Calgary-area vendors promote shopping local this Father’s Day
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After struggling through COVID-19 pandemic, vendor appeal for support; "supporting local is just the only way that we can survive'
If you’re on the lookout for a cool gift for Dad, you’ll find some nice new options in the Calgary area this Father’s Day.
And you’ll also be giving some much-needed support to some hard-working local vendors.
Many of them are located at the newly-expanded Hidden Gem market complex in Okotoks.
Among them is Adam Chiasson, whose company Tree Picks makes guitar picks out of wood.
“Guitar picks make a really great gift for dads who play guitar,” Chiasson said.
The Hidden Gem now houses almost 100 vendors after organizers recently doubled the space available at the site.
“We’re super huge on community,” Hidden Gem’s Vic Tipper said. “And honestly, just to see them not give up on their dreams is super important to us.”
Sherri Shibley-Montellier’s company Precision Engraving sells items like kits for young children to put their handprints on a board as a Father’s Day gift.
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