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12 Tuesday May 5 2015 Fort Smith trade show draws crowds for 10th anniversary By DALI CARMICHAEL The Fort Smith trade show gets bigger and better every year according to its most devoted attendees. This was the perennial events 10th an- niversary and the show did not disappoint. Forty-four unique exhibitors including vendors service providers and community service providers set up 56 booths in and outside the Fort Smith Recreation Centre. Approximately 600 visitors spent the day perusing everything from suds and skin care to patio furniture and kayaking gear. The trade show is an economic boon to the small community said Thebacha Business Development Services general manager Linda Martin who organizes the event every year. The trade show adds approximately 80000 directly to the South Slave econ- omy she said noting the gure does not include sales individual exhibitors make. The show costs about 40000 to put to- getherMartinsaidallofwhichisspentwithin the region. The costs include everything from booth equipment rentals to advertising pro- motional products and the venue rental fee. Thisweekendsbigdoorprizewinnerswere Richard Zaidan and Rene Mercredi who won airplaneticketsfromNorthwesternAirLease. We look forward to doing it all again next year Martin said. Cst. Scott Sanders plays a drug intervention and safety trivia game with Shawna Samok left and Cyrus Dillon. The game was part of a booth run by Victims Services the RCMP and the justice department. PhotosDaliCarmichael Rosa Husky 76 left and her husband Philip 91 visit from Behchoko with their son Peter a student at Aurora College. Rosa and Philip specialize in traditional arts and drum making. Young entrepreneur Kiana Hessdorfer 16 sells her art and bath bombs in the same booth as established artist and graphic designer Chris DeWolf. Tom Grosse from Arctic Energy Alliance in neighboring Hay River shows off a Biolite Camp Stove. The earth-friendly model uses the hot energy from cooking food to recharge batteries. Paddlers Matthew Bird left and John Blyth show just how much fun there is to be had with the Fort Smith Paddle Club as they take a raft for a dry run. Madison Murchie 6 left and her little brother Hudson 3 take turns riding a bison at the Wood Buffalo National Parks booth. INDUSTRY TRADE SHOW