Be a Scot for a Day! Ailsa Craig Highland Games & Scottish Festival – Saturday, July 26 by Pamma Hubbert Dust off your tartan—Ailsa Craig is going full Highlander on Saturday, July 26, with the launch of its first annual Highland Games & Scottish Festival. Hosted at the Ailsa Craig Recreation Centre, this all-ages event blends the best of the village’s former Gala Days with fresh festivities rooted in Scottish tradition.
Learning the Tricks of the Trade at The Crump Family Farm by Christiana McHardie Rita Oforiwaa Mensah has been spending her international internship with The Crump Family Farm in Ilderton, learning the tricks of the Canadian agricultural trade. With extensive agricultural experience in both Ghana and Canada, Rita has gained a truly one- of-a-kind, cross-cultural perspective on sustainability, innovation, and management in the agricultural industry. Rita grew up on her family’s farm in Ghana and served as a Women in Agricultural Development Officer for Ghana’s Ministry of Agriculture. She is a postgraduate Agri-Business Management student from Fanshawe College, and her previous experience and her background in crops, poultry, and livestock management in the industry have helped her settle nicely into The Crump Family Farm. The internship has allowed Rita to gain even more real-world experience in endeavours like crop cultivation, poultry and live- stock management, and soil health initiatives. She has notably developed an understanding of “Canadian-Ghanian perspectives on rural development,” a point of view that few others share.
The day kicks off at 8 am with a hearty community breakfast, courtesy of the Ailsa Craig Village Association. From there, the field comes alive with classic Heavy Games—caber tosses, hammer throws, and feats of strength—plus a Kids Zone, artisan- filled Thistle Market, workshops, and a musical stage headlined by South of 7. The Royal Scots War of 1812 Reenactors will be there as well - firing their cannon! To top it off? A delicious evening pig roast by New Moon Community Homestead. “This festival is about bringing the community together to celebrate our roots and have some fun,” says John, Chair of the Highland Games & Scottish Festival Committee.
Rita sincerely appreciates her internship at The Crump Family Farm and says, “The internship has served as a platform for pro- fessional development, idea ex- change, and personal growth, equipping me with sustainable, scalable techniques that I plan to implement and share back home.”
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Be a Scot for a Day in Ailsa Craig, Ontario Fourth Saturday in July
BE A SCOT FOR A DAY Saturday, July 26 Ailsa Craig Recreation Centre 159 Annie Ada Shipley Street Community Breakfast starts at 8 am
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