Listowel band at the Canadian National Exhibition

August 29, 2024 @ 7:00 amListowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

Listowel Band, c.1925 – Front row from left: Dave Inez, Halley Nickel, Marvin Wilson, Alex Ross, Tom Oake, Lester Loree, unnamed. Middle row from left: Cleveland Bitton, Cliff Dempsey, Watt MacDonald, Clifford Peppler, Norman Bamford, Sidney Dempsey, unnamed. Back row from left: Dick Seaman, Professor Suton,next two unnamed, Joe Fair, Ron Cox, Jim Rocher, and band leader Mr. Dempsey. (Stratford-Perth Archives photo)
Going to the Canadian National Exhibition each year is a tradition for many people. Now held for eighteen days at the end of August, it is Canada’s largest annual exhibition. Its roots began in the 1840s as an agricultural fair. As times have changed, it has changed to reflect societal influences in Canadian culture. In…
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Cindy J. Sinko