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165th Annual Fall Fair // Sept. 23, 24, 25 GENERAL INFORMATION RULES & REGULATIONS

Our PREMISES I.D. is Collingwood Agricultural Society #ON4229070

Intending exhibitors and visitors are requested to read carefully and consider the following rules and Regulations governing the Exhibition, which will be in all cases strictly enforced. 1. This body of persons shall be called The Collingwood

Agricultural Society. The purpose of this Society shall be to stimulate good agricultural practice within the area and at every opportunity to project the image of agricultural and rural living to the public in general.

Our Mission Statement is “To maintain a home for the Great Northern Exhibition through Volunteer

Commitment and Community Support”. 2. The fee for membership in the Society shall be $10.00 per senior member and $4.00 for Junior member (16 years & under) per annum. This entitles each member to the following: a.) Admission to the Fair for 1 (one) day. b.) The right to exhibit or compete, after payment of the entry fee, in any or all sections at the annual Fair. 3. While the Directors will take every possible precaution to ensure the safety of articles sent to the exhibition, the owners themselves must take the risk of exhibiting and should any article be accidentally damaged, lost or stolen the Directors will render all the assistance in their power toward its recovery, but will not make any payment of the value thereof. 4. Any person or exhibitor who shall interfere with the judges or directors while in discharge of their duties or who afterwards, on the premises of the Society, uses any contemptuous language to any of the directors or judges, in consequence of any award made to him or them, shall forfeit the rights to any premiums to which he might otherwise be entitled and may be excluded from exhibiting at the next annual exhibition. 5. The Society will not be responsible for any accident or injury to persons, animals, vehicles, or other personal property of, or belonging to those entering the Show Fairgrounds. 6. All exhibitors and competitors must be members of the Society. 7. On the first day of the Exhibition, the grounds and buildings will be open to exhibitors and their assistants for preparation, and all exhibits must be in their places and ready for judging by the time specified in each section of the prize list. 8. Articles of work which have been exhibited at any previous Great Northern Exhibition cannot be entered in competition for this year. All exhibits must be the work of the exhibitor. 9. Tags for entries can be obtained from the Fair office and are also available when entering exhibits on

the Wednesday before the Fair. Each exhibitor will use the membership number for entries in each and every class. Exhibitors can pre-register their entries online using

Assist Expo: https://www.assistexpo.ca/greatnorthern-exhibition 10. All entries must be accompanied by proper mailing address including postal code, or the Society will not be responsible for payment of prize money or issuing of memberships and passes. 11. Prize winners are requested to cash their cheques promptly. 12. The Society will not be responsible for the payment of special prizes. In case of a tie between exhibitors or competitors for Special Awards of Prizes, the one with the greatest number of firsts shall be declared winner. 13. The Directors do not hold themselves responsible for the full amount of prizes offered in this list, but will, if the funds are not sufficient, pay the largest percentage the funds will allow. 14. At the close of the Exhibition - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, exhibitors must take charge of their exhibits, and remove the same as early as possible. Any article or stand left in the buildings or grounds after this time will be at the risk of the owner. NOTE: All exhibits in the

Agri-Cultural Building & Quonset Hut, must remain until 4 p.m., Sunday, or forfeit prize money. However, vehicles are NOT permitted up to the building until the fair closes at 5:00 p.m. 15. It does not follow that because a prize is offered for any particular animal or article that it must be awarded, unless there is proper competition, or unless the exhibit is really of sufficient merit to warrant the award being made. The judges are particularly requested to note this fact. The judges are requested to report to the Fair office immediately upon their arrival on the grounds. See time for judging in each section of the Prize List. No person shall be permitted in the horse or cattle ring during the time of judging except the judges, the groom, or any other person in charge of the animals. Any person who shall attempt to interfere with, or influence the judges while discharging their duties, or who shall at any time on the premises of the Society use abusive language to any judge in consequence of any award made by him shall forfeit the right to any premium which he might otherwise be entitled. Judges are particularly requested to immediately report any breach of this rule. 16. The Directors are endeavouring to obtain the best

Judges possible and protests against awards will not be received; all decisions being considered final. Any