New Dirt Brings New Events To Town
“The dirt started all of this,” says Nicole Templeton, Office Manager of the Vermilion Agricultural Society. “Horse people won’t do...
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Lorna Hamilton
Aug 24, 20212 min
Fur, Feathers, And Fun
The Vermilion Public Library held a ‘Fur, Feathers, and Fun’ program in front of the Vermilion Heritage Museum on August 18, for children...
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Lorna Hamilton
Aug 6, 20211 min
Bonnyville Chuckwagon Races And Chuckwagon Beerfest
Bonnyville will be holding chuckwagon races on August 5-8 and a chuckwagon Beerfest on Saturday of August 7. The chuckwagons will be held...
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Vermilion Voice
Jun 18, 20211 min
Vermilion Fair A No Go
Vermilion, AB- June 17, 2021- Following Premier Kenney’s recent announcement detailing Alberta’s “open for summer” plan, we know that...
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Vermilion Voice
Jun 9, 20212 min
Farm Curl - Old Timers Cabin - Reunion Hall
One yearly event I always look forward to is the farm curl. Hosted by The Vermilion Agricultural Society in partnership with the...
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Vermilion Voice
May 28, 20212 min
Beer Garden - Entertainment - Freestage
Always a crowd pleaser, the beer gardens were not built overnight. Setting up an event like that takes much organization and coordination...
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Lorna Hamilton
May 21, 20212 min
Dewberry Chuckwagon Return To Racing 50/50 Raffle
The Dewberry Chuckwagon Racing Heritage Society launched their first ‘Return to Racing 50/50 Raffle’ on May 7. The Hamlet of Dewberry has...
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Apr 26, 20212 min
High School Rodeo Season Is Here
The St. Paul Agricultural Society successfully kicked off the spring High School Rodeo Season last weekend, hosting the Junior and High...
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Vermilion Voice
Apr 1, 20212 min
Heavy Horse - Light Horse
2019 Heavy Horses at the fair. Photo Sue Chikie At the Vermilion Fair we are incredibly lucky to have the level of competition that we do...
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Vermilion Voice
Nov 24, 20201 min
Derwent Raffle
Derwent Ag Society is an organization that is run by volunteers from the community. This year they are doing a fundraiser to repair the...
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Vermilion Voice
Nov 17, 20201 min
Remembrance Day Ceremony
A short Remembrance Day Ceremony was held at the Cenotaph in the morning on November 11. Carried out by the Legion Members, the...
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Vermilion Voice
Nov 10, 20202 min
History Of Agricultural Societies In Canada
Agriculture societies and their fairs have a long, storied history in Canada. First introduced by early settlers, the concept of the...
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Vermilion Voice
Sep 1, 20201 min
Vermilion Agricultural Society Opens Online Market
Click and Collect logo. Photo submitted The Vermilion Ag Society has been looking for alternative ways to support the community this...
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