An estimated 10,000 visits have been made to Snye Level Park in the course of the four-day celebration of meat and music.
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1000’s of carnivores introduced their style for saucy meats, chilly drinks and loud music to the biggest Wooden Buffalo Ribfest but in the course of the Labour Day lengthy weekend.
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An estimated 10,000 visits have been made to Snye Level Park in the course of the four-day celebration of meat and music. Days have been full of hundreds of individuals licking fingers and tearing meat from bones as 4 completely different ribbers served hundreds of kilos of ribs, rooster, pulled pork and brisket to hungry crowds
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Ribbers additionally served meals to the Centre of Hope. Greater than $20,500 was raised for the Northern Lights Well being Basis and Native HERO Basis in a 50/50 draw. One other 1,352 lbs. of meals and $4,175 in money donations have been raised for the Wooden Buffalo Meals Financial institution.
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Ribbers promote their barbecue sauce at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on August 31, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Folks eat at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on August 31, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Ribbers promote their barbecue sauce at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on August 31, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Ribbers at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on August 31, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Folks eat at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on August 31, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Ribbers at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on August 31, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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A ribber prepares ribs, sausages and chickens on the opening of Wooden Buffalo Ribfest at Snye Level Park on Aug. 31, 2023. Picture by Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community.
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Trophies and a faux machine gun exterior Pure Born Grillers at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on August 31, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Ribbers at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on September 4, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Wooden Buffalo Ribfest has been round since 2019 however this was the primary 12 months it was run by F7 Leisure, a Calgary-based music promoter. The group continued its partnership with Andrew Reinhardt of Western Canada Ribfest, who dealt with meals.
Sarath Samarasekera, CEO of F7 Leisure, and Reinhardt mentioned this 12 months’s occasion had improved safety, fencing, tips, staffing, advertising and promoting in comparison with earlier years. Some suppliers from earlier years have been additionally owed cash. Samarasekera mentioned earlier festivals have been dealt with in an “advert hoc” method.
“I feel we realized just a little bit about what works and what doesn’t on the location and the area,” mentioned Samarasekera. “It is a nice neighborhood and there’s a variety of assist. We’ll be working with the neighborhood to see extra of what they need.”
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It’s too quickly for organizers to touch upon what subsequent 12 months will seem like, however Reinhardt says the competition’s focus will probably be on bringing as a lot of the neighborhood as attainable to the neighborhood. Reinhardt hopes to incorporate a venue serving Halal ribs subsequent 12 months.
“A few of my very own recollections rising up, we weren’t very wealthy so we didn’t journey a lot, However going out to the park and having this household barbecue was a giant deal. I hope we are able to simply make good recollections.”
There have been challenges, although. Samarasekera mentioned probably the most nerve-racking second of the weekend was when two youngsters have been reported lacking. Thankfully they have been shortly discovered and unhurt.
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Steven Web page, previously of the Barenaked Women, performs with the supergroup Trans-Canada Highwaymen at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on September 1, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Folks cheer for the supergroup Trans-Canada Highwaymen at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on September 1, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Chris Murphy of Sloan performs with the supergroup Trans-Canada Highwaymen at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on September 1, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Craig Northey of Odds performs with the supergroup Trans-Canada Highwaymen at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on September 1, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Moe Berg of The Pursuit of Happiness performs with the supergroup Trans-Canada Highwaymen at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on September 1, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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A person along with his youngsters watch the supergroup Trans-Canada Highwaymen carry out at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on August 31, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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David Steele of Trooper performs at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on September 3, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Steve Crane of Trooper performs at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on September 3, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Scott Brown of Trooper performs at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on September 3, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Scott Brown of Trooper performs at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on September 3, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Paul Gogo of Trooper performs at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on September 3, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Joel Plaskett performs at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on August 31, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Folks use their telephones to file a Trooper live performance at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on September 3, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Jared Salte of The Royal Foundry performs at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on August 31, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Bethany Schumacher of The Royal Foundry performs at Wooden Buffalo Ribfest in Fort McMurray on August 31, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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The Trews cancelled their efficiency as a result of lightning had been tracked close by. Organizers didn’t need to threat a catastrophe and closed ribfest.
Heavy smoke from wildfires in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories blanketed ribfest for a lot of the weekend, however it was heaviest on Saturday. There have been nonetheless performances from nation music artists Jade Eagleson, Dan Davidson, Teigen Gayse, Tyler Whelan and Jordan Final. Nonetheless, many individuals nonetheless stayed house or solely made transient visits due to the thick smoke.
The remainder of the concert events have been flawless. The Trans-Canada Highwaymen—a supergroup together with Steven Web page previously of the Barenaked Women, Chris Murphy of Sloan, Moe Berg of Pursuit of Happiness and Craig Northey of Odds—had crowds singing alongside to hits from all 4 of their bands.
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A revamped Trooper closed the weekend as singer David Steele, who changed founding vocalist Ra McGuire when he retired in 2021 with founding guitarist Brian Smith. Steele, along with his almost an identical impression of McGuire at his prime, bantered with the gang and saved individuals dancing and singing. New guitarist Steve Crane matched Smith’s power on acquainted hits which have dominated Canadian exhausting rock radio since 1975.
“I’ve seen a ton of optimistic suggestions,” mentioned Reinhardt. “I’m actually excited for what the long run holds for Fort McMurray.”
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