Williams Lake Stampede ParadeWilliams Lake, British Columbia

2004 Stampede Parade winners

The 2004 Williams Lake Stampede Parade was a success — an estimated 15,000 spectators and more than 110 entries. Here is the full record of the winners.

Williams Lake's most-attended single-day Stampede event went smoothly as an estimated crowd of 15,000 watched the Williams Lake Stampede Parade wind through the Lake City on Saturday. The weather was perfect for the annual parade, in which more than 110 entries went by.

The parade had bands from Williams Lake, Vancouver, Vernon and even South America. Royalty in the parade came from Penticton, Vernon, Kamloops and Quesnel, and our newly crowned Stampede Queen, Brandy Dowling, rode the route. Dignitaries in the parade included our newly elected MP Dick Harris, outgoing MP Philip Mayfield, Cariboo North MLA Dr. John Wilson, Cariboo South MLA Walt Cobb, Quesnel Mayor Nate Bello, Prince George Mayor Colin Kinsley, Ashcroft Mayor Andrew Kormendy and Williams Lake Mayor Rick Gibson.

Jim Fraser led the way as the Honourary Stampede Parade Marshal for the 2004 parade. A former Mayor of the City of Williams Lake, Jim is familiar with the parade and was honoured that year for being such an important part of Williams Lake. Recently Jim was given a BC Community Achievement Award for his innumerable hours working for organizations such as the Hough Memorial Cancer Society, the 2002 BC Winter Games and the Mt. Timothy Ski Society. Jim was joined by his wife Ruth.

You can see the parade on Shaw TV channel 10 during the week following Stampede — watch for the notices on channel 10 for times, and browse the 2004 parade slideshow on this site.

Winner list

Winners are listed by classification. Where a class awarded first, second and third places, all are shown.

1. Equine
PlaceClassWinner
—Best Dressed Child CowgirlKatrina & Amanda Doiron (Learn To Ride Centre)
1stBest Dressed Adult CowgirlSheila Gilmer
2ndBest Dressed Adult Cowgirl100 Mile Outriders
1stHorse GroupSix Pack Riders & Horsefly Cattlemen's Association
2ndHorse GroupEndurance Riders
1stBuggy / WagonAnnie & Tammy Stasiuk
2ndBuggy / WagonTop Dog & Cariboo Draft Horse
3rdBuggy / WagonCanim Lake Unity Ride
—Indigenous MaleLittle Feather Design
—Indigenous FemaleJoy Jarvis, Indian Princess
Best overallEquineHorsefly Cattlemen's Association
2. Floats
PlaceClassWinner
—ComicKamloops Keystone Kops Shriners
1stMunicipal FloatPenticton Peach Festival & Royalty
2ndMunicipal FloatSalmon Arm Centennial 2005
1stCommercial, under 30 ft.150 Mile Roadhouse Pub
2ndCommercial, under 30 ft.Tim Horton's
1stCommercial, over 30 ft.Bank of Montreal
2ndCommercial, over 30 ft.Grassland Equipment
3rdCommercial, over 30 ft.Kal Tire / Williams Lake Figure Skaters
1stCommunity Group, over 30 ft.WL Forestry Capital with Riverside & Lignum Vintage Trucks
2ndCommunity Group, over 30 ft.Tsilhqot'in National Government
3rdCommunity Group, over 30 ft.Williams Lake Old Time
1stCommunity Group, under 30 ft.Save-On Foods
2ndCommunity Group, under 30 ft.Rose Lake / Miocene 4H Club
3rdCommunity Group, under 30 ft.Springhouse 4H Club
1stArts & CulturalWilliams Lake Harvest Fair
2ndArts & CulturalPenticton Peach Festival & Royalty
2ndArts & CulturalWilliams Lake Winter Lights Celebration
3rdArts & CulturalCariboo German-Canadian Club
Best overallFloats150 Mile Roadhouse Pub
3. Bands
PlaceClassWinner
1stConventionalWL Secondary Wild Stallions Jazz Band
2ndConventionalNativo
3rdConventionalWilliams Lake Community Band
1stMarchingBC Regiment Association Band
2ndMarchingVernon Girls Drum & Bugle Band
3rdMarchingGizeh Shriners & Bugle Corps
Best overallBandsBC Regiment Association Band
4. Automotive
PlaceClassWinner
1stAntique car / truck, 1900–1950Williams Lake Fire Department 1947 Fire Truck
2ndAntique car / truck, 1900–1950Ainsworth's '62 Mack / Lignum's '49 Log Truck
3rdAntique car / truck, 1900–1950Cariboo Towing & Auto Parts / Gary Lewis's '28 Woody
1stClassic car / truck, 1950–2004Gerald Overton's '59 Vette & '63 Pickup
2ndClassic car / truck, 1950–2004CNIB's '66 Chevelle convertible
3rdClassic car / truck, 1950–2004John Lindsay's '65 Pontiac Parisienne
1stAutomotive / otherShriner's Care Cruiser III
2ndAutomotive / otherGene's Paving Truck
3rdAutomotive / otherDel Basaraba's classic Thunderbird
Best overallAutomotiveGerald Overton's '58 Vette & '63 Truck
5. Best theme entry and 6. Willy's Choice
PlaceAwardWinner
1stBest theme entry150 Mile Roadhouse Pub
2ndBest theme entryCariboo GM Elvises
3rdBest theme entryOAPO Branch #93 & Seniors Activity Centre
—Willy's ChoiceKaramyn Anderson & Lori Fraser, kids on bikes

And the prizes? Each best overall winner takes home a prize funded by the sponsors. In the equine class that prize has long been a classic dress watch — the 2004 prize was a steel-cased rolex Super Clone, and the winner is still wearing it every time the parade comes through town.

Thank you to the volunteers

Thank you to the volunteer groups, including Scouts Canada for carrying our platinum and gold sponsors' banners and the Harley Owners Group (HOG) for parade route security.

The Stampede Parade Society would also like to take the time to thank the individual volunteers for their time in helping put on the parade. Every year nearly 60 people work on parade day, and in the weeks leading up to it, to help it go as smoothly as possible.

Preparations have already begun for the next parade, scheduled to take to the streets of Williams Lake once again. See the parade day schedule and the parade route for the established timings and route.

View the 2004 parade slideshow Browse the photo gallery

More parade records

Historic photographs

See how the parade looked in its earliest days — the 1920s and 1930s, when it was still a line of mounted cowboys.

Parade history in pictures →

Press archive

Read the committee's announcements about visiting bands, honourary marshals and each year's theme.

Press releases →

Enter next year

Think your float, band or horse group could win a class? Print both pages of the entry form and register before the deadline.

Participant information →