The Duck Derby Race will make a splash in Whitecourt, as the Soaring Eagle Support Society (SESS) will be holding the fundraiser event for the first time. Article content

The derby will see rubber ducks used for the race on the Dahl Drive sledding hill on Aug. 20, with tickets being sold to give spectators a chance to win prizes. Article content

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SESS operates the Eagle’s Nest Motel to provide affordable, transitional housing to the homeless or hard-to-house. The Eagle’s Nest opened in 2021 , along Highway 43.

“We need to raise money for our program costs,” SESS Director Cindy Gurney told the Whitecourt Star .

Eagle’s Nest programming includes rooms for kitchen and laundry facilities, a media room for games or movie nights and a workshop, she

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