Bridgewater Big Ex
The Big Ex has officially been canceled as a result of health and safety protocols that would limit the scale of the event.
Last week, the Exhibition Association of Nova Scotia announced that large-scale exhibitions wouldn’t take place, but smaller events would be allowed.
The executive of The Big Ex voted to cancel the event this week and they decided putting on smaller events wouldn’t be worth it.
President of The Big Ex, Tommy Mailman says they didn’t see a way they could have a profitable event under the current circumstances.
“To put on a great exhibition and have a great space for it like us you need a lot of people to attend and obviously with the rules in place that wasn’t a possibility.”
Missing their biggest source of revenue two years in a row is a major blow for The Big Ex but Mailman thinks they will be alright, “We’re going to have to make cuts where we can, and we’ve been able to get some revenue from our car and boat storage but that is just a small portion of our revenue, ultimately though I think we will weather it out.”
Mailman said he knows many people will be impacted by the decision like attendees, exhibitors, and the surrounding community that benefits from having thousands of people visit the area over the week-long event.
The Big Ex is now planning to return in 2022 and with vaccinations expected to be fully distributed by then, Mailman hopes it can be the biggest exhibition they’ve ever had.
