Some of the people involved in organizing the last time Lambton hosted an International Plowing Match and Rural Expo are helping prepare for the competition’s return in 2027.

“There is a continuity between the organizers of the two, a mentorship if you’d like,” said Bryan Boyle, one of those who volunteered to put on the 1991 provincial plowing match championships in Petrolia.

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“It’s not the same people organizing,” he said, for the 2027 IPM scheduled in Brigden .

“It was 35 years ago. But there is a mentorship thing so that we might encourage them,” Boyle said

The legacy of the 1991 event continued in Brigden Saturday, amid the 175th anniversary of the Brigden Fair, when three 19-year-olds from Lambton were selected for $2,000 scholarships, based on their commun

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