Australian emu to make inaugural appearance at Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Country Fest

Australian emu to make inaugural appearance at Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Country Fest

Emus may not be native to Canada, but that isn’t going to stop one from visiting the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Country Fest this year. Nyls Janssen will showing the large, flightless bird at the fair, to teach people about the species. The 18-year-old who lives in Langley on a hobby farm, has many different animals including sheep, goats, geese, chickens, ducks, turtles, cats, and dogs. He also has three emus: Emmy, Aussie, and Kiwi. Kiwi is 15 m…