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Smithers resident runs reverse fall fair parade

The 101st Bulkley Valley Exhibition was originally supposed to start on Aug 27 but due to COVID-19 it has gone virtual meaning there will be no BVX parade, but a Smithers resident has decided to put together a reverse parade.

Jessy Taggart is encouraging residents and businesses to decorate their windows and homes while driving around Smithers to look at other people’s displays.

Taggart said she is also asking residents who make a display to post photos on a Facebook event page ‘ Fall Fair Reverse Parade Smithers.

“I just want people to have fun, I mean it’s been a really rough year and let’s just do something to have fun,” she said.

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Taggart also said for people who can’t or do not have time to make a display to check out other businesses and homes on their displays.

“I’m hoping that people will just get their kids out and go for a drive and just look at the fun stuff,” she said,

The competition will be running from Wednesday (Aug 26) until Sunday (Aug 29) and there will be prizes for the top three entries.

The BVX Virtual Fair is running until Aug 30 and Saturday (Aug 22) was the last day to submit for the special competitions.

The fair is expected to be an in-person event in 2021.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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