Trade show sees over 90 exhibitors and thousands of patrons over weekend
Another year, another impressive success for the Moose Jaw Business Expo. The 2018 version of the annual trade show took place at the Moose Jaw Exhibition Centre this past weekend and featured over 90 vendors with displays offering information and in many cases the very products they offer, and in as wide a range as one could imagine. “That’s one of the things that was interesting this year, there were a lot of different products and all sorts of new vendors with new things to offer,” said Chamber of Commerce CEO Rob Clark. “There was definitely a lot for people to see.” Clark estimated that the number of patrons through the three days outstripped last year’s numbers, meaning that once again thousands of folks flowed through the Exhibition Centre’s doors for the event. That means the three charities the Expo supports – the Chamber of Commerce, Moose Jaw Kinsmen and Moose Jaw Exhibition Company -- will be seeing a nice influx of funds in the near future. “Supporting those charities is a really big part of this,” said Clark. “The three groups all worked together so well through the weekend and it was great to see that kind of support.” One of the highlights of the show was the Saskatchewan Rush monster truck that was on hand to offer rides to fans throughout the weekend. They reached their expected number of riders on Saturday afternoon. “So they were pretty happy with it,” Clark said. “We had a lot of kids and parents who thought that was pretty cool, so we’ll be looking at having them back next year.” The show’s format has become pretty much set over the years, and next year’s event will likely remain largely the same – barring major changes. “It’s like the old saying goes, we’ll do the same thing as last year only completely different,” Clark said. “So you never know what might happen, but we’re really happy with how things went this year, for sure.”