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Wednesday, May 11, 2016
It took a small group to unveil the new 100th International Plowing Match & Expo sign in Walton Ont.
The sign unveiling for the 100th
International Plowing Match & Expo
Shaun Gregory
Postmedia Network
From the massive billboard on
North Line in Walton, Ont, you can
tell this is one of the many signs to
come - pun intended. The 100th
International Plowing Match & Expo
is just around the comer.
May 7 marked one of the first
events leading up to the 2017 IPM,
which is expected to hail to more
than 100,000 agricultural fanatics.
Vehicles were lined up on both
sides of the road. Municipal politi-
cians, Parliament members and
several local dignitaries joined
together. To suit the moment, a few
even sat on some hay bundles. For-
mal speeches were made by many
of the people responsible
for making this project a reality.
Conservative MP, Ben Lobb for the
Ontario riding of Huron -Bruce,
made a couple jokes to make the
crowd laugh and Huron East Mayor
Bernie MacLellan followed with a
more serious address directed to
the large crowd.
"For a number of years, we've
always bragged about the fact that
Huron County's agricultural indus-
try is actually larger then the four
Atlantic provinces' receipts put
together, said MacLellan.
"Now that's quite an accomplish-
ment, we are also the largest agri-
cultural producing area in Ontario.
So if there is ever a spot to have the
100th International Plowing Match,
it makes sense to have it in the larg-
est agricultural area that there is:'
Sheltered from the light drizzle of
rain in a huge white tent, there
seemed to be a large sign behind
the crowd. Not much could be seen,
since it was covered in a blue
tarp. Several wondered just what it
looked like undemeath. After all the
people had their chance to say what
they wanted and graced those who
played a part in the international
event, everyone headed towards the
mysterious structure. It was lime to
show the public.
"This is the official unveiling of
the sign, so that every time some-
body drives by they (know this is
leading up) to the 2017 IPM;" said
the chair of the 2017 IPM, Jacqui
Bishop, just after helping with the
revealing of the large sign.
"We were looking at unveiling it
in the fall, but the weather turned
on us. So we thought why not do it
in the spring. The grass is green and
things are actually growing." Bishop
said
Dressed in a plowing designer
sweater, the MPP for Huron -Bruce,
Lisa Thompson, was also one of the
people chosen for the inauguration
of the signage, said many do not
know, but she is rather familiar with
similar events in the agriculture sec-
tor. Back when she went to univer-
sity, Thompson was employed in
three plowing matches.
"I have an extra interest of how it
comes together because I know
how the back -end works, she said.
The competition is set to take
place in Walton, Ont., from Sept. 19
to 23, 2017.