Planning for the 2017 Armstrong fair has got off to a good start.
The Interior Provincial Exhibition held its annual general meeting Saturday.
“It was a successful meeting that had about 70 attendees,” said Yvonne Paulson, general manager.
The employee of the year was awarded to Heather King, who attended the fair as a child and has volunteered for 15 years.
“Heather has contributed her skills, abilities and tireless energy,” said Paulson.
Two new executive directors were elected for two-year terms: Lindsay Blackburn amd Dustin Griffin.
The re-elected executive directors are Terry Hannah and Mike Paull, while Ted Steiger is the 4-H division director and Jamie Felhauer is the beef division director.
This year, there are five directors at large: Tom Harter, Shirley Fowler, Karsten Bellows, Micheal King and Lorena Kloppenburg. The president of the IPE is Ted Fitchett.