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Concept art for the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre. (Photo: Lethbridge & District Exhibition)

Lethbridge & District Exhibition details new partnership for Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre

Jan 17, 2023 | 11:18 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge & District Exhibition has announced a new partnership.

The organization has joined forces with Global Convention Services, a Canadian trade show contractor. Global Convention Services will be the official supplier of trade show and convention services at the Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre in Lethbridge.

Mike Warkentin, CEO of Lethbridge & District Exhibition stated, “The Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre is like no other facility in Lethbridge. In order to appropriately showcase Southern Alberta, we’ve partnered with industry leaders in each aspect of our business to bring this building to life.”

“We couldn’t be happier to partner with Global Convention Services, who are experts in show services from coast-to-coast. We’re proud to be a pillar in their western Canadian expansion and look forward to them enhancing the client and guest experience in our facilities.”

Mark Howes, the president of Global Convention Services said that while looking into the opportunity to work with Lethbridge and District Exhibition, “We quickly realized that the only way to properly service the facility would be by opening a full-service branch locally.”

“We are so excited that this mutually beneficial partnership with the Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre has afforded us the opportunity to provide a new service to the region of Southern Alberta,” he added.

READ MORE: Lethbridge County commits $2 million to Exhibition Park expansion

The Agri-food Hub and Trade is slated to open in the spring of 2023.

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