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Reality show celebrities visit Schomberg farm

January 14, 2014   ·   0 Comments

Emmet Blois and Jillian MacLaughlin from Big Brother Canada pose with Beasley Farms manager Richard Dixon. MacLaughlin had some time to spend with some local critters.
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By Mark Pavilons
Schomberg’s Beasley Farms hosted some special visitors recently.
Jillian MacLaughlan, winner of the inaugural Big Brother Canada, and third runner-up “The Milkman” Emmett Blois stopped by King during a recent visit to the GTA.
Blois, born and raised on a Maritime farm, were invited to stay overnight by uncle Kendall McCulloch, a 23-year Schomberg resident and employee of Beasley Farms.
Beasley Farms is managed by Sylvia and Richard Dixon and owned by Warren Beasley,
Beasley Farms produces sports horse and also operates The Toronto Island farm at Centreville.
MacLaughlin was crowned the-first ever winner of Big Brother Canada, beating out returning player Gary Levy by just one, single jury vote. She won the $100,000 grand prize. For coming in second, Gary pocketed a cool $20,000.
MacLaughlin, a 27-year-old teacher from New Glasgow, N.S., considers herself as “hyper, easygoing and driven.”
She wanted to get involved in the TV show to “shake up her life.”
She didn’t have a set strategy going into the show. Her “plan as she goes” approach paid off in the end.

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