Some organizers of the last Lambton-hosted International Plowing Match and Rural Expo are helping prepare for its return in 2027.

“There is a continuity between the organizers of the two, a mentorship if you’d like,” said Bryan Boyle, one of the volunteer who helped stage the 1991 provincial plowing match championships in Petrolia.

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“It’s not the same people organizing,” he said, of the 2027 IPM slated for Brigden . “It was 35 years ago. But there is a mentorship thing so that we might encourage them.”

The legacy of the 1991 event continued in Brigden Saturday, amid the the Brigden Fair’s 175th anniversary , when three county 19-year-olds were selected for $2,000 scholarships, based on their community involvement, academic records and financial needs.

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