Kal Tire Place hosts 24th annual Vernon Spring Home Show
Global News
Over 70 local businesses from around the Okanagan have set up their exhibits on the arena’s event level, from home appliances to furniture.
Kal Tire Place has been transformed from a hockey rink into a giant shopping centre for the 24th annual Vernon Spring Home Show.
Over 70 local businesses from around the Okanagan have set up their exhibits on the arena’s event level, from home appliances to furniture.
“We’ve got a little something for everyone here,” described show manager, Jim Rice.
“If your furnace is going, we’ve got furnace people here, and if you need to put a roof on, we’ve got roofers here – anything about your home, landscaping, inside, outside of your house, we’ve got you covered.”
Rice added that the event also provides a boost to the local economy.
“For the economy here, it’s about driving local business, and some of these businesses, they don’t just look at Vernon as their territory, but the Okanagan Valley,” said Rice.
“So particularly in the north here, this territory will stretch up to Salmon Arm, Sicamous, Enderby and those outlying communities, and people from those communities come to this event.”
One custom woodworker says coming to events like this is highly beneficial for his business.
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