Winterfest spreads throughout Lloyd

A bit of cold weather didn’t stop hundreds of Lloydminster and area residents and their families from enjoying a day of fun-filled winter activities.

The City of Lloydminster was pleased to bring back a full-scale Winterfest on Family Day Monday as five City facilities hosted indoor and outdoor winterthemed events and activities.

The Servus Sports Centre, Lloydminster

Museum and Archives, Bud Miller All Seasons Park, Lloydminster Golf and Curling Centre and the Bioclean Aquatic Centre were packed from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday. Indoor activities ranged from bouncy houses and art activities to trying a new winter sport such as curling or playing some shinny hockey.

Outdoor activities included snowshoeing, sledding, horse-drawn wagon rides and a skating party with a DJ on the pond at Bud Miller.

“We had a tremendous turnout today,” said Sandra Brown, recreation coordinator, City of Lloydminster. “Kids of all ages, adults and seniors have come out, and it’s been steady since 9:30 this morning.”

With events taking place at five City of Lloydminster facilities, Brown had her work cut out for her on Monday, but thanks to the support of local sponsors, everything went off without a hitch.

“This year’s present - ing sponsor is L&A CPA LLP and they’ve been the sponsor of Winterfest for two years now,” said Brown.

“We also have roughly a dozen or so other sponsors lending us a hand, and without their support, there’s no way we could have done an event this big. With five facilities, that’s a lot of coordination.”

Brown also wanted to thank the countless volunteers from various local organizations and sports teams for making the day such a success.