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Sam Slick Days draws the crowds
Volunteers help provide variety of events
By Christy Marsters
THE HANTS JOURNAL
NovaNewsNow.com
People of all ages took in a wide variety of events
during this year’s Sam Slick Days in Windsor.
As well, the event volunteers helped make it
all happen.
The Early Bird Pancake Breakfast, Grand
Street Parade, Wet ‘n’ Wild Pool Party, Family
Street Fair, Haliburton House picnic, Firefighter
Vehicle Extrication Competition, Bluefins Invita-
tional Swim Meet and the Finale Fireworks were
but a few of the many activities that drew the var-
ious crowds.
Sam Slick Society president Bruce Shaw said
that the event – which ran from Friday, July 31, to
Sunday, Aug. 3 — provided an opportunity for
the community to come together and have some
fun.
There are always activities for all, Shaw said of
the festival. “This is something we take pride in.”
However, two main activities had to be can-
celled this year –the Pisiquid Canoe Club war
canoe races and the outhouse races — because
not enough people signed up to participate.
This is probably mainly because of conflicts in
interest and event schedules, Shaw noted. “For
example, people who were in the parade couldn’t
sign up for the outhouse races.
“You just can’t do everything,” Shaw acknowl-
edged.
Still, there are many other traditional events,
like the Grand Street Parade and the Finale Fire-
works, that attract people from far and wide
every year, Shaw said. “And it’s important these
people turn out in enough numbers, because
they support the event.”
Also, it’s always important to thank the many
volunteers who really make this event possible,
Shaw said. “Not anyone can do everything, but
everyone can do something… and we really
appreciate all the help.”
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COMPLICATED CHARACTER - The complicated character that is Sam Slick made several appearances at
Saturday’s Grand Street Parade in Windsor. Among the portrayals were those by Mitchell Wainman on foot
and Brent May on a penny-farthing bicycle. The crowd enjoyed watching a number of parade participants
and fun-filled floats. See full photo coverage of Sam Slick Days in next week's edition of The
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celebration
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By Christy Marsters
THE HANTS JOURNAL
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Craig Allison pulled the 2008 Sam Slick
Days festival program from his flyer pack-
age July 28 as he hoped to see the all activ-
ities planned for the big weekend in
Windsor.
But, he never opened the booklet, and
was left staring in outrage at an image on
the cover.
It was a sketch taken from the archives
of images by C.W. Jefferys, which was
based on the Clockmaker stories of Sam
Slick originally created by Windsor native
Thomas Chandler Haliburton.
The sketch shows a man of obvious
African background knelt down with his
arms clutched around Sam Slick.
Disheveled and his mouth hanging open,
the man looks up at Slick the clockmaker
-- who is nattily dressed in coat and top
hat and appears to be drawing away from
him.
Allison, a resident of Windsor Plains,
said the sketch represents more than a
picture to the African-Nova Scotian com-
munity. “I feel humiliated by it… It makes
all the old stereotypes come back.”
Allison held a quiet protest and peti-
tion signing during events Saturday, Aug.
2, for the community to stop celebrating
the racist character that, he feels, is Sam
Slick. Allison had said earlier, “…I would
love to see the support of the whole com-
munity.”
Sam Slick Society president Bruce
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