The 90th Ponoka Stampede is shaping up to be a truly historic event, with a record-smashing World Professional Chuckwagon Association 9WPCA) tarp auction May 1, that included an announcement of an exciting addition planned for the grounds. For a fourth straight year, the Ponoka Stampede’s canvas auction shattered expectations, bringing in a total of $904,500, breaking all previous records. The previous high in 2025 of $617,000, (the first time t…