Volunteer Recognition

OAAS Service Award

The Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies Agricultural Service Award is presently annually by the Brigden Fair to a deserving member of the society to acknowledge many years of tireless dedication and support for the society.  Without members like these, our society would cease to exist.

*Thomas Holmes
*Wm. Manley*Miss Annie McBean
*1941 – Leslie Morrison*1943 – W. Doolan
*1944 – Wm. South*1945 – Percy Williams
*1946 – Wm. Newman*1947 – Wesley Stephens
*1948 – Edwin Shaw*1949 – Howard Miskell
*1950 – Mrs. Mary Matthews*1951 – John Piggott
*1952 – Stewart Radford*1953 – Grant Manley
*1954 – Ed Nichol*1955 – Robert Maw
*1956 – Allan Bruce*1957 – Edwin Barwise
*1958 – John R. Sinclair*1959 – Ralph White
*1960 – Stuart Morrison*1961 – Norman Williams
*1962 – Roy Bradshaw*1963 – Sherman Parr
*1964 – Earl Rogers*1965 – Bert Gordon
*1966 – John E. Duncan*1967 – John McFarlane
*1968 – Albert Poland*1969 – Mrs. Sadie Newman
*1970 – Clayton Shaw*1971 – John Wheeler
*1972 – Cecil Logan*1973 – Wm Arnold
*1974 – Keith South*1975 – Geo Moore
*1976 – Lorne Munday*1977 – Reg Sheppard
*1978 – Ross & Ina McKellar*1979 – Howard Scott
*1980 – Don White*1981 – Erma Strangway
*1982 – Grace Brown*1982 – Mr & Mrs Gordon Reynolds
*1983 -Ila Japp*1984 – William & Irene Williams
*1985 – Harold & Dorothy Williams*1986 – Frank & Queenie McBean
*1987 – Lorene & Currie Sharp*1988 – Ken & Elsie Anderson
*1988 – Graydon & Jean Munday*1989 – Peter & Maxine Hayward
*1990 – Len & Hazel Dawson*1991 – Stuart & Helen Jeffrey
*1992 – Geo & Bertha Holbrough*1993 – Ethel Turner
*1994 – John & Lula Buckingham*1995 – Peter & Elsie Clubb
*1996 – Robert & Doris Newman*1997 – Mac & Velma Graham
*1998 – Verne & Ada Robbins1999 – *Bob McGee, *Amy Dawson, *Lyle & Marie Steadman
*2000 – Bruce & Muriel McCallum*2001 – Eric & Joan Muller
*2002 – Ellwood & Mary James*2003 – Alvin & Alice Wanner
2004 – *Cameron & Marilyn Shaw2005 – Duncan & *Donelda McRae
*2006 – Dorothy Little2007 – Donald & Teresa Young
*2008 – Mary Robinson2009 – Dennis & Shari Robinson
*2010 – Judy Grigg2011 – *Ross & Edythe Wilson
2012 – Howard & *Jean Maw2013 – Don & Donna Pierce
2014 – *Melvin & Marie Gorton2015 – *Paul & Joan Bogaert
2016 – Yvonne Gray*2017 – Donna Taylor
2018 – Harold & Mona May Thompson2019 – Jackie South
2020/2021 – No Fair2022 – Jim & Stephanie DeGurse
2023 – Orrie Wigle

Brigden Fair Parade Marshals

*2000 – Ross McKellar*2001 – Verne & Ada Robbins
2002 – Jack & *Frances Prouse*2003 – Les & Annie Hall
*2004 – Howard Scott*2005 – Lorene Sharp & Mary James
2006 – *Ross & Edythe Wilson*2007 – Peter & Elsie Clubb
2008 – *Jack & Ruth Ann Piggott*2009 – Mac & Velma Graham
*2010 – Don White*2011 – Bruce & Muriel McCallum
2012 – *Cameron & Marilyn Shaw2013 – Duncan MacRae (Windy the Clown)
2014 – June Struck & Audrey Joyce2015 – Lloyd & Helen McDonald
2016 – *Paul & Jean Windover*2017 – Mary Robinson
2018 – Brigden Fire Department2019 – Bill O’Brien
2020/2021 – No Fair2022 – Bill & Myrtle Boyington
2023 – Harold & Mona May Thompson

* Deceased

Please note with the Canada Post strike, prize cheques are available for pick up starting Monday November 25th , 2024 at the office Monday – Friday 9 am-12 pm and 1-4 pm