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Being involved in the planning of the CNE is both rewarding and exciting. It’s such an important Toronto tradition and also happens to be Canada’s largest annual fair. An event the size and scope of...
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A chat with a hero
My special moment at this year’s CNE was meeting a 93-year-old veteran in his motorized wheelchair, with his wife, at the Tim Hortons Seniors’ Breakfast. They arrived late after we had shut down the...
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Dealing with the elements
The fourth night of the Rising Star Talent Show ended with a bang. A very large bang. About half way through the show, the sky got very dark and we knew a storm was coming. We got to the second...
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The Fair is fun…even in the rain
It was halfway through the fair and we had a mid-afternoon torrential downpour. We stood at the window of the General Manager’s office watching everyone running for cover into any building they could...
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Richard Bieler, a plumber with Exhibition Place, likes to entertain staff with his poetry and he wrote this particular ode about our Director of Operations, Virginia Ludy: Her name is Virginia and she...
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The Bednar Year
CNE GM, David Bednar David Bednar is the G.M. of the fair Everyone who meets him gets the feeling that he’s fair He’s ambassador of good will, he’s the man to be the chair While the fair is up and...
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Blogwich: 250 years yum! Celebrating the Birth of the Sandwich.
Written by: Candice McCavitt Between the age of six and thirteen, I ate a peanut butter and jam sandwich every day. That’s 2,555 PB&Js, easy. Okay, so maybe I swapped out for a turkey sandwich...
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Mark’s Top Secret Guide to Ring Toss
Written by: Mark Colvin There is no thrill quite like it. That clink’ing sound when a toss ricochets off bottle after bottle, dancing around as if it were teasing you. The excitement as the crowd...
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Songs in the Key of Ex: The Music of the CNE
Written by: Adam Boyd What is The Ex? A nearly impossible question to answer, but I’ve always found that when I need to grasp something as complex as the CNE, I look to its music. It’s a way of...
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Fulfillment from Food
Written by: Chris Peppin Being a lover of all things edible, the CNE allows me to exercise my palate to an extent scarcely available during the rest of the year. However, my bias is not specifically...
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The Art of Perusal at the CNE
Written by: Chris Peppin The art of perusal is a CNE-viewing strategy that must be cultivated with care and precision. It is known by many other names such as browsing, sauntering,...
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The Ideal Day at the CNE
On a normal day perfection includes: minimal traffic, showing up to work and finding a fresh pot of coffee, a productive work day, and some kind of barbecued red meat for dinner, but when the CNE is...
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