YORKTON - The Parkland Outdoor Show & Expo is adding a concert to its event this year.
Kicking off this year’s event, in co-operation with partner Dauphin Country Fest, will be a performance by Doc Walker and Jason McCoy, scheduled for Friday, April 26 in the Westland Insurance Arena.
At the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Feb. 26, Darren Wandy appeared on behalf of the outdoor show hoping to have the city provide the arena free for the concert.
“The rental costs for the Westland Arena for 1 set-up day and event day are $8,655.25. This includes rental and costs to remove and replace the arena glass,” detailed a letter circulated to Council.
Wandy requested Council's consideration waiving all or a portion of these costs to help meet our goals.
In making the request – which Council sent to administration to prepare a report on – Wandy noted the Outdoor Show is a non-profit organization run 100 per cent by volunteers. This year’s show will be the 11th.
Since its inception the mission of the event has been to promote and foster the growth and advancement of youth through the offering of various sports opportunities and activities.
The Parkland Outdoor Show and Expo, through its fundraising efforts, provides financial assistance and services to promote the involvement of youth in various archery programs as well as other outdoor and indoor sports, said Wandy.
To date they have provided over $145,000. to youth programs throughout the Parkland.
In addition to this, we offer a program called Access to the Outdoors (ATO). The ATO uses our resources along with the generous hospitality of outfitting partners to locate and organize adaptive hunting and fishing experiences within our province. These experiences provide youth, ages 5-18, with physical and/or intellectual disabilities and illnesses, an opportunity to make their hunting and fishing dreams come true, said Wandy.
Each year our show welcomes an average of 4,100 individuals to the City.
This year’s show will be held on April 26, 27, 28 at the Gallagher Centre.
