Canadian Western Agribition has trimmed two days off its schedule in an attempt to return the annual Regina show to the black.
The show will run for six days this fall from Nov. 19-24. The first and last Sundays, which are traditionally the least attended, have been eliminated.
President Gary Anderson said no events would be cut unless recommended by committee organizers.
“The new schedule will see six full days of events and activities that we feel will renew and revitalize attendance to the show,” he said in a News release
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The show was last rescheduled in 1997, when it expanded to eight days.
Agribition recorded a loss of $263,000 last year after a spring professional bull riding event failed to provide the expected profit and utility costs soared.
Wayne Gamble, who joined the show in 1992 as executive vice-president, was fired earlier this year. Mark Allan is temporarily filling the job.
Reducing the show by two days means some events will be tightened up.
For example, the draft horse events will be held over the first two days, not three. And the international stock dog competition will be completed in one day, with a final during the Nov. 21 rodeo.
Several purebred beef shows and sales have been rescheduled. The commercial cattle show and sale, select ranch horse competition and sale, bison show and sale and Holstein show and sale will keep their traditional days.
The trade show will be open each of the six days, and the rodeo will continue with five performances.
