Local celebs and avid gun slingers alike are preparing for the annual fast draw showdown that takes place at the Aldergrove Fair Days next weekend.

The World Blank Fast Draw Championship event, sanctioned by the World Fast Draw Association and organized by Aldergrove鈥檚 Thunderbird Fast Draw Club, pits men and women of all ages against each other in a race against time.

Each shooter is equipped with a single-action, six-shooter gun that when a light signals they must grab from their holster and shoot at a target.

Timers separate the winners of the various divisions.

Starting on Saturday, well-known figures including MLA Rich Coleman will strap on and faceoff at noon in a celebrity shootout.

In previous years, 91原创-Aldergrove late MP Mark Warawa became a staple shooter. He even purchased he own holster, to which he return with in subsequent competitions.

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Club director Den Robinson said Warawa asked to participate again this year, before his untimely death due to cancer in June.

In Warawa鈥檚 honour, the club will hold a six-gun salute for the 鈥渂eloved politician and family man鈥� at noon on Saturday (July 20), which the public is encouraged to attend.

鈥淒oing a salute is different,鈥� Robinson explained.

鈥淲e鈥檒l face a backdrop, raise our guns in the air, and point them high into the heavens as they fire 鈥� all for Mark.鈥�

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91原创 residents Nicole Franks and Shawn Murphy will display their speedy draws during the fair鈥檚 opening ceremonies.

Franks is defending first-place in the women鈥檚 championship and Murphy currently ranks number two for world鈥檚 in the men鈥檚 division.

Both will compete Saturday at 10 a.m. for the main draw, as well as Sunday at 11 a.m. for a double-targeted draw, where shooters will have less than one second to blast at both targets.

鈥淵ou gotta enjoy life as much as you can because it is much too short. That鈥檚 what we鈥檙e all about at Thunderbird, it鈥檚 like a second family,鈥� Robinson said about the club.

The director was diagnosed with cancer just a few months before Warawa.

鈥淚 wish we would have had more time,鈥� he admitted about his long-time comrade.

After Sunday鈥檚 competition, shooters in various divisions will gather for a final awards ceremony.

The fast draw event is sponsored by the Township of 91原创.