Regina Farmers Market in search of new home – Regina | 24CA News
In only a years time, Regina’s beloved Farmer’s Market will likely be in want of a brand new dwelling.
Beginning in 2024, highway development in downtown Regina will push the market from its regular dwelling on Pat Fiacco Plaza for an estimated three years.
The market has been held there for practically 50 years.
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The development will happen on 11th avenue, that can see the highway fully dug up from Broad Street to Albert Street, that means the one entry to Cornwall Street will likely be from the Pat Fiacco Plaza.
Holly Laird, the manager director of the Regina Farmers Market, mentioned the news has been troublesome to interrupt to its distributors.
“I mean they’re not thrilled about it obviously folks don’t necessarily love change all the time and it’s a big one right,” Laird mentioned when describing the sensation from distributors. “We have over 100 vendors who run their businesses through the Regina Farmers Market, and it makes up a large part of their incomes.”
One of these distributors is Ponziamo Aluma, who has had his spring roll business at the marketplace for roughly 5 years. He’s fearful the change in location gained’t present the identical expertise as being on the Plaza.
“The (Plaza) where it has been is perfect you know?” Aluma defined “It is a public place with a lot of parking and it is very central. Nobody’s going to be able to find something to replace that.”
The Regina Farmers’ Market has posted a request for proposals (RFP) for a brand new summer season location beginning in May 2024, that they will use to host the market on Wednesday and Saturdays between May and October.
Laird mentioned the seek for a brand new location gained’t be simple as there are lots of completely different points that go into a big market.
“The infrastructure that we need to run a market isn’t necessarily available in a lot of places around town but we’re hopeful that with enough time here now to look into other options we’ll find something that will be really great for us,” Laird mentioned.
No matter the place the market finally ends up, many distributors corresponding to Dawn Hicks with Riverview Sausage will be sure you comply with.
“I don’t know where it’ll be but I’m sure I’m sure it will be somewhere nice and then we will look forward to going back to downtown,” Hicks mentioned.
For now, the market will kick off its closing summer season on the Plaza for a very long time on May 6, 2023.
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