Canadian Lakehead Exhibition Explained

Canadian Lakehead Exhibition
Dates:	Early August
Genre:	Agricultural and entertainment
Website:	The Canadian Lakehead Exhibition

The Canadian Lakehead Exhibition (CLE) is an annual regional fair in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Similar in nature to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, it features local and regional artisans and farmers, a midway, concessions and numerous other activities geared towards families and people of all ages. The exhibition takes place yearly in early August and is held on the CLE grounds in the Intercity area.^[1]

Operation

The CLE is a not-for-profit organization controlled by a volunteer board of local community members.^[2] In addition to running the annual fair the board oversees the rental and leasing of facilities located on the fair grounds.

Facilities

In addition to the annual fair the CLE grounds have several buildings that are used throughout the year.

They include:

• The Heritage Building
• The Coliseum Building
• The Dorothy E. Dove Building
• The Claydon Building (also known as the Soccer Plex)
• The Sports Dome (privately owned and operated leasing property from the exhibition)—NO LONGER IN OPERATION--
• Famous Players Silvercity Theater (owned by Cineplex Entertainment and leasing property from the exhibition)

See also

Other Canadian annual fairs

• Canadian National Exhibition - Toronto
• Calgary Stampede - Calgary
• Edmonton K-Days - Edmonton
• Pacific National Exhibition - Vancouver
• Central Canada Exhibition - Ottawa
• Markham Fair - Markham, Ontario
• Red River Exhibition - Winnipeg
• Royal Agricultural Winter Fair - Toronto
• Royal Manitoba Winter Fair - Brandon, Manitoba
• Schomberg Fair - Schomberg, Ontario
• Sooke Fall Fair - Sooke, British Columbia
• Streetsville Bread and Honey Festival - Mississauga
• Western Fair - London, Ontario

External links

• CLE official home page
• The Sports Dome official home page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Canadian Lakehead Exhibition . 2009-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090810103325/http://www.cle.on.ca/content/Home/# . 2009-08-10 . dead .
2. Web site: Canadian Lakehead Exhibition - CLE History . www.cle.on.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070727142921/http://www.cle.on.ca/content/CLE_History/ . 2007-07-27.