Most people remember the Winter Festival poster contest growing up and how it was a key part of the 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.
This year, the poster also appeared in select issues of the Daily Herald.
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.
In the five-year-old to seven-year-old category, Elizabeth Ballantyne placed first, Wren Walker placed second, and Nova Mercredi placed third.
In the eight to nine-year-old category, Ophelia Fremont placed first, Knox Quirion placed second, and Autumn Burnett placed third.
In the 10 to 11-year-old category, Avyn Zapanta placed first, Eslam (no last name provided) placed second, and Vaishnavi Ahswal placed third. Eslam and Ahswal were not able to come to the presentation.
In the 12 to 14-year-old category, Rylee Mercredi placed first, Carl Calimeg placed second, and Gabe Arevelo placed third.
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.
