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For immediate release: February 21, 2023
Laurentian Valley, ON - The Township of Laurentian Valley hosted its 4th annual LV Ice Fishing Derby on February 18, 2023 from 11 am to 3 pm on Lemke Lake. The lake conditions and weather were the best yet, allowing our largest turnout of 115 attendees of participants of all ages whom enjoyed this fun event!
The lucky winners of the day included:
- Longest Fish – Madison Coulas
- 2nd Longest Fish – Molly Coulas
- 3rd Longest Fish – Josh Nokes
- 4th Longest Fish – Josh Nokes
- 5th Longest Fish – Josh Nokes
A very special thank you goes out to Rick Klatt for volunteering many hours for the fourth year in a row. Rick is a great advocate for outdoor education and fun, and we’re proud to have him on board to put on this great LV event. Thank you to Councillor Betty King for helping prepare the free lunch! We appreciate the time and prep provided by Andy Molson, neighbouring resident for preparing trails and getting the lake ready for the event. Your willingness and openness to support this event is greatly appreciated. Also, a very grateful thank you to all the volunteers who came out for the day to help with set up and tear down of the event as well as greeting attendees as they arrived. Your friendly faces and helpful hands adds to the success and enjoyment of the day.
A big thank you to our event sponsors including Reiche Law, Valley Dumpster Inc., Brandon Beaulieu Sales Representative of Century 21, 86 Bistro & Market, Clean & Creative Lifestyle Co., Ottawa Valley Sports, Bright Eyes and Bushy Tails, Tommy Serran Financial Advisor of Frank Carroll Financial, Mike Teat Sales Consultant of Valley Window and Door, Western Financial Group, Stone Moss Construction, and The Pickle Vixens. Another very special thank you to Centre Scolaire Catholique Jeanne-Lajoie Elementaire and CSC Jeanne-Lajoie Pavillon Secondaire for donating hot chocolate, coffee and Timbits enjoyed by our derby fisherman and fisherwomen.
We truly appreciate everyone’s commitment to the Township and are grateful for all your support! The success of the event is very much due to the wonderful contributions from our great community. We’re thrilled we were able to host this event for our community despite the warmer weather conditions, as thankfully Lemke Lake still offered over a foot of ice surface!
LV looks forward to hosting the event again in 2024 and we hope to see you join us!
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Navada Sargent
Planning and Recreation Coordinator
nsargent@lvtownship.ca | 613-735-6291
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