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25| The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,A ugust 16,2018 theifp.ca Georgetown resident Alex Wall may not have grown up in the country, but he has a deeply-root- ed passion for Canadian agriculture and the his- tory behind it. The 22-year-old, who is a history student at University of Guelph, recently became the very first ambassador of Country Heritage Park in Mil- ton, where he also works as an educational inter- preter, teaching schoolchildren about farming. Now, in the days leading up to the Canadian National Exhibition, Wall has another responsi- bility on his plate: to hone his speech for the Am- bassador of the Fairs competition. As part of the Ambassador of the Fairs pro- gram, all competitors will be participating in a pa- rade, a private interview and a one-minute speech in front of an audience and adjudicators at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. The speech must be about a topic related to agriculture or about the fair itself. "I am definitely very excited and nervous about doing the speech, but I already have something worked out, so I'm definitely looking forward to that," Wall said. "But aside from that, it will be nice just being in a parade at the CNE because I remember I used to go there as a kid and it's going to be really crazy to be part of it now." Wall says he enjoys being immersed in the realm of agriculture and learning about the im- portance of agriculturally-produced food as op- posed to mass-produced food. "Something that I've learned through studying history, particularly the history of Canada, is how important agriculture used to be and how central it was to people's lives then as opposed to now," he said, adding that part of the reason he loves his job is that it allows him to stay connected to na- ture. "I really want to express to people, especially people like me who don't live in the country, just how important agriculture is, because that's something I have really come to understand through working with Country Heritage Park," he said. The Ambassador of the Fairs competition will be taking place from Aug. 17-19. For further infor- mation, visit theex.com/footer/competitions/ ambassador-of-the-fairs. COMMUNITY MEET THE GEORGETOWN MAN COMPETING FOR CNE'S AMBASSADOR OF THE FAIRS TITLE VERONICA APPIA vappia@metroland.com Alex Wall at Country Heritage Park's summer fair in 2017. Alex Wall/photo 211 ARMSTRONG AVENUE, GEORGETOWN, ONTARIO • 905.702.9728 • strictlydance.ca • strictlydance@hotmail.com • StrictlyDance10 • @StrictlyDance10 REG ISTER TODAY! August 16th 4:00-8:00 pm • August 20th to 23rd 10:00 am -1:00 pm & 4:00-8:00 pm It's more than just dance. 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