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Farmers (Public) Market Moves Back to Arena site… Opening Weekend!
From the City of Red Deer
Red Deer Public Market opens Saturday, May 18 at Servus Arena
Thank you to NOWCO HOME HARDWARE IN LACOMBE for submitting this post
NOWCO HOME HARDWARE’S 2NDANNUAL CHAIRS FOR CHARITY
Nowco Home Hardware has organized Chairs for Charity for the 2ndyear and it will run from July 19-31. The project started last year as a collaboration of downtown businesses to decorate downtown during Lacombe Days and raise money for a local charity. In 2018, forty five downtown businesses each bought and painted a chair to raffle off. The chairs were left on display during the 4 days of Lacombe Days and over $3100 was raised for the lunch program at J.S. McCormick School.
This year Deanna Nowochin, who has spearheaded the event wanted things to be bigger and better, so all Lacombe businesses were invited to participate in the event. This year there will be 75 chairs on display around Lacombe from July 19-31. The event was extended this year to ensure there was ample time for people to hear about Chairs for Charity and purchase tickets. The charities benefitting from 2019’s project are Lacombe Minor Football and the breakfast program at Terrace Ridge School.
This year we have 2000 tickets available, with a fundraising goal of $10,000. Raffle tickets will be sold for $5 each and can be purchased at any participating business. You can see a full list of participating businesses and photos of their chairs at www.chairsforcharitylacombe.comor by searching “Chairs for Charity Lacombe” on Facebook.
From The City of Red Deer
Road closures/transit disruptions during Westerner Days parade
The Westerner Days Fair & Exposition parade will take place in downtown Red Deer on Wednesday, July 17 resulting in multiple road closures and traffic detours, along with transit disruptions.
Roadways on the parade route will be closed from approximately 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and parking will not be permitted along the parade route. Use the 2019 parade map (pdf) to plan your route and find the best place to watch the parade.
There will also be transit disruptions during the parade:
- The last departure from Sorensen Station prior to the parade will be at 8:45 a.m.
- The last arrival into Sorensen Station prior to the parade will be at 9:10 a.m.
- The first departure from Sorensen Station after the parade will be at 12:15 p.m.
- There will be no transit service during the parade with a couple of exceptions:
o Route 12 and 2A South Connector will continue to run from Bower Mallo Bolt will depart at 9:15 a.m. from 49 Avenue and 54 Street
Transit users can visit www.reddeer.ca/MyBus to look up schedules, get up to date departure times and see where buses are in real-time with GPS tracking
For more information about transit service, visit www.reddeer.ca/transit.
Red Deer Westerner Days Parade Map
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