Another major blow to Regina’s economy came Wednesday morning, when Canadian Western Agribition officially postponed it’s 50th anniversary show.
CWA says the show will resume in 2021.
On average Agribition costs $4-million to run, and earns about $4.4-million each year.
Until this year the show had never been cancelled.
To the Agribition Family #CWA50 pic.twitter.com/APBdNI6MXo
— #CWA50 (@Agribition) June 17, 2020
“This was a difficult decision to make, but the health and safety of our exhibitors, sponsors, volunteers, partners, and guests is priority,” said CWA President Chris Lees in a news release. “We owe it to everyone connected to Agribition to make the best decisions we can, even when they’re the hardest ones to make.”
CWA’s 50th show was scheduled to take place November 30th to December 5th.
Organizers say it will now take place November 22nd to 27th, 2021.
More to come.
(files from Jim Smalley)
