Heavy rain actually boosted attendance at the opening day of Canada’s Farm Progress Show compared to last year.
Officials said attendance yesterday was up 20 percent from opening day in 2013.
The show footprint looks considerably different this year due to construction of Regina’s new football stadium, where several of the older buildings stood on the southeast corner of Evraz Place.
The construction also displaced about 250 cars.
A shuttle service from a nearby park got off to a bit of a shaky start Wednesday but by the end of the day was said to be running smoothly. There were an estimated 1,000 cars in that lot, organizers said.
The show attracts many international guests, and Canada’s ambassador to Iraq and Jordan, along with the senior trade commissioners for those countries, were on the grounds Wednesday.
Canada’s ambassador to Kazakhstan is touring the show today.
