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Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark’s lip-syncing skills are going to be put to the test.
The results came in Friday and Regina Mayor Sandra Masters defeated Clark in the #StickItToCOVID Mayoral Challenge between Regina and Saskatoon.
Regina administered 20.1 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine per 1,000 people during the two-week challenge, edging Saskatoon and its 19.7 first doses per 1,000 people.
“Well done Regina! I am so pleased to see that between Regina and Saskatoon over 10,000 first dose vaccines were delivered in two weeks,” Masters said in a release.
“A much-deserved thank you to the residents of both cities, the Saskatchewan Health Authority and of course Mayor Clark for participating in this community challenge.
“I am anxiously looking forward to seeing Mayor Clark lip syncing and grooving to The Last Saskatchewan Pirate written by the Arrogant Worms and performed by Captain Tractor. I will be sure to watch it from down ‘on Regina’s mighty shores.’ ”
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Under the terms of the challenge, the city with the most first-dose vaccinations per capita from June 17 through June 30 would be declared the winner. The winning mayor would choose a song for the other mayor to lip sync in a video.
As of Friday, 73 per cent of Regina’s residents are vaccinated with a first dose. Saskatoon just surpassed the 70 per cent mark.
“Well, I guess this means that Regina residents really wanted to see me groove,” Clark said in the release. “Given the dramatic increase in canoes, paddleboards, kayaks, and water-skiers enjoying our river lately, The Last Saskatchewan Pirate seems like a good fit. So I’m happy to take this for the sake of pumping up the vaccine numbers.
“And, I also want to keep this competition going.”
Clark challenged Masters to another competition to see which city can get the most doses — either first or second — in the month of July.
“We are not out of the woods with COVID,” Clark said. “It is really important that we keep getting both first and those second doses, especially for businesses who are in survival mode, for many workplaces who are bringing their employees back in September, and for parents who want their kids to return safely to school.
“We have the summer to get ourselves on track and put all the pieces in place for a healthy fall.”