Tag: rodeo

The 98th Annual Williams Lake Stampede is about to come busting out of the chute this Thursday (June 25).

The Quesnel Kangaroos and the Quesnel Rodeo Club have extended their partnership producing the annual Barn Dance during the Billy Barker Days festival, ahead of the Kangaroo's upcoming 2025 season in the CIHL.

The Williams Lake Stampede Association presented the economic impact that the 2025 Stampede contributed to the City. The Stampede Association also advocated for the City of Williams Lake to help make organizing and putting on the Stampede more sustainable as the volunteer base is shrinking and burning out.

Virgil Poffenroth is a back-to-back Champion in the Quesnel Rodeo, the Gold City Classic. Poffenroth won the Gold Buckle in Tie-Down Roping for the second year in a row. There were plenty of winners and close competition at this year's Gold City Classic.

Tanner Loring from Riske Creek continued his streak of strong rodeo performances in Quesnel. Loring took the Gold Buckle for winning in Junior Steer Wrestling at the Gold City Classic over Billy Barker Days. Before the Quesnel Rodeo, Loring placed second overall at the Calgary Stampede.

Senior Day kicked off the Billy Barker Days Festival on Thursday, July 17. Seniors got a free light lunch and beverages, handed out by the new 2025 Quesnel Ambassadors. It is the new Ambassador's first public event after being crowned last weekend.

The BC High School Rodeo Senior Finals took place over the weekend of June 12th to 15th, and the...

The rodeo grounds near Sheridan Lake will play host as the Interlakes Rodeo kicks off its 25th year today. The event...