August 15, 2024 • Volume 39, No. 7
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Navan Fair a success despite wet weather By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star
Ultimutts co-star, Lollipop, performs at thus year’s Navan Fair. More photos on page 9. FRED SHERWIN PHOTO
Two days prior to the start of this year’s edition of the Navan Fair, the weather forecast did not look promising. Other than the opening day on Thursday Aug. 8, Friday, Saturday and Sunday all appeared to be a potential washout. Thankfully, the one thing people in Ottawa can depend on in August is undependable weather forecasts. Other than Friday, when heavy showers throughout the day kept most people away except for the most intrepid fairgoers and late Sunday afternoon, the rest of the fair was held under mostly sunny skies. In fact, the weather was perfect on Saturday, which is traditionally the busiest day. Several hundred people lined Colonial Road for the annual Navan Fair parade in the morning,
while long line ups for the midway rides were the order of the day for most of the afternoon and into the evening. The highlights on Saturday included the Ultimutts agility dog and cat show, the Great Canadian Lumberjack Show, the Heavy Horse competition and the evening grandstand show featuring Big Sugar. On Thursday, several hundred people packed the grandstands around the demolition derby arena to watch six competitors play adult bumper cars. The following day, heavy rain turned the demolition derby arena into a sea of mud, leaving the patrons risking a mud shower in order to get a good view. Inside the Navan Fair building, fairgoers were able to see the various entrants in the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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