By Pepper Parr
February 16th, 2022
BURLINGTON, ON
A vendor call has been put out by a group using the name: For the Love of Markets setting out selling opportunities in local short term markets.
One is a repeat of the Holiday Market held in Burlington last December.
Hastily put together with disappointingly slim sponsor ship dollars they literally has the wind taken out of them with a winter windstorm that shut things down for a full day.
A tough break.
The events are being “curated” by Megan Madill, the woman Burlington’s Mayor called a “Rock Star”
“As we roll into 2022, we are starting with a bang! Here are not one, not two but four exciting vendor opportunities.
“Take a look at each event, see which ones suit your brand, and get your applications in early! Hint: some of our events are running early bird pricing right now. Stay tuned for more to come this year!”
Good marketing What the Gazette would like to see is some transparency and accountability on what the results were for the 2021 event as well as an explanation on just what the relationship is between the Sound of Music and the Burlington Downtown Business Association and this market.
During the Council debate on this event, it got a little boisterous at times, there was mention of a report that would be filed but then some mention of there not being any funding to prepare a report.
Funding was put in place for two years but that doesn’t mean there should not be a public report at the end of the first year.
Our reporters found that support from the vendors last year was decent – the public didn’t seem to be able to make up its mind.
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