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McMahon crowned, Cowbell opens in August
Local royalty
Erin McMahon of the Bluevale area was crowned Brussels
Fall Fair Ambassador in early August. She would go on to
serve in the prestigious position for the International
Plowing Match, which was held in Walton in September.
The fair was moved to the match site in an unprecedented
move. (File photo)
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anniversary of the community with a
weekend full of events, including an
extended parade.
A number of locals were honoured
with Canada 150 medals by Huron -
Bruce MP Ben Lobb for their years
of hard work in the community.
Those honoured included Brussels'
Doug McArter and Joe Seili and
Steven Sparling of Blyth.
The Blyth Festival opened its
season, the first in the renovated
Memorial Hall, to much acclaim.
Mr. New Year's Eve: A Night with
Guy Lombardo opened the season,
followed by The Berlin Blues.
An agreement with the Festival of
Wizardry was in place and the
much -heralded event would be
coming to Blyth, set to be held at the
village's expansive campground.
After two previous successful Win
This Space competitions in Huron
East, a third was planned
specifically for Brussels. The
winning entrepreneur would earn a
storefront and marketing training,
but those involved insisted that the
real winner would be Brussels.
A number of local firefighters
qualified for the provincial FireFit
competition, which would be held in
Ottawa. The competition tested the
skills associated with both fitness
and being a skilled firefighter.
Organizers of the Walton
TransCan announced that the storied
event would not be held in 2017.
Due to a number of factors, the
event, scheduled for late August
every year, the event was shelved,
but with plans to come back when
the time was right.
Blyth celebrated its 140th
anniversary with a weekend full of
activities, including a sidewalk sale
and a special installment of
Cenotaph Day at Memorial Hall in
collaboration with the Legion.
AUGUST
Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company
welcomed thousands to its new
location as it officially opened to the
public on Aug. 5. The company
invited Blyth residents to be the first
to see the building and sample the
fruits of its labour before opening to
the public at large on Aug. 7. Nearly
1,000 people would come through
the building's door on the special
Blyth day.
Erin McMahon of the Bluevale
area was crowned the Ambassador
of the Brussels Fall Fair. She beat
out three other competitors to take
the crown in a very special year,
when the fair would be held at the
International Plowing Match in
Walton; something that had never
happened before.
Emily Bieman was named the
Junior Ambassador of the fair and
Casey Bernard would be the fair's
Little Ambassador.
Paul Dodds of Winthrop and
Lucas Townsend of Blyth both
prevailed in their respective classes
at Huron County Plowing Match,
paving the way for them to represent
the county on home soil at the IPM
in September.
Ryan Jacklin of Belgrave won a
gold medal in the Men's Midget
shot-put at the national Royal
Canadian Legion track and field
meet. He also won a silver and a
bronze while in Manitoba for the
championships.
The Blyth Festival's season was
rounded out with world premieres of
both The Pigeon King and
Ipperwash.
Justin Trudeau was in Goderich
and Stratford, visiting the Salvation
Army in Goderich before attending a
Stratford Shakespeare Festival
function later that night. Trudeau
greeted hundreds of adoring fans and
supporters in Huron County, signing
autographs and administering high
fives.
SEPTEMBER
The annual reunion of the Huron
Pioneer Thresher and Hobby
Association was marred with some
cold and wet weather on its
Thursday and Friday, but the warm,
sunny Saturday that would come
more than made up for it, as
thousands came to Blyth for the
event.
Goderich claimed a win of the
Kraft Heinz Project Play
competition for its overhaul of
Goderich Recreation Park. The win
came with $250,000 for the project.
The ribbon was cut on the
International Plowing Match, with
dignitaries both local and provincial
there to lend a hand. Premier
Kathleen Wynne and others were in
Walton for the first day of the match,
which saw a massive downpour of
rain that would result in the
cancellation of the second day of the
match and the closure of the site.
The closure threw the match into
disarray, forcing the rescheduling of
a number of events and the outright
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140 years
Blyth marked its 140th anniversary with a special weekend
of celebration and a special Cenotaph Day at Memorial Hall
in late July. (File photo)
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Company opened its flagship location in the village on the first
welcomed approximately 1,000 people to the farm on the first day, to
Blyth postal code were invited. The location would go on to welcome
people throughout the remainder of the year. (File photo)