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Cariboo Festival showcasing virtually in lakecity

Each performer was allowed one spectator and Angela Sommer accompanying them on piano
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Cariboo Festival Society president Robin Ford, left, and board member Chris Ford outside of Williams Lake Evangelical Free Church on Eleventh Avenue where a virtual version of the festival kicked off Monday, April 12. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Efteen).

The Cariboo Festival got underway Monday, April 12 in Williams Lake with performers singing to a video camera due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Video-taped singing entries from 42 entrants in varying ages and classes wrapped up Tuesday at the Williams Lake Evangelical Free Church on Eleventh Avenue.

The videos will be forwarded to adjudicator Dr. Jim Sparks, a teacher, conductor and researcher out of Vancouver.

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Monica Lamb-Yorski

About the Author: Monica Lamb-Yorski

A B.C. gal, I was born in Alert Bay, raised in Nelson, graduated from the University of Winnipeg, and wrote my first-ever article for the Prince Rupert Daily News.
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