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One of the most trusted names in sports news is coming to Manitoba. TSN has announced that Dauphin will host the supper-hour episode of SportsCentre on Aug. 28 with anchors Darren Dutchyshen and Jennifer Hedger recapping the day's events. It's one of 10 communities across Canada that will host the program this month as part of the Kraft Celebration Tour in honour of TSN's 25th anniversary. As an added bonus, each community will receive $25,000 from Kraft Canada for recreation-related improvements. Dauphin will spend its share on new soccer and rugby fields for its sportsplex. The host communities were selected through an online voting process that saw 1.6 million virtual ballots cast. "We are absolutely overwhelmed by the response to the Kraft Celebration Tour," said TSN President Phil King. "All of the nominees and winning communities have demonstrated to Canadians their tremendous community spirit and commitment to development in sports. The Dauphin episode of SportsCentre will air at 5 p.m. local time on Friday, Aug. 28. Telecasts will also originate from: Kaslo, BC - Saturday, Aug. 22 at 5 p.m. Located on Kootenay Lake in Southeastern B.C. Kaslo is a small logging village with a population of 1,000. Kingston, Ont. Sunday, Aug. 23 at 3 p.m. - Located where Lake Ontario meets the St. Lawrence River in Eastern Ontario, Kingston is one of Canada's oldest communities with a population of 117,000 people. Red Deer, AB - Monday, Aug. 24 at 5 p.m. Located halfway between Calgary and Edmonton, Red Deer is the third largest city in Alberta with a population of almost 90,000. The city prides itself on being recognized as "Canada's Economic Capital." Trois-Pistoles, QC - Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 5 p.m. Located 250 kilometres east of Quebec City on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, Trois-Pistoles Ð or "three coins" Ð got its unique name from the value of a goblet said to be lost in the St. Lawrence more than 300 years ago. Watrous, SK - Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 5 p.m. Located about 100 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon, Watrous began as a grain production centre and division point for the railway. The town of 1,800 people recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. Fredericton Junction, NB - Thursday, Aug. 27 at 5 p.m. Located on the Oromocto River in Southeast New Brunswick, Fredericton Junction has a combined population of 4,000 people. Amherst, NS - Saturday, Aug. 29 at 5 p.m. Amherst is located on the western border of Nova Scotia with a population of 10,000. The community is the birthplace of four of Canada's 23 Fathers of Confederation. Elk Lake, ON - Sunday, Aug. 30 at 5 p.m. Founded in 1909, Elk Lake, is a small logging town (population approximately 500) in northeastern Ontario located 225 kilometres north of North Bay. Paradise, NFLD - Monday, Aug. 31 at 5:30 p.m. Located on the western outskirts of St. John's, Paradise is a thriving community with a population of 13,000. The Kraft Celebration Tour was launched in May with communities from coast-to-coast invited to nominate their town as a broadcast location. After narrowing down thousands of nominations and supporting comments to a short list of 20 communities, Canadians voted on where the tour should go.
