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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.
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
Livestock events a key highlight during Frontier Days
Frontier Days is underway and its a busy day in the Bernie Kemick Show Ring just south of the Palliser Pavillion.
Livestock Chair Bryce Burnett says they’ll have a great lineup of animals in the ring again with today’s events
getting underway at 12 noon.
“It’s going to be the purebred cattle and then there’s an open showmanship competition after that. Then all the 4-H calves get weighed in, as well as the jackpot steer and jackpot heifers. Then at 7 o’clock Thursday June 30th its the jackpot heifer and jackpots steer show take place. So it’s exciting to get all these shows back going again this year.”
Its all happening in the Bernie Kemick Show Ring located just south of the Palliser Pavillion.
Burnett says the barns are full with lots of top quality animals as exhibitors are happy to be back at the show:
“We got 30 purebred cattle coming in, and we’ve got 15 steers and heifers in the jackpot events. Then for the 4-H cattle we’ve got just about 100 steers going to be entered in and close to 70 bred heifers and cow calf pairs. So we’ve got a real good bunch of cattle coming into the fair this year.”
The Purebred Show kicks things off Thursday at 12 noon, with the 4-H activities taking center stage Friday and Saturday.
Burnett notes there’s a couple of new events in the livestock area that’s sure to attract a lot of attention this year.
A Registered Texas Longhorn Show is set for Friday at 2 with 18 animals taking part in the Pen show coming in from across Saskatchewan and Alberta.
The other new event is the Burnham 4-H Club’s Goat Show which takes place Saturday at 2 o’clock.
About 15 to 20 goats are expected to take part in the first time event with the animals being housed in Barn 6.
The weekend activities wrap up Saturday with the 4-H Steer Sale at 4 o’clock.
Parksville council considers funding for BC Culture Days events – Parksville Qualicum Beach News
Parksville council will take some time to review a sponsorship request by the Oceanside Community Arts Council (OCAC) to support area BC Culture Days activities this fall.
OCAC proposed five events, including a Ukrainian cultural festival, an art banner treasure hunt, a collaborative art exhibition, the Bedazzled Bra Breast Cancer Awareness Project and a film festival. BC Culture Days runs Sept. 23 to Oct. 16.
Hosting five events would designate Parksville as a hub and make it eligible for additional marketing, publicity and media coverage provided by Culture Days National, according to a presentation by Jennifer Bate, McMillan Arts Centre (MAC) executive director.
Bate said the event planners hope the Island Shorts film festival will engage local young filmmakers.
“This is a festival that will be of interest to young people that create TikTok short videos,” she said, during council’s June 20 regular meeting. “We’ve got two amazing judges.”
The plan is to award the top three films, as well as the ‘People’s Choice’. The winners will be announced on Oct. 17 and screened at the MAC, according to Bate. The festival’s theme is to be determined.
Council voted to defer the item to its next regular meeting on July 4, to allow members more time to consider the proposal.
The budget for all five events, including administrative and advertising costs, is $25,940, according to Bate’s presentation. Bate added the budget items were divided so that if OCAC does not receive the full requested amount, it could cancel one of the events, if necessary.
A motion by Coun. Marilyn Wilson to support the project with council contingency funds was defeated.
“I think the community really does need some more arts and culture,” Wilson said. “I think we’ve been locked away so long and this is a really interesting, healthy project that I think will stimulate a lot of minds and bring a lot of people to Parksville.”
Coun. Teresa Patterson asked if grant funding was available.
The city’s chief administrative officer, Keeva Kehler, said the COVID Relief Grant-In-Aid Program funding has been used up, but there is an option to use the council contingency fund of $25,000 a year. Kehler added very little, if any, of that fund has been used so far this year.
Coun. Adam Fras said the event plans look good, but he would rather defer the item to the next meeting to allow more time for consideration.
Fras’s motion passed with Wilson and Patterson opposed.
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113th Weyburn Fair Days – GlobalNews Events
$5 kids admission $10 adult admission
113th Annual Weyburn Fair Days. July 4-10. District 4-H Show July 4-6 with the 4-H fed calf sale on July 6. Starting on July 7 will be the Fair portion, with everything from a Midway, Animatronic dinosaur show, Reptile show, Souris River Rodeo, Rumble in the Ring demolition derby, Sooline Cruisers Car show and so much more.
Lumby Days returns this weekend with packed schedule of events – Vernon News
Lumby Days is back!
Photo: Lumby Days
Lumby Days is back this weekend.
The biggest event of the year in the North Okanagan village returns Friday through Sunday after a pandemic absence.
It will include a midway, rides, food, live entertainment and more.
Thrash Wrestling will put on a show in the park oval Friday and Saturday evenings, and there will be a fire dance performance Friday 8p.m. on the fair stage, by WolfKin.
Cool cars, trucks and motorcycles will be on display for the show and shine, Saturday and Sunday in the park.
Buy a duck in the Lumby & District Health Society duck race. Rubber duckies will race down the creek at the Lumby Lions Campground – first across the finish line wins $1,000.
Tyler Welfing of Carvewel Creations will put on chainsaw carving demonstrations, and Patrick McIvor of Dancing Scot Forge will demonstrate his blacksmith skills.
There will also be helicopter rides by Valhalla Helicopters, a petting zoo, kids zone activities – and if you look up, you’ll see the Lumby Air Races hang gliders and paragliders.
Pilots from all over Western Canada will launch from Coopers Launch or Saddle Launch, both visible from Lumby Days site, and use GPS to race 10km and 25km courses.
The Lumby Days parade takes place at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
The Monashee Arts Council Festival of the Arts will have local works on display at Whitevalley Community Hall, and of course, there will be food trucks and vendors on the festival site.
Spock Days, Vul-Con and other community events taking place this weekend
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This weekend will be a busy one in Vulcan with Spock Days and Vul-Con taking place.
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SPOCK DAYS
Spock Days, which takes place Friday to Sunday, includes the following:
- fireworks at 11 p.m. on Friday at the Virginia Mitchell Memorial Park (VMMP);
- Vulcan Lions Club pancake breakfast on Saturday, from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Cultural-Recreational Centre (CRC), 504 4th Ave. S.;
- parade on Saturday, starting at 10 a.m.;
- Taste of Vulcan on Saturday, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., along First Avenue North;
- Family Fun Fair — which includes a petting zoo — on Saturday, from 1-4 p.m., at the Vulcan District Arena, 703 Elizabeth St.;
- beer gardens throughout the weekend at the VMMP;
- and a three-day softball tournament.
Lori Gair, who chairs the Spock Days organizing committee, said any individual or group wanting to enter the parade can still do so by showing up on Saturday at 9 a.m. in the arena parking lot, where entrants gather before the parade.
Anyone wanting to volunteer for Spock Days can call Gair at 403-485-0601.
VUL-CON
Vulcan’s Star Trek convention takes place this Friday and Saturday.
John Billingsley, who played Doctor Phlox on Star Trek Enterprise, and Chris Doohan, son of deceased Canadian actor James Doohan, who played Montgomery “Scotty” Scott on Star Trek: The Original Series TV show and the associated films, are set to attend this year’s VulCon.
On Friday, a vendors’ market, which is open to the public, runs from 4-7 p.m. in the small gym at County Central High School (CCHS), 504 4 Ave. S.
At the tourism centre, 115 Centre St. E., Friday evening there’s a Red Shirt event starting at 8:15 p.m., a greet event with Billingsley and Doohan at 8:30 p.m., and an outdoor movie, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m.
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On Saturday, the vendors’ market runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in County Central’s small gym, and at the tourism centre there’s a sign unveiling scheduled to take place at 11:15 a.m. and a cosplay event at 11:45 a.m.
At the CRC Saturday afternoon, there’s a question-and-answer session with Billingsley and Doohan from 1-2 p.m., a photograph session with them from 2-4 p.m. and an autograph session with them from 2-5 p.m. At the CRC Saturday evening, cocktails are being served at 5 p.m., followed by dinner from 5:30-7 p.m. The entertainment that evening, from 7-8:30 p.m., is a hypnotist, and there’s also a dance, starting at 8:30 p.m.
OTHER EVENTS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEKEND
Local organizations are also organizing events this weekend.
Vulcan County is hosting a barbecue on Friday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., outside its administration building, 102 Centre St.
The Vulcan Lions Club will be holding a road toll at the intersection of Second Avenue South and Centre Street on Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., asking for a donation to pass the intersection. The funds raised go towards the refurbishment of the Lions Playground by the Vulcan Lions Community Pool.
The SODA New to You Thrift Shop is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a free barbecue as well as a fashion show. The event takes place Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., along Second Avenue South.
The Vulcan Municipal Library, 303 Centre St., hosts a book sale on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and is also having its Great Craft Exchange on Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Vulcan Senor Centre, also located at 303 Centre St., is selling coffee and baking on Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Healthcare Auxiliary is having a pop-up shop, either outside by the library if the weather is good or inside the senior centre if it’s not.
Bed Races and Sidney Days are among key events returning this summer – Saanich News
Sidney Days are returning to Canada Day festivities and traffic in downtown Sidney will look mighty different later in August.
Mayor Cliff McNeil-Smith welcomed the return of Sidney Days but also put it in a larger context.
“The return of Sidney Days after a two-year hiatus shows our community is emerging from the pandemic in a very positive way,” he said. “Given the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine, I know the community will want to gather, as we have done for generations on Canada Day, to celebrate the freedoms we cherish and may sometimes take for granted.”
Sidney Days open on June 30 with live music starting at 7:30 p.m. at Beacon Park, followed by fireworks scheduled for 10:15 p.m.
Sidney Lions will host a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. on July 1 at the Mary Winspear Centre. The Canada Day Parade presented by Peninsula Celebrations Society down Beacon Avenue will get underway at 11:30 a.m. followed by a Family Fun Fair featuring Valdy from 12:30 to 4 p.m. in downtown Sidney. The event will also mark the return of the Slegg Build-A-Boat that sees teams construct a water vessel and attempt to stay afloat while racing to claim victory.
Also returning to Sidney this summer are the Bed Races, a popular fundraiser by the Saanich Peninsula Hospital and Healthcare Foundation.
Scheduled for Aug. 28 from noon to 4 p.m., the event sees squads of four people push a bed piloted by a team member down Beacon Avenue for one full block in the fastest time with two teams competing at a time. The event encourages teams to dress up in costumes. The event awards prizes for fastest team, most funds raised and best team spirit.
Both events are returning for the first time since 2019.
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Blackfalds Days returns
“We have created new events like the first-ever Eagle Builders Centre concert series, featuring headliner Aaron Pritchett, but we are also bringing back events like, Youth Night Out and the Community Parade, which are always very popular,” he added. “We can’t wait to see everyone out and about after two long years.”
Mayor Jamie Hoover said he is looking forward to celebrating with the community once again.
“Blackfalds Days has long been a major event in town where we get to see so many of our residents taking in the fun sights and events, especially the families. This celebration of our community has been greatly missed, and I think I speak for everyone on council and all Town staff by saying that this year might be the best and most exciting Blackfalds Days we’ve ever held,” suggested Hoover.
Mayor Hoover and Blackfalds councillors will be flipping pancakes and serving residents at the annual Councillors Pancake Breakfast, where proceeds will be going to the Optimist Club of Blackfalds’ disk golf project.
For a complete list of events and activities happening throughout Blackfalds Days, download our brochure here, or visit www.blackfalds.ca/events.
Town officials encourage you to use the event’s official hashtag: #BlackfaldsDays to share your moments!
Extended-wear insulin infusion set lasts 7 days for most wearers, with few adverse events
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A novel extended-wear insulin infusion set was usable for up to 7 days for most adults with type 1 diabetes, with no change in glycemic control and few adverse events, according to findings published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.
In findings from a single-arm nonrandomized trial, adults with type 1 diabetes used an extended-wear insulin infusion set from Medtronic along with their own MiniMed 670G system and insulin lispro or insulin aspart for up to 7 days. The overall survival rate at 7 days was 77.8%, with most participants preferring the extended-wear set to standard insulin infusion sets worn before the trial.
Extended use insulin infusion sets from Medtronic have a 6-day survival rate above 80% and a 7-day survival rate greater than 75%. Data were derived from
Brazg R, et al. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2022;doi:10.1089/dia.2021.0540.
“Since 2017, Medtronic began designing a new insulin infusion set with a longer-wear duration and improved performance based on observations that insulin degradation and preservative loss increased the inflammatory response and insulin-associated inflammation contributed to standard insulin infusion set failure,” Bruce A. Buckingham, MD, active professor emeritus at the Stanford University School of Medicine Center for Academic Medicine, and colleagues wrote. “Iterative advancements relative to earlier insulin infusion set devices designed for 2 to 3 days of wear included a new H-cap connector and tubing with new fluid path design that improve insulin preservative retention and stability, in addition to a new extended-wear adhesive patch that improves skin adherence. The aim of this pivotal clinical trial was to validate a new extended-wear infusion set as safe and effective when used for up to 7 days in adults managing type 1 diabetes.”
At 15 investigational centers in the U.S., researchers enrolled 259 adults aged 18 to 80 years with type 1 diabetes for more than 1 year who used the MiniMed 670G insulin pump system (52% women; mean age, 45 years). Each participant received 12 extended-wear infusion sets to use with their own insulin pump for the duration of the study. Each set was to be worn for up to 7 days, and participants wore 12 consecutive infusion sets during the trial’s duration. The extended-wear infusion set was to be worn for at least 174 hours or until it failed. Any signs of infection were self-reported. Participants answered questions about standard infusion set use and satisfaction prior to the trial. Insulin pump data were uploaded during follow-up visits and used infusion sets were collected. Adverse events were reported at each follow-up visit. The final follow-up included an HbA1c measurement and an exit questionnaire.
Strong survival rate for extended-use infusion set
Of the 259 adults who enrolled, 248 completed the trial. A total of 3,041 sets were used. There were no serious adverse device effects, unanticipated adverse device effects or cases of diabetic ketoacidosis reported. The rate of severe hypoglycemia was 2.5 events per 100 participant-years, the rate of severe hyperglycemia was 104.1 events per 100 participant-years and the rate of skin infections was 20.1 events per 100 participant-years.
The survival rate of the extended infusion set was 83.8% at day 6, and 77.8% at day 7. The failure rate due to unexplained hyperglycemia and device-related severe hyperglycemia was less than 2% for both insulin lispro and insulin aspart.
Compared with baseline, HbA1c with use of the extended-use infusion set declined from 7.2% to 7.1%. Total insulin dosage remained stable across the 7-day wear period.
Most participants extremely satisfied
Participant satisfaction at the end of the study was higher with the extended-use infusion set compared with the standard insulin infusion set (P < .001). At least 66% of participants stated they were extremely satisfied with ease of insertion, comfort of wear, duration of wear, time required to change and convenience of use with the extended infusion set compared with fewer than 40% who were extremely satisfied with the standard insulin infusion set in each category.
“Opportunities for insulin infusion set technology advancement have not only included extending the duration of insulin infusion set wear, but also maintaining glycemic control, while mitigating adverse events across wear duration,” the researchers wrote. “The Medtronic extended infusion set was safely worn for up to 7 days by adults without adversely affecting glycemic control and with favorable user satisfaction.”
