May 3 and 4: Rainbow Heritage Fair brings the past to life

The Veselka Dance Group, Nova Scotia Coal Mines, Bell Mansion and Creighton Mines. These are some of the many projects that will be on display at the 22nd Annual Sudbury Regional Heritage Fair on Thursday, May 3 and Friday, May 4, 2018 at Laurentian University in Sudbury. The community is invited to view the projects in the Alumni Hall from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm on May 3, 2018. Admission is free.

Close to 500 Rainbow elementary students from Sudbury, Espanola and Manitoulin Island will attend the exhibition and heritage celebration. In addition to student projects, the event will feature local displays, workshops and a special live performance by local Indigenous entertainer Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie.

“The Sudbury Regional Heritage Fair gives youth an opportunity to investigate, discover and creatively capture history,” says Enza MacEachern, Co-Chair of the Sudbury Regional Heritage Fair Organizing Committee. “Students will share stories of their family and community, which will result in an impressive showcase of our local culture and Canadian heritage.”

Over the past 22 years, student presentations have been as varied as the number of participants, drawing on a wide range of creative project formats, including dramatic and musical presentations, videos, posters, maps, essays, and 3-D displays, often with props and costumes.

The Heritage Fair Awards Ceremony will take place at Laurentian University’s Fraser Auditorium on Friday, May 4, 2018 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. Parents and guardians are welcome to join their children. Admission is free.

A number of special awards will be presented, including Canada’s National History Society Award; the Ontario Heritage Fairs Association Founders’ Award in recognition of exceptional enthusiasm and dedication to history and heritage; the Ontario Heritage Fairs Association Multicultural Award in recognition of excellent student achievement in research that exemplifies the diverse culture of Ontario; the Archives of Ontario Award; the Ontario Genealogical Society Award; the Ontario Historical Society Award and the Ontario History and Social Science Teachers Award.

Judges will select two projects from the local fair to be showcased at the Provincial Heritage Fair at York University on June 9 and 10, 2018.

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Media Contact:

Nicole Charette, Senior Advisor,
Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning,
Rainbow District School Board, 705-674-3171, ext. 7217.