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Ryan Villiers wins 2025 chainsaw carving competition in Hope

  • Ryan Villiers won Hope's 2025 World Class Chainsaw Carving event with his blue whale carving, featuring a Sasquatch in a boat, during a competition on a beautiful Sunday.
  • Mark Colp's carving of B.C. animals took second place and won the People's Choice award, selling for $5,500 during the auction.
  • The event raised a total of $23,000 in the auction, with the District of Hope keeping four large carvings for permanent display throughout the area.
  • Community volunteers were thanked for their efforts leading up to the event, and Mayor Victor Smith acknowledged the carvers' work and collaboration.
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Ryan Villiers wins 2025 chainsaw carving competition in Hope

Mark Colp nabs second place and Chris Foltz wins third

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Sicamous Eagle Valley News broke the news in Salmon Arm, Canada on Monday, August 18, 2025.
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