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08082025 Piper Yorke of Ontario works on a part of a collaborative metal sculpture as part of day two of the CanIRON XIV National Blacksmith Conference at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum south of Austin on Friday. Blacksmith’s from across the country are in town for the four day conference. Groups of blacksmith’s worked together on Friday to create different pieces that will all go together to form the large sculpture. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)