Waskada in the news!

In the early morning yesterday, I got an email from my aunt... Waskada made the front page of the Brandon Sun! Thanks to Joanne Villeneuve for writing a wonderful article about the contest and about Waskada's success! I hope that all you Southwest Manitoba folks had a chance to read the article and pick up a copy of the Sun... the article was great and really captured what winning this contest means to Waskada!

We also got a mention in some other publications across the country, such as the Globe and Mail, and the Edmonton Journal (pretty cool to read about my hometown in the newspaper of the city I'm currently living in!). And it goes without saying that the CBC has been wonderful in promoting this contest!

Now, for all you budding musicians/songwriters out there, CBC Radio 2 is moving into the next phase of the contest. While Chantal and the other 12 artists are busy writing their songs about Waskada and other places... CBC Radio 2 is soliciting submissions from anyone else who might be inspired to write a song about one of the 13 places (or other places across the country).

So if the spirit (or the music) moves you, submit a song about Waskada to CBC Radio 2... they might even play it on the radio (nationwide exposure!)

Good luck!