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Lots to see and do at the Agriculture Expo in Corner Brook

Carolanne Walsh, an industry development officer for poultry with the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources, gets a few chicks ready for showing at the Agriculture Expo that starts at the Corner Brook civic centre Friday.
Carolanne Walsh, an industry development officer for poultry with the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources, gets a few chicks ready for showing at the Agriculture Expo that starts at the Corner Brook civic centre Friday. - Diane Crocker

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Tonight is family fun night at the Agriculture Expo.

The annual expo, a showcase of the province’s agriculture and agrifoods industry, is happening all weekend at Corner Brook's civic centre.

Hosted by the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture and funded with support from the Canadian Agriculture Partnership, the expo features a number of exhibits, locally grown produce, cooking demonstrations, a petting farm and chick hatchery. 

Forester Steve Hounsell, left, and conservation officer Jana Vokey packaged up some seedlings that will be given out at the Agriculture Expo at the Corner Brook civic centre this weekend before the expo opened to school visits Friday morning. Hounsell and Vokey are with the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources.
Forester Steve Hounsell, left, and conservation officer Jana Vokey packaged up some seedlings that will be given out at the Agriculture Expo at the Corner Brook civic centre this weekend before the expo opened to school visits Friday morning. Hounsell and Vokey are with the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources.

The expo opened this morning to visits from schools around the city and Bay of Islands.

It opened to the public at 4 p.m. and will run until 9 p.m.

Family night activities will include pumpkin decorating, a colouring activity and a tattoo booth.

The expo will be open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Admission is by donation with the proceeds going to the 4H Summerside Rockets.

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