Volume XI-Issue 619
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In This Week’s Issue Vipers Page 7 Curtis Anderson pictured with Blitz, the dog, before the 12th annual Courage Canada Trail Ride in Minburn on Saturday. The Trail Ride that Anderson founded in 2004 has raised over $147,435 to date, continuing to gain momentum, grow and creates awareness for Brain Injury every year. Photos Marie Conboy
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Curtis Anderson’s field north of Minburn bustled with life last Saturday morning, as riders and wagons arrived in droves in support of the 12th Courage Canada Trail Ride on May 28. Fifty-four riders and 28 wagon riders and 6 wagons in total participated in the 2016 Courage Canada Brain Injury Awareness Trail Ride. Courage Canada Founder, Curtis Anderson greeted participants as they registered at the entrance to the field. Participants travelled from far and near including St. Paul, Mayerthorpe, Lloydminster, Calgary, Mannville, Vermilion, Heinsburg and Vegreville. To date the ride has raised over $147,435, and it continues to gain momentum and creates awareness every year. “I feel it went really well. There was a little bit of rain on the way back but it wasn’t a down pour, it was more like a sprinkle,” said Curtis Anderson. “The highlight of this year’s trail ride was the brain injury survivors represented from the four brain injury centers that the Courage Canada Trail Ride supports. This was the main reason the ride was started; to put brain injury on the map and for survivors to come out on the trail ride,” added Curtis. One brain injury survivor who attended the trail ride on Saturday was Mitchell Joyce from Vegreville. On July 1 last year, Mitchell suffered a serious accident when he fell backwards long boarding down a hill. “We just heard about Curtis a few months ago. I was in hospital for 10 months after my accident, it
Fifty-four riders and 28 wagon riders and 6 wagons participated in the Courage Canada Trail Ride held north of Minburn on May 28.
was a long rehab. Some of the recovery was less fun, but some of it was pretty good. It has taken me a day at a time to get better and it’s still going to take me a day at a time to get better,” said Mitchell. “I look forward to talking to Curtis more.” Donations and proceeds from the Trail Ride support the following organizations; Halvar Jonson Centre for Brain Injury, Lloydminster and Area Brain Injury Society, FOCUS Vermillion, VALID Association Vegreville and Canadian Pro Rodeo Sports Medicine. The Trail Ride is held on the last Saturday in May every year and Anderson says that he is always look-
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ing for more riders, more wagons and more sponsors. The supper held at the Innisfree Rec. Center was attended by 300 people the evening after the trail ride. People enjoyed the entertainment including cowboy poetry, fiddling, and the silent and live auction. Music was provided by Steve Newsome. Artist Louis Lavoie painted live at the supper, and afterwards, the painting was sold for auction. If people wish to support the Courage Canada Trail Ride or learn more about Curtis himself, they can visit his website http://cccanada.webs.com for more information.
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