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Volume XVII-Issue 936
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August 2, 2022
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Vermilion 116th Fair A Huge Success
Mini Chuckwagon races at the Vermilion Fair. Photo Lorna Hamilton
Lorna Hamilton Reporter
U n d e r t h r e e d ay s o f s c o r c h i n g temperatures and beautiful sunny skies except for a thunderstorm on Friday night into the early morning of Saturday the Town of Vermilion and Vermilion Fair saw thousands of visitors and fairgoers since being forced to cancel the annual event in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID. The Wednesday evening Fair Kickoff party that was put on by the Vermilion Chamber of Commerce provided attendees the opportunity to indulge in food from Cornerstone Co-op in the form of a BBQ, pizza by the slice from
Express Pizza, and food truck items from the new Cornerstone Pub and Grill food truck. Several businesses held sidewalk sales, and there were a couple of games that everyone could enjoy. Thursday morning the first official day of the Fair saw a pancake breakfast held at the Vermilion Royal Canadian Legion from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. just in time for everyone to find their favourite place to watch the parade that began at 11 a.m. Many floats within the parade represented the Mooving Forward theme of this year’s Fair. Floats were decorated in cow-themed items and patterns representing each
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business or organizations interpretation. Throughout the three days, Fairgoers were able to get either a three-day pass for only $20 or purchase a daily pass for $10 which provided entry to the midway, livestock shows, trade shows, grandstand shows, antique and modified tractor pulls, Old MacDonalds barn, mini chuckwagons, APCCA pony chariots and chuckwagon races, Beer Gardens, open stages and much more, making it one of the most family-friendly fairs in the area. The West Coast Amusement rides offered day bracelets for $40 per day allowing ridegoers the ability to utilize all
rides as often as they like. The sounds of laughter and squeals could be heard throughout the three days while many family memories were being made. The fair grounds were jam-packed with delectable food and drink items from the numerous food trucks, caterers, ice cream trucks, lemonade stands etc. Each year the Vermilion Agricultural Society requires hundreds of volunteers in preparation and during the fair and this year was no different. The Vermilion Agricultural Society would like to send out a huge thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s 116th Fair such a huge success.
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