COVID-19 pandemic.We were really saddened when we had to cancel the fair and saddened for the non-profit organizations in Armstrong Sspallumcheen and Vernon communities that normally come to our fair and it’s their largest fundraising event of the year,” said Yvonne Paulson, I.P.E.
general manager.Non-profits such as church groups, the Armstrong Legion, girl guides, Vernon Army Cadets and the Kin Club and more are taking a loss of up to $100,000 according to Paulson.
Armstrong IPE officially cancelled due to COVID-19 “We brought a lot of people out there they would shop in and amongst the community.
It’s a $6.2-million economic spin-off as a result of the I.P.E.,” said Paulson.The Kin Club of Armstrong runs the beer gardens on the.