While this summer香蕉视频直播檚 Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) is cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vancouver fair香蕉视频直播檚 popular prize home will still be given to one lucky lottery winner.
Tickets for the 86th PNE Prize Home draw went on sale Tuesday (May 12) at .
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The grand-prize package, valued at more than $2 million, includes a robotic lawn mower made by Husqvarna, a hot tub and indoor two-person sauna.
will be posted to the website later in May.
香蕉视频直播淎lthough the cancellation of the annual PNE Fair this August means that guests won香蕉视频直播檛 be able to tour the home as part of the annual Fair experience, the important practice of giving away a home must continue and we will look at alternate ways for people to be able to experience this amazing home,香蕉视频直播 Shelley Frost, PNE president and CEO, said in a news release.
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Ticket options include two for $25, six for $50 and 15 tickets for $100, or by phone (604-252-3688, 1-877-946-4663). The call centre is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In 1934 the PNE was the first organization in North America to come up with the idea of raffling off a home, as a way to showcase 香蕉视频直播淏.C. building trades and technology to British Columbia and the world香蕉视频直播 and also create hope and excitement as the province began to emerge from the Great Depression.
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