Mayor Neil Driscoll commended members of the Drayton Mapleton Agricultural Society for the success of the recent Drayton Fair, held Aug. 11 to 13.
“It really went very well,” said Driscoll at the Aug. 22 council meeting. “Great organization, great bunch of volunteers. From what I’ve heard they had record attendance on Saturday and Sunday.”
He added, “I’d like to congratulate them. They’re a very small group of volunteers but they do put on a great show.”
Driscoll stated, “I do know for a fact that the tractor pull has now been voted the number one tractor pull in Ontario, just for the volume and the number of participants that were there and the track conditions …
“It’s nice when you can say this is our hometown and we’ve got the best tractor pull.”
Driscoll explained the distinction was awarded in a poll of members of the Ontario Truck and Tractor Pullers Association and the Southwest Tractor Pullers Association.
Members of both groups participate in the Drayton event, which Driscoll notes “is very unusual. They all love to pull on our great Mapleton clay track,” the mayor stated in an email.
Fire Chief Rick Richardson noted the pull, which has sometimes finished as late as 2am, was wrapped up by 10:30pm this year, which “will make it easier to get volunteers.”
