Category Archives: Behind the Scenes 2008

To whom it may concern, As a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the past 22 years and a former member of the RCMP Musical Ride I can tell you that showing at the Canadian National Exhibition is … Continue reading →

Last Thursday morning was the citizenship ceremony.  Over the past few years, it has settled into an annual event at the CNE in which the immigration officials get out of the office for a ceremony here to swear in some … Continue reading →

Horses and Acrobats.  We started throwing this idea around a couple of years ago.  We were concerned about what we would do if the RCMP actually accepted our invitation to perform here.  The last time they were here (2004) was … Continue reading →

In 1998, the Canadian National Exhibition offered several promotions on a single day, which also happened to be Chinese Day.  On the middle Saturday of the fair, if you had bought a medium pizza at Pizza Nova you got into … Continue reading →

Although the IAMS SuperDogs have been seen throughout North America, there are a number of things about our shows at the CNE that make them unique.  Our shows here are enormously popular – so it is important to arrive early, … Continue reading →

This “EX-posed” project will be one to watch to see if it turns into a new CNE tradition.  Our Youth Action Group (YAG) was pretty charged up about it everytime the idea was discussed.  I am sure almost everyone has … Continue reading →

  Hey everyone…Kevin Ridgeway & Kristen Johnson here from the Ridgeway & Johnson Grand Illusion & Escape Show. We are very excited to be a part of The EX this year.  We rolled into Toronto last week.   2008 has … Continue reading →

Conklin Shows owned and operated the ever infamous “Bavarian Beer Gardens” at the east end of the Alpine Way at the Canadian National Exhibition grounds. This German-style beer gardens was a popular meeting place, and a great place to get … Continue reading →

            6:15 am Friday August 15th – We have worked all year for today to arrive and here it is.  Thankfully, the weather looks good.  Provincial Minister of Tourism, Peter Fonseca, will officially open the … Continue reading →

Wow! I can’t believe the CNE is almost upon us again…I don’t know how many years I’ve been performing at the Ex in total, but it’s at least 6 years in a row. And every year I go through the … Continue reading →