No Decision Yet If Fair A Go Or Not

Whether there is going to be or not be a Moose Jaw Hometown Fair is still somewhere near the top of the Ferris Wheel of decisions as the Moose Jaw Exhibition Company (MJEC) waits to see if the Province will allow it.

At their monthly meeting held on Tuesday evening the MJEC board of directors decided to put off the potential final decision to cancel the fair until after a May 11th meeting with the Province.

“We hope to be able to make a decision at the May 11th board meeting as all provincial organizations that hold fairs are meeting with the Province on May 11th about whether local fairs are a go or not,” George Fowler, general manager of the MJEC said.

It is still unknown if the Ferris Wheel and the Moose Jaw Hometown Fair it is part of will be happening this year - file photo courtesy Moose Jaw Exhibition Company

The meeting has the Exhibition board making a change to their next meeting.

“We have moved our board meeting up a month to May 11th to allow us to hopefully make the final decision if the fair is going to happen or not,” Fowler said.

Last year’s edition of the Moose Jaw Hometown Fair was cancelled due to the Province’s restrictions in light of the COVID - 19 pandemic.

At present the Province COVID - 19 restrictions only allow 10 people to assemble at an outdoor gathering and maximum of 30 to congregate in an indoor setting depending on the facility’s size and layout.

Editor’s Note - MJ Independent did not attend the MJEC board meeting as it went virtual to a phone in format that does not work with our phone. They graciously agreed to comment on the agenda later.