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The Camrose Regional Exhibition and Agricultural Society (CRE) would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your past support of Canadian Bull Congress!

The CRE has been under financial pressure since COVID-19 as seen by all areas of the event industry. In 2024 the CRE was advised by their lending partner ATB Financial that all debt must now be eliminated to have any chance of moving forward as an organization. The CRE Board of Directors has spent many hours working through the past, present and future financial position, strategized and explored all methods of drastically reducing the debt to ensure the future survival of the organization.

To satisfy ATB Financial, the CRE Board of Directors authorized an asset auction that happens on September 10th, 2024. The proceeds of this auction will be used to pay down as much debt as possible. That auction will include all our livestock steel, sales rings and chutes. As the value remains on the steel, it was important to include it.

The CRE will therefore need to put the Canadian Bull Congress 2025 on hiatus and will not be able to run the event in January 2025. We are working through some options when it comes to the Canadian Bull Congress and the future of this event. The CRE’s intent is to have a solution in place by the summer of 2025 for the Canadian Bull Congress 2026.

The CRE Board of Directors and Staff are committed to keeping our 108-year-old Agricultural Society alive and future focused. We did not want to make this decision but unfortunately it is necessary to ensure future survival. We truly appreciate your past support we will reach out again when a new plan for Canadian Bull Congress in 2026 is found.

If you have any comments/questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our Executive Director, Dianne Kohler via phone at 780-672-3640 or by email at [email protected] anytime.

Thank you again for your support and we look forward to working with you in the future.

Brent Byers, President
Camrose Regional Exhibition and Agricultural Society Board of Directors

Dianne Kohler, Executive Director
Camrose Regional Exhibition and Agricultural Society

Testimonials

This was the time of our lives. A show so well organized it seemed effortless. The involvement of the school children in such numbers, children hand-painting a heifer and milking a cow, top quality cattle, great food and entertainment. A show to be proud of! Thank you for allowing us to be a part of it – to experience such a great quality Alberta Cattle Show and to meet with some of the top purebred producers Alberta and Canada has to offer. You certainly have done a fantastic job in building international relations for your show. Great cattle, great tours, great fun – but most of all, the greatest people we have ever met.

The Canadian Bull Congress is a fantastic event in an outstanding venue, in a super cattle country location. We are in the purebred Charolais breeding business, catering primarily to the commercial cow people. This Congress, in addition to attracting the local cattle people, attracts attention on the national and international scale. This exposure is vital to our business and besides, this event is compacted to approximately three days which makes it so much more desirable to participate in. We are always anxious to be involved, as this event has expanded our marketing network. This has been and we believe in the continuing years, it will continue to have a positive influence in marketing our quality bulls which we raise. We do everything possible to ensure that we do not miss such an outstanding event.

Just a note to tell you how much we enjoyed a positive experience as first time exhibitors at the Canadian Bull Congress. We have over the years participated in all major North American cattle events including Houston, Denver, Regina, Calgary and Edmonton and numerous smaller venues. For a participant, your hospitality is right at the top. The Houston Stock Show in February may well define the top of the hill, but our experience in Camrose was not far behind and leagues ahead of the rest of the venues.

The Canadian Bull Congress is one of the premier cattle events in Canada. We feel it is a must attend show. The addition of international guests opens up a whole new marketing opportunity. Congratulations on another outstanding show. We will definitely see you next year.

ATB Financial has been involved with the Canadian Bull Congress in excess of 10 years. We are proud to be associated with this event for a number of reasons. Excellent run show with fantastic participation from producers and public; Agriculture is the backbone of this province and it is a pleasure to show our support to this sector of the economy; Facility for this event is excellent; It brings together rural and urban for three days a year; Educational for all; Networking for exhibitors and farmers. This show is a must for anyone involved with the agricultural sector. Well done and please continue with this premier event.

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