St. Albert Farmers' Market Metro - June 15, 2013

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June 15, 2013


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SET UP AND TAKE DOWN

JUNE 15

We can also be reached via phone at 780.458.2833 or

email TuesdayFriday at the St. Albert & District

Chamber of

Commerce office.

We have some great new features at our market this

year, and the best way to learn about them is through

this

newsletter.

You will receive a copy of the Farmers Market Metro

every week, and we strongly recommend that you

read through it, as this is our primary mode of

communication to you as vendors. It may be benefi-

cial for you to hold on to these newsletters for your fu-

ture reference.

Wishing you a prosperous 2013 season,

Debbie & James

Barricades are erected from 7:00 - 7:15

AM every

Saturday. Once they are up, vendors are

encouraged to begin set-up as early as

possible.

Vendors are permitted to drive

vehicles in to unload, but

please drive straight out and set

up only after unloading is com-

pletely finished. This allows for

other vendors to enter and exit

quickly. All vendorsMUST BE COMPLETELY SET-UP

AND READY BY 9:30 AM.

There will be a

9:20 AM cutoff for vehicles to

enter into the market area, and

all vehicles must be off the

street by 9:30 AM.

This is a rain or

shine market.

No-shows are

not acceptable

Each vendor is

responsible for the

removal and

disposal of their

own garbage

Farmers Market Metro

Welcome to the 2013

St. Albert Farmers Market!

We hope that you have had a productive off-season

and are geared up for a summer full of success at

Western Canadas Largest Outdoor Farmers Market!

We have already been seeing new and familiarfaces in and around the Market, and we are very

excited to work with all of you.

For those of you we have yet to meet, my name is

Debbie Grant and I am the Market Manager. If you

have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to

contact

myself or James, the Market Assistant.

We are always here to help you out. We can be

found every Saturday at the

Market, either roaming around or at the Chamber

Booth in Stall 89C(Right in front of St. Albert Place)

Inside this Issue:

Setup & Takedown P.2

Parking,

Vending Hours,

Stall Numbers,

Stall Layout,

Cancellations,

Bylaws P.3Events,

Reminders,

Emergency Contact P.4

Contact Us P.5

St. Albert & District Chamber of Commerce Issue 1

June 15, 2013

A reminder that you must keepyour booth open until the horn is

heard at 3:00 PM. If you sell out ofproduct early, please post a signto inform customers and leave

your stall assembled until the mar-ket is closed.

3:00 PM marks the end of the mar-

ket. No products are to be sold

after this point. At 3:15 PM, vendorvehicles will be permitted re-entry.Kindly have your stall packed upand off the road by 4:00 PM. Be-tween 4 & 4:30 PM barricades will

be lifted and the streets will beopen to general traffic.


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Shopping for the public begins only at 10:00AM

when the horn signals the open of the market.

Please do not sell anything to the general

public before this time.

From 9:30-10:00AM vendors can do their shopping,

though they must be wearing theirpurple vendors

button in order to make a purchase during this

time. Please do not sell anything to customers not

wearing a vendor button prior to 10:00AM.

For any new vendors, or those that arent aware,

there are some stalls that do not have parking.

We recommend that you park in the lot behind theHemingway Centre (formerly old RCMP Station), north-

west of the market or in the St. Albert Curling Club

Parking Lot. There are a large number of stalls re-

served just for us.

If you have parking with your booth, please do not

forget to bring lattice or a similar material to place

under your tires. This helps protect the beautiful St. Al-

bert grass, and it saves us all money as the City of St.

Albert must be reimbursed for any damages.

T h e r e i s N O V E N D O R P A R K I N G

al lowed in the big city parking lot.

T h i s a r e a i s r e se r v e d f o r sh o p p e r s

and will be monitored closely.

NO ANIMALS ARE ALLOWED. Your pet

will have to be removed from the Mar-ket area. Failure to comply will bedeemed in contravention of the

Trespass to Premise Act, and may re-

sult in a $230.00 fine.

The Market is a NON-SMOKINGenvironment at all times.

PARKING

VENDING HOURS

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Remember to stop by the Chamber booth before

market start to get this years vendor buttons and

stall numbers.

Numbers must be displayed prominently in your

booth at all times.

On the back of every number is an emergency

zone number. This is extremely important because

in the case of an emergency you must tell the

emergency services which zone you are located in.

They have different entries into the market depend-

ing on the zone.

STALL NUMBERS

STALL LAYOUTA minor but important detail is to ensure that booths are

flush with the curb. This guarantees that you take advan-

tage of the MAXIMUM 10-foot distance from the curb.Please note, that everything must be inside your tent at all

times. For example, no signs can be outside of your tent.

Many of the vendors who have been here in previous years

may remember that the weather is unpredictable. We are

subject to not only rain, but also wind. We have learned

that in extreme winds, tents can turn into kites!

Please bring some sort of weight to hold your tent down in

the event of extreme winds.

If winds do become severe enough that you feel safety is a

concern, please put as much of your product in bins aspossible, keeping just what is needed to continue selling on

the tables. Dropping your tent may be the best option.


CANCELLATIONS

The market is every Saturday, rain or shine, and we

would like everyone to show up every week to make

the market complete.

However, we understand that there are some dire

emergencies where a cancellation must be made. As

stated in the contract, there are no refunds for missed

days, and we require a notice of at least 48 hours so

that we can find someone to fill your stall and keep it

warm in your absence.

The St. Albert Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market is

classified by Alberta Health Services as a

Food Establishment.

BYLAWS

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Yellow Ribbon

DayJuly 27

Rock N August

August 2-6

StARTS Festival

September 27-29

FRIENDLY REMINDERS

ATM services are providedby the Chamber to our

patrons in theconcession area.

Vendors may use the washroomsin City Hall or the 2 porta-pottiesin the Downtown parking lot on

St. Anne.

Crankys Bike Shop will besupplying bike racks in frontof their store (North end ofSt. Anne) as well as a Park

Your Parcel Service


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Farmers Market Metro JUNE 15Farmers Market MetroEVENTS

EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

Emergency (Fire/RCMP/Ambulance) 911

RCMP (Non-Emergency) (780) 458-7700

Bylaw Enforcement (780) 458-4300

Sturgeon Community Hospital (780) 418-8200

Chamber Office (780) 458-2833

Debbie Grant (Events Manager) (780) 977-1272

Lynda Moffat (President & CEO) (780) 984-1966St. Albert Place Security Guard (780) 459-1577

Canada Day

FestivitiesJune 29

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All vendors selling food including produce, preserves, baked goods, etc., must meet all Food Safety guidelines as outlined by

Alberta Health Services. Vendors are required to have their Farmers Market Home Study Course Certificate. A copy of thiscertificate must be submitted to the Chamber offices. Food Permits issued by Alberta Health Services must be on hand at all

times. You are also required to place allergen, food ingredient and contact information labels on all of your products. Labels

that are separate from their products are not acceptable. For more information, contact Karen Hislop, Environmental Health

Officer at Alberta Health Services by phone at 780-460-4751 or by email at [email protected]

The St. Albert Farmers Market does not provide Liability Insurance for individual vendors. It is the vendors responsibility to

have their own insurance, and we strongly encourage every vendor to carry their own Liability Insurance Policies. The Alberta

Farmers Market Association offers very reasonable rates for vendors. For more information, visit the Alberta Farmers Mar-

ket Associations website at www.albertamarkets.com

CULTIVATE SATURDAY IN ST. ALBERT

Join Us Today in the heart of St. Alberts Perron District.Look for these fun-filled activities:

- VIP Ribbon Cutting to open the Market- Music by the St. Albert Community Band- Art activities at St. Albert Art Gallery

- Downtown Merchant Sidewalk Sale

Look for St. Albert Farmers Market Ads Here:St. Albert Leader Travel AlbertaVue Weekly CFCWEdmonton Sun Avenue MagazineEdmonton Examiner Perron District Brochure

St. Albert Gazette Chamber Digital SignWhats Happening in St. Albert

St. Albert Rodeo Guide

@stalbertfarmersmkt

Make sure to tell your customers and friends about easyfarmers market parking. Hop on the FREE Park n Ride at

St. Albert Centre to the market and back.

PARK N RIDE

Farmers Market Metro JUNE 15CONTACT US

Farmers Market Manager Farmers Market Assistant

Debbie Grant James Lo

[email protected] [email protected]

St. Albert & District Chamber of Commerce

71 St. Albert Trail

St. Albert, AB T8N 6L5

Phone: (780) 458-2833

Cell: (780) 977-1272 (Only for Emergencies)

Fax: (780) 458-6515

www.stalbertfarmersmarket.com

www.stalbertchamber.com

stalbertfarmersmarket @stalbertmarket


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