Most people remember the Winter Festival poster contest growing up and how it was a key part of festival. Weyerhauser used to donate the poster paper, but stopped when they closed.
In 2019, the Prince Albert Daily Herald partnered with the Winter Festival committee to bring back the poster contest and print the poster in our Rural Roots publication, which is available for free to the entire city of Prince Albert and surrounding communities along with the monthly Northern Advocate, which is distributed to communities in Northern Saskatchewan.
In 2020, the Gateway Mall joined in as a sponsor of the contest and, together with their numerous vendors, has committed to collecting prizes for the winners and displaying all of the posters throughout the mall during the Festival. This year in they hosted a poster colouring session in the mall as part of the Family Literacy Day.
In the four, five and six-year-old category Nova Mercredi placed first, Wren (no last name provided) placed second and Mia Pikaluk placed third.
In the seven, eight and nine-year-old category Simon Coertze placed first, Scarlette Lofstrom placed second and Malia McDonald placed third.
In the nine, 10 and 11-year-old category Michelle Truong placed first, Natalia Obenza placed second and Reyah Ligaya placed third
In the 12, 13 and 14-year-old category Rylee Mercredi placed first, Sam Aguila placed second and Jaxx Duerksen placed third.
Not present to accept their awards were Nova Mercredi, Rylee Mercredi, Scarlette Loftsrom, Mia Pikaluk and Michelle Truong.
The contest is free to enter and ages 4 – 14 are eligible to participate.
Watch for next year’s Winter Festival Poster Contest, proudly brought to you by the Gateway Mall, the Prince Albert Daily Herald and the Winter Festival committee.
