Paradise Hill welcomes Corb Lund

JEANNETTE BENOIT-LEIPERT STAFF WRITER

A well-known Juno Award-winning artist will soon be strumming up some chords in the midwest.

Corb Lund will be headlining the Paradise Hill Summer Bash on Aug. 12 at the Paradise Hill arena, along with Nice Horse.

“There is a ball tournament all weekend, so Friday to Sunday. There is a cabaret on Friday night—it’s all-ages. Nice Horse is playing on Friday, and then they are opening for the main event on Saturday and closing as well, and Corb Lund is the headliner,” said Brett Novlan, Paradise Hill Rec Board member.

In the past, proceeds from the Summer Bash helped build the Paradise Hill Community Centre, but now that it’s paid off, organizers have a new goal in mind.

“The Paradise Hill Community Centre Board hosted the event previously. As of last year, they reached the goal of paying off the loan and the community centre, so they’ve handed the Summer Bash fundraising event over to the Paradise Hill Rec Board,” said Novlan.

“A group of young people in the community, from different areas—like ball, hockey, curling, skating, and the rec board is now hosting the Summer Bash. The big goal is to raise money to replace our ice plant, which is around half a million dollars.”

Neil MacNab, director of the Paradise