Category Archives: Official CNE Bloggers 2009

Canadian National Exhibition, Day -247

This morning I woke up with a feeling I was missing something. Then it struck me, I had no CNE to go to. I sat back a thought about the past 18 day, and what they meant to me personally. … Continue reading

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Canadian National Exhibition, Day Eighteen

Today is the last day of the 2009 CNE. My last chance to see anything I had missed, and to say goodbye to friends I had made. I made sure I was at the gate when it opened. The sun … Continue reading

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Canadian National Exhibition, Day Seventeen

Another glorious day for the CNE. I don’t remember a year where the weather was as nice for the entire run as it was this year. I guess Toronto got the rain out of its system earlier this summer. I … Continue reading

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Canadian National Exhibition, Day Sixteen

It was another double visit day for me today. I am trying to cram everything into the last weekend. First stop was Kids’ World. I like to shoot the rides in the west end of the fair before the sun … Continue reading

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Canadian National Exhibition, Day Fourteen

It was a double shift day for me yesterday. My little buddy Hayden and I made a return visit to Kids’ World. This time we skipped the rides and concentrated on the free shows and exhibits. We arrived in time … Continue reading

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Canadian National Exhibition, Day Thirteen

I just made a quick visit today. I only had a couple of hours, but a day without the Exhibition is like a day without sunshine. My friend Greg and I headed over to catch the cheese tasting. It was … Continue reading

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Canadian National Exhibition, Day Twelve

It was any evening of mysteries tonight. I met my friend Trish at the Go Train entrance around 6:30. We headed straight into the Food Building to see what we wanted for dinner. There is something about the layout of … Continue reading

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Breathing in the Blue Vapours of the Angels at an Air Show

I have seen many legendary performances and performers in the past: Sean D. Tucker, Patty Wagstaff, the acrobatic glider, the fire bomber demonstration, the dogfight recreation, the Thunderbirds and of course our own Snowbirds. But I have yet to see … Continue reading

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Why the ugly matching t-shirts, people?

A few years ago I sat on the sidewalk on Queen Street and watched the Labour Day Parade. It seemed like the weirdest and most pointless parade imaginable. No floats, just the odd flatbed with a band and lots of … Continue reading

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Canadian National Exhibition, Day Eleven

My friends, Scott and Lil, called me to say they were headed back to the Ex today, so I decided to tag along with them again. On my way from the Dufferin Gate to the TTC stop to meet them, … Continue reading

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