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By Ben Tompkins

Porcupine Plain

Quilly Willy Sports Days returns to Canada Day weekend

Jun 30, 2022 | 3:00 PM

Quilly Willy Days, also known as Porcupine Sports Days is returning to Canada Day weekend this year.

The three-day event hasn’t occurred during its normal time these past two years, having been completely cancelled back in 2020 and postponed and shrunken down in August of last year.

Porcupine Plains Community Development Officer, Koral Kriger told northeastNOW the entire town is beyond happy to have the event back in full swing.

“The community is really kind of rallying behind it again. We’re finally able to do what we were doing before, so it’s nice to see people out volunteering again. They’re signing up to help out with everything and everybody’s just really excited.”

And for a community who’s used to having this event every year, the long wait has only amplified the excitement and got everyone lending out a helping hand.

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“Everybody’s really thrilled to be getting back to normal and getting back to having these community events happening,” she added. “There’s just a lot of people willing to put in their time and their energy and their efforts to make it a fun event for the entire community, it’s really great to see that again.”

The event will begin at 10 a.m. on July 1, with a Canada Day parade, with Bingo, Gymkhana, Chariots and Chuckwagons to follow, along with fireworks at dusk to conclude the day.

A slow-pitch tournament and a Metis jigging contest will headline Saturday, while the barrel racing jackpot and a double-header between the Porcupine Plains Pirates and Humboldt Dodgers Sr. baseball teams will headline Sunday.

Kids rides and games, beer gardens, burger and confectionary booths, a Filipino food booth and a good ol’ fashioned pie sale will be happening all day Friday and Saturday.

Sunday’s events will be free of charge, while Friday and Saturday events will range from $5-$20.

The Metis Jigging Contest is new to the event and was brought on by the Metis Nation Eastern Office and Brent Digness.

“He works really closely with the town office to plan a lot of events and activities with the town and he’s really excited to bring the jigging competition here. He was kind of the one who approached us and we love the idea,” explained Kriger.

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