"Kevin Anderson
Wednesday July 30, 2008
Back to main page — The weather didn’t cooperate and while it showed in the attendance Community Development Officer Chantal Rody said all things considered, this past weekend’s Lumberjack Heritage Festival was a success.
Early estimates put the attendance for the weekend’s festivities at approximately 5,000 people. No final numbers were available as of press time.
“The numbers weren’t as high as we were expecting but I believe the weather played a big part in that,” she commented. “The good news is the people who did come stayed for everything, which was nice to hear.”
Ms Rody said festival goers appeared especially pleased with the concerts, both Friday’s local line-up featuring Les Dead Ducks, The Dinosaurs and the Barrelhouse Blues Band and Saturday’s Rik Emmett performance.
“They all put on great performances,” she commented. “The local bands showed that there is a tremendous amount of talent in the area and Rik Emmett put on a great rock show that people really seem to have enjoyed.”
In addition to the much-heralded concerts, the festival featured the West Coast Lumberjack Show and a number of competitions."
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