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Kiddie Parade rolls along Lake Boulevard as Water Carnival events continue

Kiddie Parade rolls along Lake Boulevard as Water Carnival events continue

BEMIDJI — Wagons, bikes, rollerblades, scooters and toy cars decorated in red, white and blue were on display as children made their way down Lake Boulevard for a Kiddie Parade on Saturday morning during the Bemidji Jaycees’ 78th Annual Water Carnival.

Registration began at 10 a.m. with the parade starting at BSU’s Bangsberg Hall parking lot on 12th Street, continuing down Lake Boulevard onto Sixth Street and ending at the entertainment tent at the waterfront.

Following the parade, there were a handful of activities for children of all ages in the entertainment tent, featuring a Headwaters Science Center presentation.

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Children ride along Lake Boulevard in a toy car decked out in red, white and blue for a Kiddie Parade on Saturday, July 2, 2022, during the Bemidji Jaycees’ 78th Annual Water Carnival.

Maggi Fellerman / Bemidji Pioneer

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A family makes their way down Lake Boulevard for a Kiddie Parade on Saturday, July 2, 2022, during the Bemidji Jaycees’ 78th Annual Water Carnival.

Maggi Fellerman / Bemidji Pioneer

Remaining events for the Water Carnival include:
The entertainment tent at the Lake Bemidji waterfront will be open from 5 p.m. to midnight through July 3. There will be daily happy hours from 5 to 7 p.m., along with live music events each evening.

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will play from 9 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, and gates open at 8 p.m. Admission price is $10. Attendees are required to be 21 years and older for this event.

Corey Medina & Brothers

will take the stage from 8 p.m. to midnight on Sunday, July 3. The admission price is one water carnival button.

The Grand Parade will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 3. It will start at the intersection of 15th Street and Beltrami Avenue and travel south on Beltrami Avenue, turn west on Fifth Street for one block and then head north along Minnesota Avenue, ending again on 15th Street.

The Bald Eagle Water Ski Show will start at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 3, at the Lake Bemidji waterfront in Library Park.

The 5K Color Run is Monday, July 4, with check-in starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Rotary Pavilion in Paul Bunyan Park, and the run starting at 10 a.m. It will begin in the Paul Bunyan Park parking lot and go along the south shore of Lake Bemidji, loop back at the Nymore Boat Access and end at the starting point.

The Red, White and Boom fireworks display, presented by Hill’s Plumbing and Heating, will be held at dusk, usually around 9:45 to 10:15 p.m., on Monday, July 4, on the southwest end of Lake Bemidji.

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Children ride along Lake Boulevard in a toy car decked out in red, white and blue for a Kiddie Parade on Saturday, July 2, 2022, during the Bemidji Jaycees’ 78th Annual Water Carnival.

Maggi Fellerman / Bemidji Pioneer

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Children ride and throw out candy to parade-goers alongside Lake Boulevard at a Kiddie Parade on Saturday, July 2, 2022, during the Bemidji Jaycees’ 78th Annual Water Carnival.

Maggi Fellerman / Bemidji Pioneer

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Kiddie Parade participants make their way down Lake Boulevard on Saturday, July 2, 2022, during the Bemidji Jaycees’ 78th Annual Water Carnival.

Maggi Fellerman / Bemidji Pioneer

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A child picks up candy alongside Lake Boulevard at the Kiddie Parade on Saturday, July 2, 2022, during the Bemidji Jaycees’ 78th Annual Water Carnival.

Maggi Fellerman / Bemidji Pioneer

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Children wave and throw candy to Kiddie Parade-goers on Saturday, July 2, 2022, during the Bemidji Jaycees’ 78th Annual Water Carnival.

Maggi Fellerman / Bemidji Pioneer

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Children ride and throw candy to parade-goers alongside Lake Boulevard at a Kiddie Parade on Saturday, July 2, 2022, during the Bemidji Jaycees’ 78th Annual Water Carnival.

Maggi Fellerman / Bemidji Pioneer

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Children ride along Lake Boulevard in a toy car decked out in red, white and blue for a Kiddie Parade on Saturday, July 2, 2022, during the Bemidji Jaycees’ 78th Annual Water Carnival.

Maggi Fellerman / Bemidji Pioneer

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Multicultural Canada Day event at Water Ridge Park

Multicultural Canada Day event at Water Ridge Park

Canada Day is fast approaching, and the Humboldt Regional Newcomer Centre, partnered with the City of Humboldt, is bringing some activities to Water Ridge Park for the event. 

Multicultural Canada Day takes place 3:00 – 8:00 pm and will be filled with entertainment, food, and plenty of activities to celebrate the diversity that Canada holds. 

Eilish McAnally, with the Newcomers Centre, explained what the day entails. 

“We are going to have bishop Chris, who is an Indigenous speaker, to come and talk about Truth and Reconciliation, we will also have Indigenous dancing and drumming. One of our clients from Ukraine is also singing, and Andino Suns, a Chile/Latin band from Regina is also performing.”

Dancing Horse will be performing the Indigenous dances and drums. Afterwards, Yana Yudina Jeewon, a Ukrainian singer, will take the stage.

Alongside the performances will be various activities to participate in. 

“There will be bouncy castles, Henna tattooing, some cultural foods from 3:00 – 5:00 pm and a free barbeque at 5:00 pm.”

Indian food and Ukrainian food are just some of the many delicacies you can come to expect, explained McAnally. 

The event is open to everyone, taking place July 1 at Water Ridge Park, and is sure to bring cultures together to celebrate the diverse country we live in. 

After the events at Water Ridge, there will be fireworks on the Uniplex grounds at dark. 

“The goal of the event is to bring everyone together and to learn about other cultures, and express other cultures as well.”

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Memorial Day Weekend Observance Events: Naval Water Ceremony

Memorial Day Weekend Observance Events: Naval Water Ceremony

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The City of Cambridge Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) invites the public to attend three Memorial Day Weekend Observance Events on Saturday, May 28 and Monday, May 30, 2022.

On Saturday, May 28, from 9-10 a.m., the community is invited to assist in the decoration of veterans’ graves with flags at Cambridge Cemetery, 89 Coolidge Avenue. An Observance event will commence at 10 a.m. at the Civil War monument at the top of the hill on Bonny Path. Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui will give the city’s greetings, and City Manager Louis A. DePasquale will deliver opening remarks. Taps will be played by bugler Robinson Pyle and Amazing Grace will be played on bagpipes by Edward O’Callaghan. Refreshments will follow at 10:30 a.m. next to the Cemetery office by the main gate.

A Naval Water Ceremony will also be held on Saturday, May 28, at 12 p.m., at the Weeks Footbridge, 953 Memorial Drive. Women’s Auxiliary member, Catherine Decker, will offer flowers to the public to cast into the water in honor of those lost at sea.

Saturday, May 28 Memorial Day Weekend Observance Schedule
Event 1: Flag Decoration and Observance, Cambridge Cemetery, 89 Coolidge Ave.
9:00-10:00 a.m. Flag Decoration
10:00-10:30 a.m. Observance
10:30-11:15 a.m. Refreshments

Event 2: Naval Water Ceremony, Weeks Footbridge, 953 Memorial Drive
12:00-12:30 p.m. Naval Ceremony: Tribute flowers will be cast into the river

The Memorial Day Observance will be held on Monday, May 30, at 10:30 a.m., on the Cambridge Common, Warehouse Street and Massachusetts Avenue, in Harvard Square. Cambridge DVS Director, Neil MacInnes-Barker (US Air Force) will serve as Master of Ceremonies and Cambridge Police Superintendent Robert Lowe, a U.S. Marine veteran, will deliver the keynote address. Marching regiments and bands will parade past the review audience on the main lawn. The event on May 30 will also include performances by the Refugee Orchestra Project, Ukrainian Choir, Team Ragoza, and a procession and wreath laying by Prince Hall Masons. Family entertainment will be held by the Kemp Playground, adjacent to Waterhouse Street. Food trucks on the Cambridge Common (Garden Street side) will offer free food to veterans, on a first come, first served basis, beginning at 11 a.m.

Memorial Day Observance Monday, May 30 Schedule of Events
10:30-11 a.m. Observance with a Ukrainian Choir and Refugee Orchestra Project
11-11:30 a.m. Marching Divisions, Family Entertainment, and Food
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Refugee Orchestra Project Public Concert
1 – 1:30 p.m. Prince Hall Masons Procession and Wreath Laying
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Team Ragoza Public Performance

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CNL title sponsor for new Water and Dirt Festival, with events in four municipalities this summer

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Canadian Nuclear Laboratories has signed on as the title sponsor for the inaugural Water and Dirt Festival which is coming to four Renfrew County municipalities this summer.

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This new and unique festival, which is a partnership between the Town of Petawawa, City of Pembroke, Township of Laurentian Valley and North Algona Wilberforce Township, will feature nine events spread across the municipalities between Aug. 4 and 14. It was born out of the successful Upper Ottawa River Race and Paddle Festival with the new event adding land-based outdoor adventure races to the already popular water-based sports. The events include mountain bike races, skateboarding, triathlon, whitewater kayaking, BMX and trail running which have been added to the long-running events such as the Upper Ottawa River Race, OSPCA Doggy Paddle and the Kayak Fishing Tournament.

CNL donated $15,000 and this title sponsorship will allow the event to offer live musical performances and activities for all ages in an event that plans to present new opportunities to residents and tourists from near and far, according to Colin Coyle, Petawawa’s recreation program co-ordinator and one of the key organizers of the festival.

“We are truly grateful to our sponsor, CNL as this event could not happen without them and we are looking forward to work alongside our neighbouring municipalities to bring this exciting event to the Ottawa Valley,” he added.

CNL president and CEO Joe McBrearty and Patrick Quinn, CNL director of Corporate Communications, recently presented the cheque to the mayors of the partnering municipalities and the Ottawa Valley Tourist Association, which is supporting the festival along with the Ontario Highlands Tourism Organization.

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“It’s a beautiful valley abounds with tourism opportunities; we believe this contribution and our participation in the community will really benefit everyone involved,” McBrearty said. “We believe our sponsorship for this event goes to show our commitment to the environment and to the Ottawa River here in the Ottawa Valley.”

Since 2015 CNL, through its parent company Canadian National Energy Alliance, has supported local community initiatives. CNL had previously served as title sponsor for the Upper Ottawa River Race and Paddle Festival so this is a continuation of the company’s involvement in this event, which some of the 2,800 employees from CNL’s Chalk River Labs have taken part in over the years.

“We believe our participation is critical for our success in gaining support in local communities,” McBrearty added. “The response we see from our employees and the communities that we live in and we service we think it’s been an absolutely fantastic response. It goes to grow the beauty and the potential of the Ottawa Valley.”

CNL typically sponsors a couple dozen events throughout the year and this year staff had a chance to choose the local events and groups that were supported through a crowd-funding initiative which presented 20 different opportunities.

“The participation from our staff was enormous,” McBrearty noted.  “It goes from the impacts of COVID that we’ve all gone through over the last two year and the sense of wanting to give back to the community.”

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Learn how to conserve rain water in new online event by eMERGE

Learn how to conserve rain water in new online event by eMERGE

eMERGE says the reduction in your monthly water consumption and benefits to the environment can be well worth it

With spring showers approaching, a local environmental organization wants to teach residents how conserve the water.

eMERGE is inviting residents to register for an online event called Rain Water Harvesting: From summer rain barrels to 4 season system.

The online event takes place on Thursday, March 24 at 7 p.m. To register, click here.

A release from eMERGE says participants will learn how they can buy a rain barrel from the City of Guelph and access rebates up to $2,000 for whole home rain water harvesting systems.

While a daunting topic, the release said the reduction in your monthly water consumption and benefits to the environment can be well worth it.

The event will also discuss how residents can get a rebate for providing proof of reduced water consumption to the City of Guelph program, Blue Built Home.

This is a pay-what-you-can event. Tickets for this event are $5, but residents can also make a donation instead. 

 

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ECU holding viewing for Waves to Water Prize events

ECU holding viewing for Waves to Water Prize events

WANCHESE, N.C. (WITN) – The Coastal Studies Institute at East Carolina University’s Outer Banks Campus is hosting a device viewing to kick off the Waves to Water Prize.

The viewing, taking place on Wednesday, March 30th, from noon to 2 p.m., will launch a series of events for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Waves to Water Prize.

ECU describes the Waves to Water Prize as a five-stage, $3.3 million contest that aims to accelerate innovation in wave-powered technology able to produce clean water in disaster and recovery scenarios, as well as in shallow coastal and inland locations.

ECU says that in March and April, the prize will finish with the DRINK Finale, a five-day, in-water test where finalists will demonstrate their systems and compete for a chance to win part of the $1 million prize pool.

Beginning in 2019, 60 teams proposed, developed, and designed systems that could be shipped in a standard container measuring just over a cubic meter, deployed in less than 48 hours, and produce drinkable water from seawater.

Four devices that have made it to the DRINK Finale will be deployed from Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head.

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World Water Day events planned for Medicine Hat

World Water Day events planned for Medicine Hat

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MEDICINE HAT, AB – A trio of events on Saturday at Connaught Pond will mark World Water Day in Medicine Hat.

To start the day, South East Alberta Watershed Alliance staff will demonstrate how to propagate plain cottonwood trees, followed by the Grasslands Naturalists showing how to identify native shrubs and trees.

The morning will end with participants picking up garbage from around the pond and at the trailhead of Marlborough Coulee.

The day will also serve as the launch of year two of the Adopt-A-Pond Initiative.

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Evoqua Water Technologies Announces Upcoming Investor Events

PITTSBURGH–()–Evoqua Water Technologies (NYSE: AQUA), an industry leader in mission-critical water treatment solutions, today announced that it will participate in six upcoming investor events in February and March.

Citi’s 2022 Global Industrials Conference

Ben Stas, Evoqua’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the Citi Global Industrial Conference, beginning at 12:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.

Baird Sustainability Conference 2022

Snehal Desai, Evoqua’s Executive Vice President and Chief Growth and Sustainability Officer, will participate in a virtual fireside chat at the Baird Sustainability Conference, beginning at 1:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 23, 2022.

JP Morgan High Yield Conference

Mr. Stas will present at the JP Morgan High Yield Conference, beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET on Monday, February 28, 2022.

Berenberg Industrial Technologies Conference 2022

Rodney Aulick, Evoqua’s Executive Vice President and Integrated Solutions and Services Segment President, will participate in a virtual fireside chat at the Berenberg Industrial Technologies Conference, beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Keith Buettner, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Integrated Solutions and Services segment, will also participate in the group discussions at this conference.

2022 Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference

Ron Keating, Evoqua’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the 2022 Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference, beginning at 1:40 p.m. ET on Monday, March 7, 2022. Mr. Stas will also participate in the group discussions at this conference.

NYSE Energy & Utilities Virtual Investor Access Day

Mr. Desai will participate at the NYSE Energy & Utilities Virtual Investor Access Day, beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 24, 2022.

Dan Brailer, Vice President of Investor Relations, will join the group discussions during all events.

About Evoqua Water Technologies

Evoqua Water Technologies is a leading provider of mission-critical water and wastewater treatment solutions, offering a broad portfolio of products, services and expertise to support industrial, municipal and recreational customers who value water. Evoqua has worked to protect water, the environment and its employees for more than 100 years, earning a reputation for quality, safety and reliability around the world. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company operates in more than 150 locations across ten countries. Serving more than 38,000 customers and 200,000 installations worldwide, our employees are united by a common purpose: Transforming Water. Enriching Life.® To learn more, visit www.evoqua.com.