Wallaceburg Named Finalist for the Kraft Celebration Tour

Wallaceburg Lacrosse Tennis Court Facility

On July 12, Wallaceburg will have a chance to show all of Canada what they can do, as residents will have 24-hours to vote for the community in the Kraft Celebration Tour competition.

Wallaceburg was named one of the Top 20 communities for the Kraft Celebration Tour, 10 of which will receive $25,000 for a community improvement project, and will welcome TSN’s SportsCentre to town for a live filming of the show.

Wallaceburg only needs to beat one community, Trenton, in the July 12 voting as Trenton and Wallaceuburg were paired to go head to head in voting that day.  Voting will take place at http://www.kraftcelebrationtour.ca/.

Wallaceburg’s nomination came from the local lacrosse community as they made a plea to have their outdoor lacrosse facilities upgraded. Currently, Wallaceburg Minor Lacrosse, due to high costs of floor time, practices several times per summer with their younger teams at the tennis courts behind Wallaceburg District Secondary School, however the tennis courts are cracked and decaying.

Wallaceburg’s nominees also mentioned the fact that the lacrosse organization lost $70,000 to fraud last year, an event which has left lacrosse in Wallaceburg struggling to move forward.

Chatham-Kent and Wallaceburg residents are urged to vote July 12 as Wallaceburg faces off against Trenton for a position on the Kraft Celebration Tour!