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Put on hold in 2020 due to the pandemic, the annual festival, started in 2017 by the Wetaskiwin Arts and Music Festival Society, will kick off on July 31 at the Wetaskiwin Ag Grounds.
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The festival is a free, family-friendly event featuring the talents of dozens of artists and musicians of every genre and medium. This year’s lineup will feature over 30 vendors and seven musical performers, including woodworkers, painters, metalworkers, musicians and more, explained Dale Aitchison, Wetaskiwin Arts and Music Festival Society president.
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Kids in the area headed back to the playground after the City of Wetaskiwin and Millet re-opened parks.
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The Town of Millet set aside money in the Capital Budget for upgrades to the shale trails from the ball diamonds to the bridge on Hwy. 616 to asphalt in 2019.
After reviewing the plan with the consultant and engineer, the Town of Millet will be re-routing the trail so it doesn’t run under the Hwy. 616 bridge.
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The County of Wetaskiwin prepared to open its municipal campgrounds for the 2020 camping season.