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About 100 vendors showcase their wares at the inaugural Kincardine Expo

Liz DadsonBy: Liz Dadson  April 28, 2015
About 100 vendors showcase their wares at the inaugural Kincardine Expo
About 100 vendors filled the Davidson Centre in Kincardine for the inaugural Kincardine Expo, organized by the Kincardine and District Chamber of Commerce, on the weekend.

Admission to the event was free, but people were urged to bring items for the Kincardine Food Bank.

There were almost 60 booths on the arena floor, another 25 in the Kincardine hall, plus 10 in the pool viewing area, and three outside, said Jackie Pawlikowski, executive director of the chamber.

Billed as a home show, with demonstrations and activities, retail, design and decor, the event replaces the Kincardine Skating Club's annual Home and Garden Show.

The Expo featured the Penetangear Kids Rock-Climbing Wall; a food and licensed beverage area hosted by the Bruce Steakhouse, a Kids' Passport Program with a family paddleboard rental package as a prize; a "mini-market" for in-home and small business; free swims at the Davidson Centre pool; myFM Fashion Show on Sunday; and lots of prizes and demonstrations.

At the Walkerton Water and Wellness Centre booth, a "EZ Log Structure" backyard shed was being built Saturday to be completed and given away by the end of that day.

Image Gallery

Members of the St. Anthony's Green Team, Sierra Griffin (L), Kailyn Henry, Mackenzie Thomson, Olivia Griffin and Madelyn Thomson, get ready to hand out Terracycle cards to patrons of the Kincardine Expo
Al Robertson (L) makes more kettle corn after serving Daija, 11, Devin, 9, and Delilah Haldenby, 8, all of Kincardine, at the Kincardine Expo Saturday
Alex MacDonald, 10, of Ripley climbs aboard a riding lawn tractor at the Kincardine Performance Centre booth outside the Davidson Centre at the Expo
Angela Albright of The Main Event of Port Elgin, sets up a balloon display at the Kincardine Expo Saturday afternoon
Three-year-old Sarah Moriarty of Kincardine reaches out and touches a balloon flower at The Main Event at the Kincardine Expo, Saturday afternoon, at the Davidson Centre
Charles Lahn of the Walkerton Water and Wellness Centre puts together a shed during the Kincardine Expo
Danielle Blanchard (L) and Lily Freiburger (R) of The Hair Connection, add extensions to the hair of Tamara Perala of Kincardine
Ed Buckle stands at the Investors Group booth at the Kincardine Expo Sunday afternoon; photo by David Dadson
Gregory Dadson (R) of the Kinetic Knights Robotics Team 781, with last year's robot, Moose, makes the rounds at the Kincardine Expo, stopping to talk with Rebecca Lewis; photo by David Dadson
Janice Griffith (L) and Robert Fletcher of the Kincardine Scottish Festival with new T-shirts for the 2015 event
Nathan Kutcher of St. Catharines, a member of Team Canada, climbs on the Kids Rock Wall at the Expo
Olivia Convay (L) and Lara Clubb of the KDSS Prom committee, sell cupcakes as a fund-raiser at the Expo
Theodor Chilton, two-and-a-half, of Kintail, gets some help from Darren Hodson-Walker at the Kids Rock Wall

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Liz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.



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