Boat show vendors at the Moncton Coliseum were surprised to see such a strong turnout on Saturday at the trade show that can be big business for the city.
In a statement provided to Global News on Friday, the city’s corporate communications director, Isabelle LeBlanc, called trade shows “a strong economic driver” for Moncton. “Prior to the pandemic, trade shows at the Moncton Coliseum brought in $8 million in economic impact for Moncton and $11.5 million for the province,” she said in the statement, noting that several more trade shows are planned over the coming months.Boat salesperson Ronnie MacDougall said that though the future looked uncertain for the boating industry at the beginning of the pandemic, “to everyone’s surprise in a good way, boat sales took off.
“For the manufacturers, they can’t manufacture for the boats that are being sold, the demand is so high,” he said.B.C. senior rescued after nearly two weeks lost in Caribbean Sea – Mar 19, 2022 MacDougall said that the roughly 15 per cent increase he’s seen in the price of boats over the past year and a half has not quelled demand.She was at the trade show looking for a small boat so she could go fishing with her therapy dog and said she’s been boating more often during the pandemic.© 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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