LP Events, told Global News the Christmas and holiday season is usually one of her busiest seasons, but not this year.“At this point, all of my Christmas parties have all cancelled,” she said.“That’s been a little bit of a hard pill to swallow during these times, but I’m not alone.”Plumley recently surveyed 119 people in the live events industry about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The survey, commissioned by the Alberta government, revealed some startling numbers.Plumley said 87 per cent of those surveyed reported 11,000 events cancelled or postponed since COVID-19 hit.That resulted in a loss of $121 million just in Calgary, and $198 million with Edmonton and Red Deer added in.“If the message can get out that safe events can happen,.