The first edition of Squamish Days Loggers Sports Festival was organized as a side entertainment feature of the 1957 Fall Fair. It was such a success it was brought back in August 1958 to anchor a community festival celebrating the opening of the highway and the 小蓝视频 centennial.
听It is now one of the oldest continuously running festivals in 小蓝视频 and has a long record of innovation, pioneering and setting standards.
听The 1957 show was organized to raise money for an ambulance. Since then many charities and projects have benefited from the proceeds of the festival.
听This festival has been our vehicle for celebrating Squamish, 小蓝视频 and Canada milestones.听Now it celebrates its own diamond jubilee milestone.
听It is totally unique, yet is still growing and changing with the community 鈥� now with multi-generational competitors, volunteers and visiting families from far and wide.
听Happy Birthday, Squamish Days!
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New events commemorate 60th anniversary
Attendees can expect to find some new additions to the Squamish Days Loggers Sports Festival as part of its 60th birthday bash.
The organizers named some of the things they鈥檙e looking forward to unveiling during the event.
For those interested in expanding their culinary world, there will be a new event that hopes to please the foodie in all of us.
A lumberjack chili cook-off will be added to the regular kettle boil event.听
Five local restaurants are expected to serve up their best chili, and tasters will get the chance to vote for their favourite dish.
The winner will be crowned with a hand-carved wooden spoon made of yew, as well as the accompanying bragging rights.
For those who are suckers for parades, the Squamish Days Loggers Sports Festival will be breaking out its own take on the matter.
The event will be hosting its own parade, and the best three floats in the event will be selected by judges. The winner will be able to award $1,000 to a local charity.
And for the women who鈥檝e always wanted to try their hand at the underhand-chop event 鈥撎齨ow鈥檚 your chance.
With more and more female competitors entering the fray, organizers have decided to add a new division to the underhand chop event for novice ladies interested in participating.
Other women鈥檚 events will be taking place during the show as well.
There will also be an acknowledgement of some of Squamish鈥檚 long-time residents, as well as the community鈥檚 deep historical ties to forestry.
鈥淚t鈥檚 the roots of Squamish and what Squamish is built on,鈥� said Balez.
