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Medicine Hat Stampede recognized by WPCA

Nov 6, 2018 | 11:31 AM

MEDICINE HAT, AB — The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede were recognized by the World Professional Chuckwagon Association during its recent year-end awards.

The Stampede was awarded the Top Race Committee Award by the WPCA on October 13th. Justin Derzaph, who chairs the Chuckwagon committee in Medicine Hat, accepted the award.

The Stampede says it’s honoured to receive the accolade, noting they’ve made several improvements and changes to help grow the sport in Medicine Hat. In a news release, the organization says they’ve completed track renovations, updated their ticketing system and provided school tours of the chuckwagon barns for students.

The WPCA season will return in Summer 2019.