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The festival later expanded to three days; it outgrew the park and was moved to the grounds of the Center Wellington Township Sportsplex at the edge of town, [5] providing space for overnight camping. The name was changed to Fergus Scottish Festival in 1992. [6] By 1997 the festival was attracting 35,000 people on the Saturday of its event. [1]
Ontario Pirate Festival (Guelph) [3] Ottawa Bluesfest (Ottawa) Ovation Music Festival ; Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights (Peterborough) Pride Week (Toronto) Puppet Festival Mississauga (March - Mississauga) Rockton World's Fair (October Thanksgiving Weekend - Flamborough) St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival (St. Lawrence) Toronto Caribbean ...
The first historical reference to the type of events held at Highland games in Scotland was made during the time of King Malcolm III (Scottish Gaelic: Máel Coluim, c. 1031 – 13 November 1093) when he summoned men to race up Craig Choinnich overlooking Braemar with the aim of finding the fastest runner in Scotland to be his royal messenger. [7]
Fergus is the largest community in Centre Wellington, a township within Wellington County in Ontario, Canada. It lies on the Grand River about 18 km NNW of Guelph . The population of this community at the time of the 2016 Census was 20,767, [ 1 ] but the community is growing as new homes are being built for sale.
They now offer Softball to both kids AND Adults to better serve the entire family and keep the people of Centre Wellington active. Fergus is also home to the Highland Rugby Club and the Fergus-Elora District Soccer Club (FEDS). [21] Fergus Curling Club, Ontario's oldest continuously running Curling Club, was founded in 1834 by settlers from ...
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Orillia (/ ə ˈ r ɪ l i ə /) [6] is a city in Ontario, Canada, about 30 km (18 mi) north-east of Barrie in Simcoe County. It is located at the confluence of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Although it is geographically located within Simcoe County, the city is a single-tier municipality. It is part of the Huronia region of Central Ontario ...
Glengarry County, an area covering 288,688 acres (1,168 km 2), is a county in the province of Ontario, Canada.It is still inhabited by the descendants of 18th and early 19th-century Scottish Highland pioneer settlers from Lochaber, was historically a Gàidhealtachd community, and Canadian Gaelic language revival efforts are currently taking place there.