The Caledon Agricultural Society has launched a $3-million capital campaign to expand facilities on the existing fairgrounds.
The site is the home of the Caledon Fair in June and the July 1st Caledon Canada Day and Strawberry Festival.
“We are planning for the next generations and we want to ensure we can provide the opportunities and the facilities to meet the ever-growing demands of our community,” says Ed Taccone, Caledon Agricultural Society president.
This ambitious campaign represents a major milestone for the volunteer-run organization and is the realization of a decades-long dream for many volunteers.
“I have relentlessly maintained a vision to have a building on the Caledon Fairgrounds, not only for our Caledon Agricultural Society use, but as a much-needed community center in northwest Caledon,” he added.
Taccone noted the new building’s architectural design has been specifically chosen to complement the existing Heritage Hall and to maintain the rural character of the fairgrounds while adding much-needed modern improvements. The building will be located in the north portion of the fairgrounds, near the existing gazebo.
The new 15,000-square-foot building will have a 6,000-square-foot convertible banquet hall and multipurpose space, a commercial kitchen with walk-in storage and a refrigeration and bar area. It will also have accessible washrooms, two large garage-style doors for easy equipment access and much-needed office space for the organization’s administration.
Caledon Agricultural Society treasurer Mustafa Ali welcomed Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Dufferin Caledon MPP to the campaign launch.
“I would like to congratulate the Caledon Agricultural Society for launching this ambitious plan to build a new building on their site to host expanded community events in Caledon Village,” said Jones.
