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Fergus Fall Fair Next Up on Long List of Local Events Returning to In-Person

Fergus Fall Fair Next Up on Long List of Local Events Returning to In-Person
Fergus Fall Fair Next Up on Long List of Local Events Returning to In-Person

File photo from 2019 Fall Fair

Riverfest Elora and the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games have come to an end, but next up is the Fergus Fall Fair on the list of local events making a comeback this year.

The 185th Fall Fair will take place September 16-18 on the fairgrounds at the Centre Wellington Sportsplex.

Fair Ambassador Dillon Bernier says you can expect to see all the rides, food, games and exhibits this year, along with a new event on the Thursday before the fair officially opens.

To celebrate the return to an in-person fair, Bernier says they are hosting a Welcome Back concert.


Due to COVID, Bernier’s term as fair ambassador was extended, but he says this year they will once again be holding the ambassador competition.

More information about the fair, the ambassador competition, and the concert can be found at fergusfallfair.ca.

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Busy CPRA August Long Weekend Run Underway, Includes Variety Of Events – FloRodeo

Busy CPRA August Long Weekend Run Underway, Includes Variety Of Events

We’ve embarked on a busy Pro Rodeo Canada weekend that features five events. 

Headlining the run are two SMS Equipment Pro Tour rodeos: The Strathmore Stampede and the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede.

Since 1966, the community of Strathmore, Alberta, has presented an annual “Heritage Days Rodeo” on the August long weekend. 

In 1985, the event came under the approval of the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association. A few years later, World Pro Chuckwagon Racing was added to the weekend schedule. 

One of the larger Canadian Pro Rodeos (featuring athletes from across North America), the Strathmore Stampede (which runs July 29-Aug. 1) provides a family-oriented weekend with children’s entertainment, a trade show, parade, fireworks, local entertainers and a special attraction: Running With the Bulls.

More info is available here

Another longstanding and very popular stop is the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede. 

Set in the southeastern city of Medicine Hat, Alberta, in the midst of ranch country, this event enjoys much tradition and western heritage. 

The July 27-30 attraction includes the rodeo, grandstand night shows, midway, trade fair, horse competition and sale, kids’ day and visual arts show. 

For details, click here.

Additional weekend events include the Hardgrass Bronc Match in Pollockville, Alberta, on Saturday, the historic Bruce Stampede on Sunday and the High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Flo Rodeo is livestreaming The Strathmore Stampede, Medicine Hat Stampede and Hardgrass Bronc Match.

So, if you can’t get there in person, head over to florodeo.com for information about how to sign up.

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Free events happening all summer long in Brampton | inBrampton

Free events happening all summer long at PAMA in Brampton

Published July 21, 2022 at 2:29 pm

Free events happening all summer long at PAMA in Brampton

Summer is here, and PAMA in Brampton is officially celebrating with a range of exciting events that are completely free to enjoy.

Residents are invited to visit the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives and check out their packed schedule of events: New art gallery exhibits, tours, outdoor banners, beautiful sculptures, and more fun family activities.

Not only are these events free, there are also prizes up for grabs every week as part of the PAMA Museum Detectives Summer Challenge.

Here’s what’s happening at PAMA:

PAMA Museum Detectives Summer Challenge
Thursdays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18, 25:
10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Earn your badge as a PAMA Museum detective this summer – complete a series of activities each Thursday and enter each time to win mystery prizes.

Program is subject to change due to COVID-19 community guidelines. Recommended for children ages 4-12, guardians must accompany children.

Forest Bathing with Sock Gee Gan
July 21, 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. & August 13:
1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Discover a practice that brings people closer with nature and supports healing and wellness through natural environments. Forest therapy is inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku, which translates to “forest bathing.” Experience the benefits of slow-paced wandering in nature with a trained forest therapy guide on this guided journey.

Participants of all ages are welcome to join. Pre-registration is required.

A number of brand new exhibitions have also made their way to PAMA this summer:

Peter Powning: A Retrospective
On now to Oct. 30
Curated by John Leroux

This major display of New Brunswick ceramist and sculptor Peter Powning covers a remarkable 50-year career. His exploration includes a wide variety of materials such as his early functional pottery to glass, clay, cast bronze, stone and steel. The superior quality of his work and his commitment have earned him a unique place in the Canadian art scene. In 2006, the Canada Council for the Arts awarded him the Saidye Bronfman Award-the highest distinctions for excellence in fine craft in Canada.

This exhibition was organized by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.

REGALIA: Indigenous Pride
On now to Oct. 30

Photographer Roland Lorente and writer Aline Saffore travelled nearly 10,000 kilometres through Eastern Canada to attend over 20 powwows. This exhibition is the result of their time spent photographing and interviewing dancers at each powwow.

22 vibrant photographs capture the movement and beauty of powwow dances and through personal stories, visitors hear directly from dancers about the importance of powwows and the regalia.

Stories of Home
On now through Summer

Have your say on PAMA’s new exhibition, called Stories from Home, when the museum side re-opens. Visit the Community Feedback Station on-site at PAMA and at select special events in the community to share your feedback on exhibitions.

“Nothing About Us, Without Us” is central to the future of PAMA. To ensure that the new exhibition’s content is relevant and representative of the people living in Peel today, the Exhibitions Project team wants to gather content directly from Peel’s communities by way of a community outreach campaign. Throughout the summer of 2022, PAMA is asking visitors to share their feedback to help shape PAMA’s new permanent exhibitions opening in 2023.

For more information on these events and the many special events PAMA will be participating in around Peel Region, check out PAMA’s calendar.

PAMA has long been one of the Region’s premier centres for culture and the arts, hosting a variety of events and exhibits all year round. Operated by the Region of Peel, PAMA is located at 9 Wellington Street East in Brampton.

Keep up with PAMA via their website, Facebook and Twitter.



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Long weekend of events will celebrate 4th

This weekend, communities across southwest New Mexico will celebrate the birth of our nation with a range of festivities — including large events set to take place at Gough Park on Monday, July 4, itself.
The Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce will kick things off Monday morning at 8 in Gough Park with a breakfast prepared by the Kiwanis Club that includes scrambled eggs, sausage and a drink for $7. The flag will be officially raised in a ceremony at 9 a.m., with Keana Huerta singing the national anthem, and the Independence Day Parade will begin near the park at 10 a.m.
The parade theme this year is “America the Beautiful,” and Chamber leaders expect at least 100 entries, along with 62 vendors in Gough Park. The number of vendors has almost doubled since last year’s event.
“We have the Illusion Band that will be performing at 11 a.m., and the Silver Stompers will be performing a dance routine,” Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Romeo Cruz said. “At about 2:15 p.m., we will have the Siempre Band closing out the day.”
Park festivities will take place until 6 p.m., and a Kiwanis beef barbecue lunch will also be available for $10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“I was talking to park officials — they do this every year, and they are expecting, especially with this size, 7,000 to 9,000 people,” Cruz said. “It’s going to be a big show — our parade route is returning to the original.… Last year, it was changed due to the COVID requirements.”
The parade will start at Pope and 13th streets, and will turn left on College Avenue, right on Bullard Street, left on Broadway and make another left on Hudson for a return trip to Gough Park.
“We’re excited for this event. We hold this every year,” Cruz said. “We’re especially excited how people have turned out to want to be involved in this, and be involved in the parade and be a vendor. We support all local businesses, and we support the tourism here — this is great for Grant County.”
The Silver City Museum will hold its annual Ice Cream Social on Monday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Two outside food vendors will be available, the Mint Chip Creamery and La Bonita Bakery, and hot dogs and other refreshments will also be offered in-house from the museum. Live music will be performed from a tent behind the museum with four live performances, and children’s activities, including crafts, face painting and games, will also be available.
“This is the 38th year that the museum has presented the Ice Cream Social for the public,” said Museum Director Bart Roselli. “It’s a great event for everybody, young and old.”
The Silver City Museum timed its event so that community members could enjoy the parade and events at Gough Park before ending the day at the museum.
“People have been asking whether we’re going to bring the cake walk back or not, and it’s definitely back this year,” Roselli said. “Dozens of volunteers in the community have baked a cake or [otherwise] given us a cake.”
They are anticipating a total of 40 donated cakes, according to museum Community Engagement Manager Sarah Zamora, who said they are still accepting more cake donations. To donate a cake, call the museum at 575-538-5921 and ask for Zamora.
A town-sponsored fireworks show will take place 30 minutes after sunset July 4, and will be launched from the Southwest Concrete and Paving plant behind the Grant County Administration Building.
“We were trying to do the same size show as we did the last couple of years,” said Silver City Town Manager Alex Brown. “Because of all the sourcing issues throughout the country we couldn’t get as much, but it’s still going to be a really nice show.”
The Silver City Fire Department will bring in additional personnel this year to ensure nothing goes wrong with the show, according to Brown.
To the north, Glenwood will host their Fourth of July Weekend at the Glenwood Park this year, starting Saturday from 10 a.m. to midnight with a rodeo, art auction and dance. Sunday will see a pancake breakfast, followed by a dance and BBQ; and things wrap up Monday, July 4, from 5 to 9 p.m. with a veterans’ parade, dance and pulled pork sandwiches, and fireworks will fill the sky after dusk.
“Once you get through the first couple of years, it’s an annual event, and folks look forward to it,” said Glenwood Park board member Mark Sprague. “The ranch rodeo has a lot of teams that want to enter — it’s really turning into a fun event for everybody. It’s run well and it’s a good time. It’s a family time, and we just enjoy it.”
—JORDAN ARCHUNDE

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City expands special event parking ahead of long weekend celebrations

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With tens of thousands of visitors headed to the downtown core over the next four days for special events, the City of St. Catharines has expanded its special event parking to support parking demand.

From June 30 to July 3, special event parking rates will be in place at additional City-managed surface lots and garages to support increased parking management. The move comes after City Council approved expanding its special event parking policy to more lots, as well as instituting new dynamic pricing that will see the fee range from $5 up to as much as $10 for larger-scale events. The $10 fee will be in place this weekend, with major events planned for Montebello Park and Meridian Centre.

The City has been charging special-event parking fees of $5 since 2014 during special events at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre and Meridian Centre. The funds raised support the long-term financial sustainability of the City’s parking system. While the $5 fee will remain in place for those events, the new dynamic fee will be used for large-scale events to respond to supply and demand, while also encourage the use of transit and carpooling.

From June 30 to July 3, the following lots will have special-event parking in place for $10, cash only: Ontario Street parking garage (Cirque du Soleil ticket holders only), Garden Park / Carlisle Street parking garage, Garden Park lot, Race Street lot, Head Street lot, David S. Howes Way lot, Market Square lot at City Hall, St. Paul Street / Westchester lot, William Street lot, Raymond Street lot, St. Catharines Public Library Central Branch lot. To help accommodate parking demand, the City has also secured use of the lot at 68 Church St. – the former Niagara Regional Police District 1 site – from June 30 to July 3, and will charge special event parking for $10 at that site.

The Riordon Street lot and the Garden City Arena Complex lot will also have special event parking, but the fee will be $5 (cash only) given the proximity of these lots to the events. A downtown parking map charting the City’s lots can be found at www.stcatharines.ca/parking.

The start of special event parking will differ depending on the lot. See the schedule below for a complete rundown.

On-street parking is also available throughout the core. Metered parking is in place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, for $1.75 per hour. Metered parking is free outside of those hours, and on holidays – including July 1.

The City reminds residents and visitors that there are a number of private lots situated throughout the downtown core. These are not City-run lots and the City does not have any control over the fees that will be charged.

City Partners With Transit For Free Shuttle Bus

The City has also coordinated offsite parking that will include complimentary shuttle services in partnership with St. Catharines Transit. From June 30 to July 3, the service will run from special parking that has been established in a portion of parking on the east side of the SmartCentres complex at 399 Louth St., dropping off riders at the corner of Ontario and Lake streets, at Montebello Park. Signage will be erected at the lots for pickup and drop off. Shuttles will run Thursday, June 30, 3 p.m. to midnight, and from noon to midnight the following three days.

Parking Enforcement

Parking enforcement will be in place throughout the weekend, and the City is encouraging drivers to be mindful and respectful of the parking by-laws, as well as private property. Parking by-law infractions can be reported to the City by calling 905.688.5600 on Thursday and Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Temporary Disruptions Around Montebello Park For Safety

A reminder that roads and amenities around Montebello Park may experience temporary disruptions throughout the weekend. A portion of Lake Street, from Ontario Street to Queen Street, will be closed from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m., Thursday through Sunday. Temporary road closures may also be instituted to support pedestrian safety, including a portion of Duke Street that will be used for ride-sharing pickup and drop off.

The entirety of the park is fenced off and will remain temporarily closed for the event itself, but also in the days following for teardown of the concert equipment. The temporary closure, which includes the new playground, was made with public safety in mind. The park is anticipated to reopen for public use by Wednesday, July 6. The City will provide updates on its social media channels.

 

 Special Event Parking Schedule

 Special event parking will take effect at the following times this weekend:

 

Parking Lot
June 30
July 1
July 2
July 3

David S. Howes

2: 30 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

9:30 a.m.

11 a.m.

Ontario Street garage

2:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

9:30 a.m.

11 a.m.

Garden Park / Carlisle garage

2:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

9:30 a.m.

11 a.m.

Garden Park (surface lot)

2:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

11 a.m.

Head Street

2:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

9:30 a.m.

11 a.m.

Race Street

2:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

9:30 a.m.

11 a.m.

William Street

3:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

2 p.m.

3 p.m.

Market Square (City Hall)

3:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

2 p.m.

3 p.m.

68 Church St. (former NRP)

3:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

2 p.m.

3 p.m.

Central Library

N/A

5 p.m.

2 p.m.

3 p.m.

St. Paul / Westchester

2:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

9:30 a.m.

11 a.m.

Raymond Street

3:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

2 p.m.

3 p.m.

Riordon Street

3:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

2 p.m.

3 p.m.

Garden City Arena Complex

3:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

2 p.m.

3 p.m.

 

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Business coalition promoting downtown events | Long Island Business News

Business coalition promoting downtown events | Long Island Business News

A coalition of business and community groups will hold kickoff events in four Long Island downtowns Thursday to help promote their festivals and attractions ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. 

Representatives from more than a dozen chambers of commerce, Vision Long Island, Long Island Main Street Alliance, small business owners and civic leaders will join a caravan that will stop in the downtowns of Baldwin, Farmingdale, Kings Park and Riverhead throughout the day. 

The group will be urging people to participate in events that will be held throughout the summer and into the fall in more than 70 Long Island downtowns and communities. Those events include festivals, live music nights, outdoor arts exhibits, cultural attractions, and other family activities. 

The aim of the effort is to remind Long Islanders that they don’t have to travel, and they can stay closer to home to support local businesses in their communities. The group will also be asking for funding from the state to promote Long Island downtowns, according to a written statement. 

Frank Camarano, president of the Nassau Council of Chambers, said Long Island communities have so much to offer and the kick-off marks the beginning of chambers of commerce working together to bring event information to the people. 

“Hyper-hyper-local sharing of events on our websites, social media and local publications, both in print and online, will evolve over time into something great,” Camarano said in the statement. “Let’s all support our communities, while having a lot of fun in the process. Shop and play local.”

Joseph Garcia, president of the Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce, said Long Island communities are made up of a network and connection of small business, attractions and events.  

“Locally the offerings in our downtowns and communities rival those located a plane, train, and automobile away,” Garcia said in the statement. “By attending local events you support our small businesses and communities. We also call on the state to help in promoting local events and activities to keep the economic engine of Long Island cruising along.”

Connie Lassandro, president of the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce, said the past couple of years of the pandemic were some of the area’s darkest days, but now her downtown is coming alive again.

“Celebrate and have fun at any or all of our summer events including Alive on 25, The Cardboard Race, Reflextions, Paddle Battle, the 46th Annual Country Fair and Octoberfest,” Lassandro said in the statement. “Visit and stay at one of our many hotels and patronize our restaurants, breweries, Suffolk Theater, Long Island Aquarium or just enjoy the beautiful riverfront. Welcome to our downtown, come explore and have fun.” 

The kick-off starts at 10 a.m. in the parking lot behind Kitty O’Hara’s at 845 Merrick Ave. in Baldwin. The caravan moves to Farmingdale’s Main Street Village Green at 11:30 a.m.; then stops at the clock tower on Main Street in Kings Park at 1 p.m.; winding up at Grangebel Park on Peconic Avenue in Riverhead at 2:30 p.m. 

The coalition is also planning another round of multiple downtown visits next week. 

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Haryana Rajya Sabha polling – The 17-hour long dramatic turn of events

Haryana Rajya Sabha polling – The 17-hour long dramatic turn of events

The high-stakes battle for two Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana witnessed a 17-hour long dramatic turn of events. Objections were raised on two Congress votes within first hour of polling that eventually resulted in a delay of counting of votes by more than seven hours. Although the counting began post midnight, yet two rounds of counting had to be done as Congress demanded a recounting.

9 am – polling began for the two Rajya Sabha seats. BJP MLAs were the first ones to cast their vote. Congress MLAs were enroute from New Delhi to Chandigarh by that time.

9:30 am – objections were raised on BB Batra’s vote by JJP’s election agent Digvijay Chautala who alleged breach of secrecy of ballot. Polling took its first halt. However, the objection was rejected by the Returning Officer and polling resumed.

10 am – Kuldeep Bishnoi reached Vidhan Sabha and cast his vote. It was apparent that he was not going to follow his party-line because other Congress MLAs had to come to Vidhan Sabha, together in a bus. Kiran Choudhry, too, had cast her vote but objections were raised by Digvijay Chautala and others on her vote, accusing her of breach of secrecy of the ballot. However, Returning Officer RK Nandal rejected the objections and allowed Choudhry to cast her vote. Talking to , Kiran Choudhry said, “there was a disruption created by Digvijay Chautala. These people (EC) had created extremely shoddy and thin cardboard sheets as partitions. I had only shown my vote to our observer. He (Digvijay) was sitting in the next partition and claimed that he saw my vote or I showed it to him. He demanded that my vote needs to be disqualified. But I told the EC that it is ridiculous. What kind of partitions have you made. Unless I sit in the observer’s lap and show him my vote, the person who is sitting in the next cubicle can easily get out of his chair and see the vote. That’s what he (Digvijay) did. He stood out of his chair and started creating ruckus. But I went ahead and polled my vote.”About Batra, whose vote also came under doubt, she said, “I feel that a similar thing was done with B B Batra, too but I am not sure. This is a strategy being played by these people (BJP-JJP) to wrongfully disqualify certain votes and get what they wanted.”

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10:30 am – several BJP and JJP MLAs reached Vidhan Sabha in a bus and started casting their vote

11 am – Congress MLAs from New Delhi had reached Hooda’s residence. They were offered tea, snacks and breakfast after which they all reached Vidhan Sabha. Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s son and Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Hooda tweeted – “Ajay Maken will win in this Rajya Sabha election. Kuldeep Bishnoi is a Congress MLA, I believe he has voted for Congress”.

11:30 am – By 1130 am, Congress MLAs led by Bhupinder Singh Hooda reached Vidhan Sabha and held a brief meeting. Till that time a total of 28 out of 90 MLAs from across the party lines had already cast their vote.

12 noon – Independent MLA Randhir Gollen stated that Congress candidate Ajay Maken is an outsider, which is why he won’t win. “Even Congress MLAs feel that the party’s nominee should have been from Haryana and not an outsider. Things will be absolutely clear by 5 pm,” he said. “Kuldeep Bishnoi will not vote for Congress and another Congress vote has been disqualified,” Gollen claimed.

12:15 pm – It was INLD’s Abhay Chautala who first hinted that “there was a bigger plan working”. “I have voted for Kartikeya (Sharma). I have also congratulated him. I wish from my heart that he wins. The manner in which Congress has treated its MLAs clearly show the party doesn’t even trust it’s own MLAs, that’s why all of them were taken to a resort. The kind of game that Congress played last time (2016) when several of its were cancelled; this time there appears to be a bigger game plan working. It’s surprising that Congress doesn’t trust it’s own MLAs and fear that they would indulge in cross voting or succumb to alleged horse trading”, Abhay Chautala said after casting his vote.

12:30 pm – Independent Haryana MLA Balraj Kundu abstains from voting. “I can not vote for the BJP’s candidate because these people have looted the State. I will not vote for Kartikeya Sharma because he is a candidate supported by people who are drenched in corruption. But then does it mean that should I vote for Congress candidate. My inner conscience, however, asked me that why couldn’t Congress find even a single suitable candidate from Haryana. Why did they have to get an outsider (Maken) and nominate him from our State. This is an insult to our Haryana. Thus, I have decided that I’ll not cast my vote and shall stay absent. I will not vote for anybody”, Balraj Kundu said outside Vidhan Sabha premises.

1:30 pm – Bhupinder Singh Hooda was the last one to cast his vote. Till this time, 89 out of 90 MLAs had polled their votes.

From 130 pm till 4 pm – Haryana: MLAs across party lines kept expressing confidence over their respective nominee’s victory. Congress MLA Neeraj Sharma said, “Congress nominee Ajay Maken shall definitely win. We shall get more votes than required”. Congress nominee Ajay Maken said, “I shall win, 200 per cent. There is no doubt on that”. Another Congress MLA Bishan Lal Saini said, “No cross voting took place in Congress. BJP should watch out for its own MLAs. Congress is getting at least 35 votes. If this number turns out to be incorrect, I will get my mustache shaved”. Congress MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi said, “I have voted as per my inner conscience. I showed my vote to the party observer”. On the other hand, JJP’s Ram Kumar Gautam said, “I have voted for Kartikeya Sharma and there is no doubt that Sharma will definitely win. Congress is not able to get the required numbers”. Earlier in the day, BJP’s senior leaders Anil Vij, Kanwarpal Gujjar and Sandeep Singh had claimed that both – BJP’s nominee Krishan Panwar and BJP supporter Independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma will win

Two senior BJP leaders Anil Vij and BJP state president Om Prakash Dhankar tried to persuade Balraj Kundu, asking him to come back to Vidhan Sabha and cast his vote, but he did not come.

4 pm – Polling time concluded and counting of votes had to commence at 5 pm. But, before the counting could begin, Kartikeya Sharma filed objection and flagged it to Chief Election Commission accusing Returning Officer RK Nandal of not conducting a “fair” election. BJP backed him and announced that a four-minister delegation shall be meeting CEC at New Delhi.

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5 pm – Counting of votes could not begin since candidates have raised objections.

5:30 pm – BJP’s delegation meets CEC and requested for disqualification of two Congress votes. Meanwhile, Congress nominee Ajay Maken too wrote to CEC countering Kartikeya Sharma’s objections and sought that both the votes be held valid, counting should begin and result be declared. Minutes later, Congress announced that a delegation led by former union minister Pawan Kumar Bansal will also meet CEC.

6:30 pm – Congress delegation also meets CEC and raised its concerns.

From 630 pm (June 10) till 1230 am (June 11) – counting of votes could not take place. During this time CEC summoned the video footage of the polling and it was only after 1230 that a clearance to begin counting of votes was given.

2 am – Result was declared and Congress started celebrating considering that Maken had won. However, the Election Commission officials informed Congress that it was not Maken, but Sharma had won. Congress demanded recounting., which was conducted and final result was announced that Krishan Panwar and Kartikeya Sharma had won and one vote was rejected.

2:30 am – Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar reached Vidhan Sabha and congratulated both the candidates.

3 am – Venod Sharma spoke to the media persons present there and said that he thank all the MLAs for supporting Kartikeya. In response to a query, he also said that he thank Kuldeep Bishnoi, too.

4 am – Winners Krishan Panwar and Kartikeya Sharma came out after completing the legal formalities

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10 events to check out in Waterloo Region this Victoria Day long weekend (May 21 to 23)

10 events to check out in Waterloo Region this Victoria Day long weekend (May 21 to 23)
Check out our events page for things to do.

Grand River Film Festival 2022

Grand River Film Festival 2022

The festival hosts local, Canadian, and international films, pairing screenings with panels consisting of directors, film professionals, local interest groups and notable guest speakers. See website for a list of films. May 9-22, 2022

Location and Venue: online, Waterloo, ON (A digital film festival) Event date and time: Saturday, May 21, 2022 12:00AM – 11:59PM Audience: All Ages Price: See website for info

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St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market

St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market. Open Year-Round. Thursdays and Saturdays
7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Follow COVID-19 protocols.

Location and Venue: 1386 King St. N., Woolwich, ON, N0B 2N0 (St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market) Event date and time: Saturday, May 21, 2022 7:00AM – 3:30PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

Cambridge Farmers’ Market

The Market is the City’s hub for produce, foods and independent businesses. It continues its “Meet the Producer” tradition from the 1830s, connecting citizens and farmers. Saturday’s,  open year-round from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in historic Galt.

Location and Venue: 40 Dickson St., Cambridge, ON, (Cambridge Farmers’ Market) Event date and time: Saturday, May 21, 2022 7:00AM – 1:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

Fire Hall Museum & Education Centre

The Fire Hall Museum honours the history of the fire service in southwestern Ontario. It’s goal is to inform, educate and entertain all ages while promoting fire safety and heritage.

Location and Venue: 56 Dickson St., Cambridge, ON, N1R 1T8 (Fire Hall Museum & Education Centre) Event date and time: Saturday, May 21, 2022 9:30AM – 12:30PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

Bridgefort Community Outreach – FREE Bread & Baked Goods

“Operation Feed the People of Waterloo Region & its Suburbs”, with the kind support of COBS Bread Bakery-Blackstone, is pleased to be offering free bread & baked goods at the front door of St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church every Saturday in May.

Location and Venue: 110 Francis St., Cambridge, ON, N1S 2A1 (St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church) Event date and time: Saturday, May 21, 2022 12:00PM – 12:30PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

Galt Legion Saturday Night Dance

Dance at the Galt Legion every Saturday night. (except when hosting live bands) Come enjoy yourself dancing on Galt’s only dance floor with some amazing people. Call to confirm.

Location and Venue: 4 Veterans Way, Cambridge, ON, N1R 3K7 (Galt Legion Br.121) Event date and time: Saturday, May 21, 2022 6:00PM – 9:00PM Audience: Adults Price: Free

Stacie McGregor Quartet

Presented by the Grand River Jazz Society.Doors open at 6:30 p.M. Advance tickets required.Please go to https://www.kwjazzroom.com to purchase advance tickets for this event.

Location and Venue: 59 King St. N., Waterloo, ON, N2J 2X2 (The Jazz Room at the Huether Hotel) Event date and time: Saturday, May 21, 2022 6:30PM – 10:30PM Audience: Adults Price: $20.00 / Person

Glencairn Pickleball – Mondays All Level

Adult drop-in Pickleball for Beginners-Plus targeting the more experienced player.. Three courts allows for minimum wait time between play. See All Level play on Mondays & Fridays Contact Harry Chin for newsletter and cancellations

Location and Venue: 725 Erinbrook Dr., Kitchener, ON, N2E 3E3 (Glencairn Mennonite Brethren Church) Event date and time: Monday, May 23, 2022 7:00PM – 10:00PM Audience: Adults Price: Free

Preston Lawn Bowls Opening

107 season of lawn bowls will begin Mon. at 6:45. Weather permitting it will run every Mon., Wed., & Fri. evening. Drop in and try it 3 times at no cost. All equipment and instruction provided. Open Houses coming in June, but don’t wait. Come out now

Location and Venue: 427 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, ON, N3H 3J9 (Preston Lawn Bowling Club) Event date and time: Monday, May 23, 2022 7:00PM – 8:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free

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