Come to Apsley on March 3. 
The Apsley Winter Carnival is better than ever.

The Apsley Winter Carnival goes on Saturday March 3, from 7:30 AM and winds up with a Roast Beef Dinner and Dance with LIVE  music at the Canadian Legion in Apsley.

Hey, for families there’s something for everyone.

• Sled-dog races in various classes by expert racers on, we think, one of the finest race courses in Ontario.  See how our great-great-grandfathers used dogs to tame winter before the Ski-Doo and the ATV.  There will be skijoring races, a skill perfected by northern Europeans as a mode of winter transportation. These races are fun and exciting for both participant and spectator.

• The Trapper’s Carnival features demonstrations of modern, humane          trapping methods and fur handling techniques used for this sustainable harvest. This was important part of Canada’s historical past on which this country was founded by such companies as the Hudson Bay Co (TM)

• There’s more; there’re races and prizes for kids who want to try sled-dog racing!  Celebrity contests too, see well-known people try not to make fools of themselves.

It’s not just sled-dogs and trapping events, there’s horse-drawn sleigh rides, hot food for lunch, LIVE music and free indoor public skating.  Fun for all.

Don’t’ miss this show.  Show your family and our kids how winter work was done when Canada was just a new country.  It’s part of US.
 

March 3, 2007
at the Lions Park and the Apsley Community Center. 
Be there!!

Come early, make a day of it!!

APSLEY WINTER CARNIVAL

“Something for Everyone”

March 3rd 2007

Lion’s Park & Community Centre

The Apsley and District Lions Club is hosting the Apsley Winter Carnival for the first time. Our "theme" this year is "something for everyone". It is our intention that this carnival be a truly family event.

The following events, listed in no particular order, take place at the Lion's Park or in the Community Centre.

For more information contact: Paul Tucker (705) 656-2088 or chinook@nexicom.net

Apsley and District Lions Club  Chair, Apsley Winter Carnival

GAMES

Requiring a child and an adult to participate such as snow sculpturing, gang snowshoe racing and a baby crawl to name a few.
 

LIVE MUSIC

HOT FOOD

"GIANT" BAKE SALE

The local church ladies’ guilds bake sale starts in the morning so get there early before their treats are all gone.
 

 HORSE DRAWN SLEIGH RIDES
 

 FREE
PUBLIC SKATING
 

“TUG-O-WAR”

Why not get together a team and lay down a "tug-o-war” challenge? Local Council, businesses, clubs and cottage associations who do you want to challenge for bragging rights?
 

DISPLAYS

By the OPP, MNR, OFAH and the Paudash Trail Blazers to name a few
 

TRAPPER'S CARNIVAL

Exhibits, demonstrations and draws in the community centre.
 

SLED DOG RACES

Plus Pac-n-Pull (similar to horse drawing) and kids and mutts races.
 

ROAST BEEF DINNER
& DANCE

To end the day, the Royal Canadian Legion is hosting a roast beef dinner to be followed by a dance with music by the "Who Cares" country band. This is all intended to be a fun day for everyone. Don't wait to hear what fun others had, come on out and enjoy the fun with your family and friends.

* The Alaskan Malamute Help League is running the sled dog races. This is a group of people that "rescue" these types of dogs when they have been abused, are not wanted by their owners or are race dogs that have been injured or are just too old to race. It is their goal to place the dogs in good homes. They offer clinics to dog owners on health care, training and even "chipping" for identification purposes. The group started 27 years ago when a one-year-old Alaskan Malamute named "Chelsea" was taken to a Vet to be "put down" - the owners didn't want her any more. Chelsea was healthy and the Vet thought she should have another chance. The Vet called an Alaskan Malamute breeder and asked him to take her in. The breeder thought, " Oh what's one more dog". 27 years later the group is still going strong with branches all across North America, in Europe and even Australia. Breeder Dave Hardie started the Alaskan Malamute Help League less than 30 miles (as the crow flies) from Apsley.

MUSH!!!