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PNE extends mini doughnut drive-thru after overwhelming response

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The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) says it has been given the green light to extend a drive-thru event selling mini doughnuts by one day, after a vendors sold out of the treats Sunday due to overwhelming response.

The PNE organized the “A Taste of the PNE–Mini Donut Edition” event after it was forced to cancel the annual fair to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Organizers had initially planned to run it throughout the weekend, but huge interest forced them stop selling new tickets early Sunday afternoon. “People have come from Pemberton, Chilliwack, all the way from the Interior, it’s been overwhelming,” said PNE spokesperson Laura Ballance. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “It’s

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