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Thousands of people flooded the Vermilion Agricultural Grounds from July 25 - 27, taking in a mix of the midway, agricultural shows, and entertainment. The parade kicked off the Fair with a variety of entries categorized in commercial, out of town, senior and junior organizations, comic, pioneer, antique, and decorated cars. People of all ages enjoyed watching the colourful floats pass by, most tailored to the theme celebrating “Yesterdays Memories, Tomorrows Dreams.” Follo

Thousands of people gathered at the Vermilion Agricultural Grounds for the 112th Annual Vermilion Fair, experiencing oodles of fun activities from July 26 – 28. The parade on July 26, included dignitaries, and a colourful array of floats; this year’s theme was, ‘Sew it, Grow it, Show it!’ With so many visitors and volunteers in town, pancake breakfasts kept everyone eager in the mornings including ones at the Vermilion Legion, Vermilion Chrysler, and Fountain Tire. As p

Left: Eighty-one-year-old Louis Johner at the Vermilion Fair. Right: Eighteen-year-old Casey Wright with his horse, Crocket. The youngest and oldest chuckwagon drivers in the Alberta Professional Chuckwagon and Chariot Association raced as hard as any other at the Vermilion Fair from July 26 -28. Eighteen-year-old Casey Wright is the youngest wagon driver in the association, and 81-year-old Louis Johner is the oldest. Wright is in his first year driving wagons and feels he

Thousands of people flooded the Vermilion Agricultural Grounds from July 27 – 29, taking in a mix of midway, agricultural shows, and entertainment. The parade kicked off the Fair with a variety of entries categorized in commercial, out of town, senior and junior organizations, comic, pioneer, antique, and decorated cars. People of all ages enjoyed watching the colourful floats pass by, most tailored to the theme celebrating 100 years of 4-H in Alberta. “I was super-duper exci

Vermilion Agricultural Society President, Jay Sinclair. Photo Lorna Hamilton. The 111th Vermilion Fair ran from July 27 - 29 and according to Vermilion Ag Society president Jay Sinclair it was another successful Fair even with the price increase for gate passes which hasn't increased since 1982. "The gate pass did increase this year from $5 per day to $10, and the three-day gate pass increased to $20, but it didn't seem to affect our attendance, it was what we expected," said

Photo credit: Nicole Marie Photography Co. A medieval tournament is scheduled to take place at the Vermilion Fair’s grandstand on July 29, at 3 p.m. Complete with 14th century style clothing and armour, three members of the Knights Of The Northern Realm will perform living history marshal combat during the heavy horse hitch. Axes, daggers, flails, and spears will be weapons used throughout the tournament to display marshal prowess. The time-period, themed event is already spa