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Ambassador of the Fairs Named

The 2016 Ambassador of the Fairs is from Essex County.

Amy Natshak, representing the Comber Agricultural Society, took the title at this past weekend's competition at the CNE.

First runner Up was Kayla Veldman, representing the Stratford and District Agricultural Society.

And Mikayla Clark of the Arthur Agricultural Society won the Congeniality Award.

The Ambassador of the Fairs title takes the winner across the province as a representative of the CNE and all agricultural fairs.

Almost a third of the 70 plus contestants in this year's competition were from Midwestern Ontario.

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The Jays opened their home series against the Cardinals with a win off another Dylan Cease gem.

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Youth volunteers practice coastal conservation

Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.