Souris celebrates Peacock Days
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This article was published 11/07/2022 (1324 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
SOURIS — The town of Souris put on a weekend festival to celebrate its most colourful residents.
The annual Peacock Days and Fair brought out residents from all over Westman looking to enjoy the warm summer weather, take in some country-themed family fun and honour the town’s official mascot, the peacock.
No peacocks were in attendance as they live freely around the town and in Victoria Park, said Jessie Goodwill, secretary-treasurer for Souris and Glenwood Agricultural Society. However, the whole weekend was dedicated to them and everything else that made life in the municipality enjoyable. That included some new events like peacock-calling contests, along with old favourites like a parade, slo-pitch tournament, team roping, a kids zone, dog show, Old-Timers’ Dance, live music, classic car show, community dinner and antique tractor pull.
There used to be two separate events — Peacock Days and the agricultural fair. Both were combined this year, Goodwill said, as the pandemic put both on hold and it made sense to have one, big celebration in one location.
It was also a time to celebrate the installation of the town’s official peacock statue: Pavo, a 10-foot-tall metal sculpture at the entrance of Victoria Park. It was installed on Thursday.
Leona Derkin, past-president of the Souris Beautification Committee, explained peacocks were brought to the town more than 30 years ago as a tourist attraction. Since then, they have established themselves and can be spotted around town, making their homes mostly in Victoria Park and the town’s campground.
Their numbers have ebbed and flowed over the years as some were removed, then returned, but today the town has around 26 to 28 peafowl (both make and female). The newest addition is an albino peacock, Derkin said.
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