Archive for the 'Events' Category

Fergus Elora News Express Says It’s a Hit!

The Fergus Elora News Express of January 9, 2008 says that Fergus First Night celebrations was a hit. The front page article mentions that an estimated 2500 people participated in the events - with about 800 to 1000 people witnessing the official ringing in of 2008 at Midnight. Are you like me, that you hope […]

Happy New Year!

All the best for 2008 for you and your loved ones! Did you have a good New Year’s celebration? We spent some time downtown Fergus for the First Night. There were free trolley rides, picture opportunities with Shrek & Fiona, lots of music and a real Countdown (to 9 o’clock) for the children.

Fergus 175 Plans

2008 marks the year of Fergus’ 175th Anniversary. A Fergus 175th Committee was started, chaired by Mary Lloyd, and its members have been working tirelessly on planning a great number of fun events.

From its website www.fergus175.ca we can read about a number of these plans. One event is coming up soon, as a special New […]

December 31 2007: First Night 175

December 31, 2007 is the kick-off of Fergus’ 175th Anniversary celebrations.The tentative name “Freeze Fest” has been dropped in favour of “First Night” - because that’s what it is: the First night of a festive year. So come on out to the downtown area for an evening of FUN! And you can celebrate in several […]