CPCA honours athletes, supporters at banquet
The final exclamation point was placed on the 2022 Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) season Saturday night (Oct. 22). That was the date for the annual CPCA Awards Banquet – held this...
View ArticleCPCA races return to Meadow Lake this weekend
St. Walburg’s Jamie Labucane hopes he can hang on to the momentum he gained recently when the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) returns to Meadow Lake this weekend. Laboucane was the...
View ArticleNACC tarp auction nets more than $900,000
It’s only in its second year, and the North American Chuckwagon Championship is already highly regarded as one of the premier events of the sport. This was made evident March 24 when – at the...
View ArticleDrivers choose NACC over Calgary
Changes announced for this year’s Calgary Stampede have led to several local chuckwagon drivers making some changes of their own. Chuckwagon racing, which was absent from last year’s Stampede, is...
View ArticleBJ Carey takes top spot at Poundmaker
The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association is back. After COVID-19 halted last year’s action, the CPCA’s 2021 season officially got underway last Thursday (June 24) with four days of racing at...
View ArticleLogan Gorst tops CPCA finals tarp auction
Logan Gorst has come home. The Meadow Lake chuckwagon driver and defending Calgary Stampede champion has returned to the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) for the upcoming 2021...
View ArticleNew chuckwagon event gaining in popularity
The recent decision to cancel chuckwagon races at this year’s Calgary Stampede could mean more horsepower for the first-ever North American Chuckwagon Championship. The NACC, a new event announced for...
View ArticleCPCA racing schedule revised for 2021
While COVID-19 continues to cause uncertainty, it appears as though there could be an official chuckwagon racing season this year after all. Recently, the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association...
View ArticleGorst caps off chuckwagon racing career at home
According to Meadow Lake’s Gary Gorst, he couldn’t have asked for a better way to close the book on his chuckwagon racing career. The final stop on this summer’s Chuckwagon Charity Fun Run tour – held...
View ArticleChuckwagons return to M.L. this weekend
Chuckwagon racing returns to Meadow Lake this weekend. Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 5 and 6) mark the final stop on the Chuckwagon Charity Fun Run tour when drivers from both the Canadian Professional...
View ArticleCharity fun races hit the track Aug. 1
Chuckwagon racing is back… sort of. While the 2020 seasons for both the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) and the World Professional Chuckwagon Association (WPCA) remain cancelled,...
View ArticleOutrider transitions to wagon driver
When Meadow Lake’s Kale Lajeunesse officially climbs into the wagon box for the first time at the start of the 2021 Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) season, he plans to be a force...
View ArticleKing named Calgary demo driver
by Phil Ambroziak From the National Hockey League to the Calgary Stampede, Meadow Lake’s DJ King has cemented his legacy in two professional sports. The former St. Louis Blue and Washington Capital...
View ArticleChuckwagons returning to M.L.
The countdown is on for the 100th anniversary of the Meadow Lake Stampede and organizers are pleased to announce the ever-popular chuckwagon races will be part of the 2020 show. For the first time in...
View ArticleMitsuing bids farewell
by Phil Ambroziak One more Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) championship was not in the cards for Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation’s Ray Mitsuing, but the veteran driver still went...
View ArticleClose call for outrider
by Phil Ambroziak Although he’s only been outriding for the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) for one season, it’s a job that comes naturally to Meadow Lake’s Buddy Gran. “My family...
View ArticleStampede survey online
by Phil Ambroziak The future of the historic Meadow Lake Stampede Grounds could be in the hands of the community itself. The city is encouraging residents to complete an online survey designed to...
View ArticlePublic supports grandstand
by Phil Ambroziak The historic grandstand in Meadow Lake may not be down for the count just yet. Upon learning about city council’s recent decision to close the seating area at the Meadow Lake Stampede...
View ArticleGrandstand closed to public
by Phil Ambroziak A piece of Meadow Lake history could be history. During its regular meeting Nov. 14, Meadow Lake city council voted not to repair the grandstand at the local Stampede Grounds, but...
View ArticlePrices up at CPCA tarp auction
By Terry Villeneuve Cash raised from the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association finals tarp auction April 4 is down as a whole, but up for the individual drivers. “You’re not going anywhere...
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