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140th Annual Providence Bay Fair a truly historic event

August 23, 2023

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prov-fair42_NoCrown — Ben Dewar was selected as the 2023 Ambassador of the Fair! From left is Miss Congeniality, Alex Carrick; Alexis McVey; and ambassador runner-up Lexis Young. Front row is Fair Ambassador Ben Dewar.

PROVIDENCE BAY—The 2023 Providence Bay was historic for two main reasons. One, this marked the 140th anniversary of this annual event, a milestone in itself, and for the first time in its history, a male, Ben Dewar of Providence Bay, won the Providence Bay Fair Ambassador competition. “I’m pretty excited,” Ben Dewar told The Expositor. […]

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Tom Sasvari https://www.manitoulin.com

Tom Sasvari serves as the West Manitoulin news editor for The Expositor. Mr. Sasvari is a graduate of North Bay’s Canadore College School of Journalism and has been employed on Manitoulin Island, at the Manitoulin West Recorder, and now the Manitoulin Expositor, for more than a quarter-century. Mr. Sasvari is also an active community volunteer. His office is in Gore Bay.