September 16, 2026
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The Ripley-Huron Fall Fair runs next weekend, Sept. 25-26, and this year, the Ripley Agricultural Society is partnering with the International Highland Games Federation (IHGF) to bring the Amateur Men’s Canadian Championships to the fair.
The IHGF has gathered the best throwers in the country to battle it out to see who gets to represent Canada at the IHGF Amateur Men’s World Championships in Fefor, Norway.
The athletes will be competing in eight Scottish heavy-event disciplines:
Braemar and open stone
Heavy and light weight for distance
Heavy and light hammer
Weight over bar
Caber Toss
There will also be a contingent of women who will be competing on the field between the men's events to keep the breaks in the action to a minimum.
The athletes will take to the field Saturday at 8 a.m. and wrap up around 4 p.m. They will also be marching in the Mammoth Parade, and taking a short break after it for lunch.
The male athletes include:
Conner Dixon, 26, of Ripley, Ontario
Rylan Betker, 39, of Regina, Saskatchewan
Mike Brown, 31, of Mitchell, Ontario
Brandon Bernatowycz, 37, of London, Ontario
Liam MacNaughton, 29, of Dalkeith, Ontario
Tyrell Sawatzky, 29, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Fraser Clark, 20, of Elora, Ontario
The female athletes include:
Amanda Farrell Walsh of Ripley, Ontario
Lisa McLean of Fergus, Ontario
Banyan Layman of Guelph, Ontario
Cyan Roepcke of Penticton, British Columbia
View the athletes' biographies in the photo gallery below.
Other new events at the fair, include:
Worm Wrangler
"The Beginnings of Ripley" - Historical Tour with Murray Yungblut
Jocelyn School of Music Show
Poultry Display
Saugeen Valley Children's Safety Display
Written ByLiz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.
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