Charlottetown Farmers' Market to hold pop-up event Wednesday following Christmas Day fire
CBC
Vendors at the Charlottetown Farmers’ Market are coming together for a one-time pop-up event this week after a fire forced the market to close indefinitely.
The fire broke out in the early hours of Christmas Day, causing damage to the front of the building as well as heat and smoke damage throughout the rest of the market.
Officials with the Charlottetown Farmers’ Market Co-operative say the location will be closed for the “foreseeable future” as a result.
Executive director Polina Puchkova said organizing the pop-up event is meant to support vendors during an especially difficult time.
“I think seeing each other and seeing how everyone is doing will hopefully lift our spirits up and make us smile a little bit,” Puchkova told CBC News.
"We need to rise from the ashes right now and keep moving forward.”
The pop-up market will take place Wednesday at the P.E.I. Farm Centre from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Puchkova is encouraging Islanders to attend and bring cash, as many vendors typically rely on cash sales.
In a statement to CBC News, the City of Charlottetown said the investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.
Travis Cummiskey, president of the Charlottetown Farmers’ Market and owner-operator of Glen Lake Pasture Farm, had a booth located near the centre of the fire.
He said some vendors keep inventory at their booths, and in his case, that included equipment and materials such as fridges, freezers, displays and a sausage roller machine.
“All that kind of thing is gone and, you know, thousands of products. In my case, it's probably close to $15,000 of loss,” he said.
Cummiskey said there’s lots of anxiety among the market’s more than 60 vendors.
“Everybody's livelihood is kind of on hold right now as we try and adjust to something different.”
He hopes the pop-up event will help them make some sales during this time.
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