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Town of Barkerville set for huge weekend

The 5th annual Cowboy and Drover Jubilee is taking place at the Town of Barkerville this weekend.

Manager of Visitor Experience, James Douglas says a lot of the regular performers are back for another year.

“Gordie West, Ed Wall, Bud Webb they will be here, the Hanson Family is coming back they have been really popular over the past few years.”

Douglas adds they will be making a change to admission rates the last two weeks in order to surpass 60 thousand visitors.

“Admission to Barkerville will be by donation just like it was the first two weeks of our season, we are going to book-end it for the last two week as well and hopefully get enough people out to break the record.”

Barkerville has not surpassed the 60 thousand visitor mark since 2009.

Visitation is up 20 percent from last year due to the weather and lower gas prices.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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