Unlike community events scheduled for earlier in the year, the 2020 Salmon Arm Fall Fair has not been cancelled by the coronavirus.
The , which puts on the fair, is hoping to go ahead, reports the City of Salmon Arm鈥檚 representative on the association board. The 123rd annual fair is scheduled for Sept. 11 to 13.
Coun. Sylvia Lindgren told council鈥檚 April 14 meeting that the board met recently.
鈥淭hey are hopeful that the fair will be able to go ahead, so they鈥檙e planning for that.鈥�
She said the board is 鈥渨ell aware of what the deadlines might be for deposits on people that are coming in and when they would have to cancel things and not lose their deposits.鈥�
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Association members are also talking about ways to improve social distancing by either eliminating or reducing the number of indoor events, she said, depending on what recommendations come from the Minister of Health.
Another focus will be to make the fair more relevant to the times by perhaps providing presentations on pioneering activities such as growing vegetables, rather than some of the things the fair might normally do, Lindgren said.
Overall, 鈥渢hey鈥檙e really hopeful it鈥檒l be able to go ahead.鈥�
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