahead this summer.

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Growing list of big, traditional C.O. events set to return this year after 2-year COVID hiatus – KTVZ

Growing list of big, traditional C.O. events set to return this year after 2-year COVID hiatus - KTVZ

(Update: adding information and video)

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down many of the High Desert’s traditional yearly events for the foreseeable future in 2020, few if any people imagined it would take two full years for a return to normalcy.

“Everybody thought it would be a minor inconvenience for a month or so,” Beau Eastes, marketing director at the Old Mill District in Bend, said Wednesday. “I think when we had to shut down Bend Brewfest for a second time, it shocked us.”

Brewfest will look different this year, too. Due to construction at the amphitheater, vendors will set up throughout the Old Mill District, the event is only two days in May and fewer tickets will be sold this year compared to previous years.

 “It’s going to be almost a totally different event,” Eastes told NewsChannel 21 Wednesday. Eastes said the event may stay in the Old Mill District for future events.

Bend Brewfest is one of several major events returning to Bend this summer. The SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle is back in May, the Bend Marathon and Half returns April 10, Bend Park and Recreation’s Pet Parade returns July 4 and the Home and Garden Show by the Central Oregon Builders Association is back the weekend of May 6.

COBA had to cancel its first show ever in 2020.

“When we had to cancel it, it was devastating for a lot of our local small businesses.,” COBA Senior Vice President Mandy Weidman said. “They use this opportunity to advertise one time a year, and it’s really their chance to get that exposure within the community.”

Add in a record number of summer concerts at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater and a host of other events large and small, and summer promises to be a return to something much closer to normal, if COVID-19 trends continue.