Report from Wendy Harris The OAAS convention went really well last weekend. Sarah did a wonderful job representing the Markham Fair. This year there were a total of 86 ambassadors from all different fairs throughout Ontario. The convention was sold out and had a total number of over 1300 people which was amazing. Sarah [...]
My name is Sarah Mast and I am 20 years old. I grew up on a small hobby farm where my love for animals and farming started to grow. I have been going to the Markham fair with my mom and 3 sisters since as long as I can remember. I placed my art work [...]
We at the Markham Fair were lucky enough to have the opportunity to sit down and interview Laura Empringham, the 2017 Head Ambassador for the Markham Fair. Laura has recently graduated from a sister college of the University of Guelph with a degree in agricultural studies, and is spending this summer working closely with the [...]
On Sunday, July 29, Markham Fair participated in the Unionville Exotic Car Show and the Stiver Mill Farmers’ Market on Markham’s historic Main Street Unionville! The third annual Unionville Exotic Car Show filled up the street with glamorous foreign vehicles for all to see. The cars presented luxury features like unusual lifting doors, luxurious interior [...]
A cheque for $2,000 was presented to the Ambassador Team at the Markham Fair this past Thursday. The 2017 Markham Fair Ambassadors are Olivia Bolender, Rachel Moore and lead Ambassador Laura Empringham who will represent Markham Fair at the CNE in August 2018. The Ambassador Team will be present at community events such as the [...]
After Thursday’s competition, the judges made their decision and the lead Ambassador Teghan Warr and Team consisting of Victoria Krol-Tota were chosen for the 2016 Markham Fair. They performed their duties admirably during the fair handing out event programs at the gates, visiting with school children (posing for photos), handing out ribbons at various competitions [...]
After Thursday’s competition, the judges made their decision and the lead Ambassador Ashley De Angelis and Team consisting of Caitlin Wagg and Katie Sweeney were chosen for the 2015 Markham Fair. They performed their duties admirably during the fair handing out event programs at the gates, visiting with school children (posing for photos), handing out [...]
2014 Markham Fair Ambassador Team, Bethany Henshall, Cassie Ferguson (lead Ambassador), and Teghan Warr After a day of competition the judges made their decision and the lead Ambassador Cassie Ferguson and Team consisting of Bethany Henshall and Teghan Warr were chosen for the 2014 Markham Fair. They performed their duties admirably during the [...]
Kaitlin was named on the Top 7 semi-finalists at CNE competition On Aug. 15, Kaitlin Francis was one of almost 70 youth from around the province competing for the title of CNE Ambassador of the Fairs for 2014. Representatives from fairs across Ontario have strived for the title for over 40 years. The [...]
From left: Lesley English, 2013 Markham Fair President, the Honourable Jeff Leal, Minister of Rural Affairs, Sarah Dunlop, lead Ambassador Kaitlin Francis and Bethany Henshall , Ken Rovinelli from Upper Unionville Inc. A cheque for $2,000 was presented to the Ambassador Team at the Markham Fair. The 2013 Markham Fair Ambassadors are Sarah [...]
