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Clarence-Rockland tradeshow crazy good fun GREGGCHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca Rockland Commercial Expo agree it was a lot of fun jampacked into three days. “It was crazy,” said Anne Lizotte, expo or- ganizer, “but a good crazy.”
day afternoon. The first year of the annual tradeshow had a gate attendance of 2500. Lizotte observed that more people, both local and visitors, were aware of the event and credited in- creased promotion will helping boost the attendance figure. Overall feedback was positive concerning the variety of busi- nesses represented during the show and
also the special attractions like the fashion show, Christmas decorations competition, and martial arts demonstration. “People really enjoyed that it was so di- versified,” Lizotte said. Both theYMCA and l’École Ste-Trinité ben- efited from this year’s tradeshow through special fundraising promotions offered dur- ing the event.
Gate attendance figures for the weekend event indicated more than 4000 walk-ins at the arena, including the Friday evening opening ceremony and the two main days of the venue, until the doors closed on Sun-
Rockland | The weekend was crowded and crazy at the Jean-Marc Lalonde Arena. But in the end both organizers and par- ticipants at the Second Annual Clarence-
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