Canadian National Exhibition Blog

CNE GM, David Bednar

David Bednar is the G.M. of the fair
Everyone who meets him gets the feeling that he’s fair
He’s ambassador of good will, he’s the man to be the chair
While the fair is up and running you can always find him there.

He is in this top position because he really knows his stuff
And it also helps a great deal that when he need be he is tough
He has got a lot of business sense and knows how to run a fair
I don’t know just what his salary is and I do not really care.

Dave arranged to get Bill Clinton to speak at B.M.O. field
A prestigious idea for C.N.E. for more revenue to yield
As M.C. of this event to the public Bill Clinton he did present
To twelve thousand cheering folks this was a spectacular event.

Dave’s a media personality he’s a speaker of renown
He’s on radio and on television and he’s heard all over town
He’s a great choice for this position and a leader of the pack
And I know that as this year passes next year he will be back.

September 2, 2009
Richard Bieler

Best of luck to you and your family.

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Richard Bieler, a plumber with Exhibition Place, likes to entertain staff with his poetry and he wrote this particular ode about our Director of Operations, Virginia Ludy:

Her name is Virginia and she isn’t very tall
She runs the Exhibition in the late summer before the fall
She is the undisputed leader and the fair is in her hands
Two fists of steel are ready best take care that no one lands
There are rules that must be followed or a penalty you’ll pay
Best be careful how you drive golf carts around the grounds each day
When you’re asked by her to jump make it high and use both feet
Do your job with skill and speed and you will not get much heat
Virginia’s job is very taxing but she has a great large team
They help and advise her so she rarely has to scream
She is eager and she is ready to listen for a good useful idea
To help stave off a problem thus she’s covering her rear
She is a brilliant general and she’s fought in many wars
Never losing any battles if you count up all the scores
When the Ex is finally over when the tents begin to fold
Virginia is out there complimenting folks be they young or be they old
I know that this will be another year of great public success
For Virginia and Exhibition Place from past experience not just an idle guess.

August 5, 2009
Richard Bieler

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