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All Year Round with

By Emma Carter, Your McMurray Magazine

LIAM IS BRINGING THE FORT These weekly markets serve as an incubator for Health Services guidelines, the Fort McMurray
MCMURRAY URBAN MARKET local businesses, allowing them to showcase Urban Market will be a safe space for people to
get out of the house, socialize, and shop.
their wares and connect with the community.
TO A PERMANENT LOCATION, The new permanent venue will also offer office These indoor, year-round Urban Markets
FOR YEAR-ROUND ENJOYMENT spaces for small businesses. bring the best of Fort McMurray: combining
Repurposing this warehouse space to serve the charm of a small city with the amenities
IAM has been a trailblazer in Fort Fort McMurray’s small businesses is a touch- and activities of a cosmopolitan centre. Many
McMurray’s development for years, stone to LIAM’s history. In 1976, Bill de Silva cities around Canada offer similar experiences.
constructing new areas for residents launched LIAM in a warehouse in downtown From Edmonton’s indoor farmers market, to the
to enjoy their day-to-day lives. When Fort McMurray. Since then the company has St. Lawrence Market in Toronto and of course,
Lthe flood hit in April 2020, LIAM was expanded and been an integral part of building Granville Island Public Market in Vancouver.
there to support the community, and provide the city we know today. Bringing together artisans and craftsmen,
temporary spaces for downtown businesses This new level approach to the Fort McMur- entrepreneurs and business owners, foodies
to continue operations. Now, they’re mak- ray Urban Market creates opportunities for and farmers, the Fort McMurray Urban Market
ing it easy to shop from local businesses and home-based business owners, artists, resi- launches in its new venue the weekend of Janu-
artisans by bringing the Fort McMurray Urban dents, social profit organizations, schools – for ary 16 and 17, 2021. Follow the Fort McMurray
Market indoors, every week. everyone. Most importantly, this is going to be Urban Market on Facebook to stay connected.
After seven successful seasons of summer- a great addition to transforming downtown,
time markets hosted by the RMWB, LIAM took breathing new life into an area of Fort McMur- For more information or to be involved in the
over ownership of the Fort McMurray Urban ray that has been hit hard. Fort McMurray Urban Market, contact Bev at
Market, shifting them from the Jubilee Plaza This forward-thinking approach shows that 587-646-5313.
indoors to their new home downtown. the people of our community understand our
Currently operating at its temporary location residents’ need for things to keep us busy
at the Quality Inn, beginning the weekend of throughout the seasons – especially this year.
January 16/17, 2021, Fort McMurray Urban Mar- With the COVID-19 Pandemic, it has become
ket will be located at 8124 Fraser Avenue (next more important than ever to support the
to Crossfit and the former Townhall Pub), in the community and local businesses. With proper
heart of downtown at the River Station District. measures in place in adherence with Alberta

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