Its main access is through Lion's Park. Paris Fairgrounds is home to the five-day Labour Day Weekend Fair. Paris Speedway Track is a motorcycle track which has held some national-level races. Notable riders include John Kehoe and Kyle Legault. Penman's Dam was built in 1918 by John Penman, a textile industrialist. A partnership project led by the Paris Firefighter's Club sees the dam lit up each evening and can be viewed crossing the William Street Bridge or at one of the riverside restaurants or coffee shops. Education Public schools in Paris are run by the Grand Erie District School Board, while Catholic schools fall under the administration of the Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk Catholic District School Board. The town also has a Montessori Children's Academy. Paris Central Public School is an elementary school located near the centre of downtown, with over 300 students. North Ward School, another public elementary school, is located on Silver Street in the north end of the town. Other elementary schools include Holy Family Elementary School (Catholic), Sacred Heart Elementary School (Catholic) and Cobblestone Elementary School (public). Paris District High School (PDHS), founded 1923, is a regional public high school in the town, with over 1005 students. The school serves as a regional secondary school for Paris and various other communities of Brant County, including Burford, St. George, and Glen Morris. In film Let It Snow (location) (2019) Away from Her (2006) Silent Hill (location) (2006) The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005) Phil the Alien (exteriors) (2005) Shadow Builder (1998) Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes (1994) (Television) Ordinary Magic (1993) Blood & Guts (1978) The Hard Part Begins (1973) Bark Ranger Notable people Syl Apps, Olympian in pole vaulting, Toronto Maple Leafs hockey player, and Member of Provincial Parliament John Bemrose, author of The Island Walkers Todd Brooker, alpine skier George Bernard Flahiff, Archbishop of Winnipeg from 1961 to 1982 and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church Zac Dalpe, Iowa Wild hockey player George Wallace Gouinlock, prominent architect of the late 19th and early 20th century Walter Gretzky, father of Wayne Gretzky, attended high school in Paris from the family farm in nearby Canning, Ontario. Mickey Ion, ice hockey referee in the PCHA, WCHL and NHL. Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. J. Murray Luck, biochemist and founder of Annual Reviews John Muckler, NHL Coach and General Manager John Penman, early manufacturer and businessman Ted Reader, celebrity