The last weekend of summer is a busy one around the Central Okanagan, with events for everyone featuring puppies, live music, sports, and so much more.
Friday, Sept 15
Starting Friday evening, Live in Lake Country is hosting a Community Appreciation Party at Swalwell Park from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
鈥淲e are so grateful to the Lake Country community for their resilience, cooperation and support during the wildfire that affected our area,鈥� it states on the Facebook event. 鈥淭his is an opportunity to come together and have fun.鈥�
Included in the is live music from Shalisa at 5 p.m. and Chick Jagger and the Rolling Tones at 6 p.m.
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It鈥檚 the last weekend of the preseason for both the 91大黄鸭 Rockets and the West 91大黄鸭 Warriors in preparation for the regular season.
The Rockets final two preseason games are at Prospera Place on Friday, Sept. 15 against the Vancouver Giants and Saturday, Sept. 16 against the Victoria Royals.
Lots of players jockeying for the final roster spots will have their chance to show coach Kris Mallette what they have in these final games as the team will be without stars Andrew Cristall, Jari Kykkanen, Caden Price and Jackson DeSouza who are attending NHL training camps.
Puck drop is at 7:05 p.m. on both nights.
For the Warriors, their final tune-up is a home-and-home series with the Vernon Vipers. Friday night鈥檚 contest is taking place at Royal LePage Place in West 91大黄鸭 at 7 p.m. while on Saturday they鈥檒l travel up Highway 97 to play at Vernon鈥檚 Kal Tire Place at 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sept 16
The most meaningful event of the weekend, the 8th annual 91大黄鸭 Multiple Myeloma March is taking place at 10:30 a.m. at Kerry Park.
This event aims to bring awareness and raise money for Myeloma research, which is the second most common type of blood cancer and remains incurable.
91大黄鸭 resident Kristin Weberg lost her husband, Jamie to the disease in 2015.
鈥淲hen Jamie was diagnosed, neither of us knew anything about multiple myeloma,鈥� said Kristen. 鈥淚 remember being told that it had already spread, eating his ribs from the inside out and causing lesions on his skull. We were devastated.鈥�
Kristen remains active in the event to honour her husband鈥檚 legacy by bringing awareness to the disease.
鈥淟ife is short and there are no guarantees,鈥� said Kristin. 鈥淢yeloma doesn鈥檛 discriminate. Anyone can be affected. Never in my wildest thoughts would I have imagined that I would lose my husband to cancer at 36 years old. I want to do my part in raising awareness for this terrible disease so that other families don鈥檛 experience the same pain as ours.鈥�
This year, the event鈥檚 goal is to raise $15,000.
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The is also back but this year, it鈥檚 a two-day event taking place in Lake Country and 91大黄鸭.
Put on my Okanagan MELA, Saturday鈥檚 day one event is taking place at Lake Country鈥檚 Creekside Theatre and will feature young artists celebrating South Asian cultures and identities. Some of the musical acts include Surrey singer Cinnamon Sandhu, 91大黄鸭鈥檚 Deepak Bhatti, and Surrey鈥檚 acoustic singing and drumming duo Gurmukh Musafir & Swaraj.
There will also be an artisan market, featuring food and drink from local businesses. The event is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Day two will take place on Sunday at the 91大黄鸭 Innovation Centre from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature speeches and an art gallery.
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Another two-day event, Global Pet Foods 91大黄鸭 is hosting its grand opening on Saturday and Sunday.
It will feature deals, giveaways, and the SuperDogs. Paws It Forward will collect donations and will have dogs available for meet and greets.
Global Pet Foods 91大黄鸭 is located at 1835 Gordon Drive.
Sunday, Sept 17
A March for Climate Action is taking place on Sunday to bring awareness to climate change in 91大黄鸭.
West 91大黄鸭 resident Bobbi Vojtko, a school teacher with School District 23 is hosting the , starting at 12 p.m. at city hall. The march will start from Water Street.
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An annual event around Canada to honour a legend is also taking place in downtown 91大黄鸭 on Sunday.
The starts at 11 a.m. at Stuart Park and participants can register for a one-, five-, or 10-kilometre run starting a 10 a.m.
The event raises money for cancer research every year and this year in 91大黄鸭, the goal is $35,000.
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The 22nd annual Cops of Kids bike ride around the Southern Interior is coming to an end Sunday morning as the riders return to 91大黄鸭.
After 10 days, 26 communities, and nearly 1,000 kilometres of cycling, the 24 participants will hit the finish line at the Ramada Hotel around 11:30 a.m.
The purpose of the ride is to raise money to help children who are going through a medical, physical or traumatic crisis.
Since the non-profit charity started in 2001, it has raised more than $6.1 million and helped more than 3,100 children.
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After being postponed because of the Grouse Complex wildfires, the Dirty Mutter has been rescheduled for Sunday.
Participants and their dogs compete in heats on the 1.5-kilometre muddy obstacle course, with all proceeds from the event going to help with the cost of food, shelter and veterinary expenses for animals at the Rescue Ranch Society.
Happening at 2454 Brentwood Road in the Black Mountain neighbourhood, gates open at 8:30 a.m. with the first heat starting at 9 a.m. Participants can buy tickets .
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From 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Whiski-Jacks Pub in West 91大黄鸭 on Sunday, 11 artists will be 鈥榖anding together鈥� to raise money for the West 91大黄鸭 Fire Department and local artists.
Entrance is by donation with a minimum of $10.
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FarmFolk CityFolk is hosting , their signature fundraising event on Sunday at Priest Creek Family Estate Winery in 91大黄鸭.
The three-hour event 鈥榟ighlights the connections between farmers and chefs, field and table, and farm folks and city folks.鈥�
Attendees will wander from business to business tasting some of the best food and drink from Okanagan chefs, bakers, wine-makers, brewers, and more.
to Okanagan Feast of Fields are just over $17 and cover all food and drink purchases.
The 13th annual event is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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