Tori Hopcraft crowned 2026 Walkerton Homecoming Ambassador

July 30, 2026 @ 7:37 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times

And the 2026 Walkerton Homecoming Ambassador is Tori Hopcraft, centre (red gown), standing under the balloon archway with fellow contestants; from the left, Breanna Mancell, James Filsinger, Zoe Robbins, Callie Liefso, Hopcraft, Ashley Kestner – congeniality and first runner-up, Lauren Schneider – second runner-up, and Kale Lang. (Pauline Kerr photo)

WALKERTON – Walkerton’s 2016 Homecoming Ambassador, Jessica Westman, crowned her successor, 2026 Ambassador Tori Hopcraft, in a gala event at the Knights of Columbus Hall on July 26. Hopcraft, 21, grew up just outside Walkerton, attended Saint Teresa of Calcutta school and Sacred Heart High School, and is currently studying mechanical engineering.  The 2026 Ambassador…

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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.