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THE YEAR IN REVIEW
January 12, 2022
2021
Year in Review July 2021 The Ukrainian Festival Association hosts its 48th annual Pysanka Festival from July 2-4 featuring bread making, blacksmith demonstrations, zabava, folk arts display, street market and concert.
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western Canada. Vegreville town council embarks on maiden ‘Paddle Under the Pysanka Voyage’ on the trout pond at the Vegreville Elks/ Kinsmen Park. Beaver County and the County of Two Hills declare State of Agricultural Disaster due to extreme drought conditions. Municipalities request provincial and federal governments to initiate necessary programs to provide relief to local producers. Former Vegreville resident and military helicopter pilot Captain Brandon Phillip plays integral role in successful counter-terrorism and maritime security mission in the Middle East. Drag racing returns to the Vegreville Airport for a two day action packed event that was hosted by the Vegreville Speedway Society on July 16 and 17. The event attracted 32 participants and 285 spectators. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney officially turned the sod at the Town of Vegreville’s Prosperity Industrial Park along with Mayor Tim MacPhee and Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk.
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Appaloosa Horse Association of Alberta hosts two day show at Vegreville Agricultural Grounds on June 26 and 27. The event attracted 60 participants from
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ATCO to build its first renewable natural gas production facility in the County of Two Hills. The facility will be located on the property of Highland Feeders. According to the company, the RNG facility combines organic waste from nearby municipalities with agricultural waste to produce approximately 230,000 gigajoules per year of renewable natural gas, enough to fuel 2,500 homes. Five municipalities within Lamont County sign 10-year fire agreement. Lamont County council ratified the agreement at its July 13 council meeting. Vegreville volleyball coach Alex Melnyk and basketball referee Roy Mills inducted into the Alberta School’s Athletic Association Hall of Fame. The Mundare Public Library is formally recognized for 25 years of service in the community. A commemorative plaque was presented by Northern Lights Library System Executive Director James MacDonald and Board Chair Vicky Lefebvre at the July 6 town council meeting. Georgina’s Academy of Dance holds farewell recital after 16 years of operation in the community on July 25 at the Royal Canadian Legion in Vegreville. World Chuckwagon Races return to Dewberry, Chuckwagon Driver Capital of Alberta. The four day World Professional Chuckwagon Association sanctioned event ran from July 1-4. There were 24 entries in the event which attracted between 600 to 800 fans per day.
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