Thousands turn out for Elora’s Longest BBQ
ELORA – Thousands of people showed up at the July 30 event, which was held off for about an hour as rain deluged the village. And then the sun came out. Centre Wellington Mayor Shawn Watters called it the “Anita Stewart effect.” Stewart, who lived in Elora, started the World’s Longest Barbecue initiative in response to the mad cow disease scare in 2003. It has morphed into Food Day Canada, an annual, national celebration of Canadian cuisine. Stewart died in 2020.
