The Yellowknife Farmers Market is officially over for another year. The final night of 2023 happened at Somba KSA国际影视传媒檈 Plaza this past Tuesday.

The original final night was supposed to be Sept. 12, but the organizers decided to extend it one week.

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Benoit said since the board had already booked the plaza for 15 weeks, the extension fell within that period, so no extra costs were incurred.

She added that the evacuation posed significant challenges for the vendors as several of them depend solely on the market to sell their wares.

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The number of vendors who participated in the first market after the return of residents was 10 to 15.

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Despite challenges posed by the evacuation, Benoit believes this yearSA国际影视传媒檚 market was on par with post-pandemic numbers in terms of vendors and customers.

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