Quesnel, B.C.- The  four days of family fun will  start today in Quesnel.

The annual Billy Barker Days festival will see everything from a midway to  Big Rig Show ‘n Shine,  pancake breakfasts and stock cars plus non stop live entertainment.  What won’t be happening this year, is the fire works display. Normally held as the wrap  up event,  the  fire bans  throughout the region  had  organizers  make the difficult decision to  cancel the fireworks display.  The dollars that would have been used for this year, will be spread over the next two  to make  those displays  even more spectacular.

For a  full summary of events can be accessed here.

Expect plenty of police presence over the four days of the festival.

RCMP  in Quesnel   are  getting some help from the Prince George Integrated Road Safety Unit and  the North District and Cariboo-Chilcotin Traffic Units, That means there will be check stips and roving patrols to make sure the roadways are safe for everyone.  Police are reminding  festival goers that if  alcohol is part of the party,  make arrangements for a designated driver, or a taxi.

Along with extra patrols from Traffic Units there will also be police officers conducting foot and bike patrols throughout Quesnel.

As most events associated with Billy Barker Days are geared towards families there will be no tolerance for drinking in public.