Agriplex at Western Fair

 

If one is being vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the two government sponsored vaccination sites is at the Agriplex building on the Western Fair grounds. When not being used by the local medical community for delivering vaccine to the public, the Agriplex is used for agricultural events.

The Agriplex pavilion can accommodate 400 livestock stalls or 450 show booths. The dirt show arena has stadium seating for more than 1500 and the smaller auditorium used for auctions, seminars and presentations has seating for about 330. 

With lots of parking outside the building, the facility is large enough to handle 100 or more folk seeking their COVID-19 vaccination. It must have taken some careful cleaning before being converted for use as a vaccination centre but since the conversion the Agriplex has proven perfect for use as a vaccination clinic.

The Agriplex is easy to find. One only has to look for the building featuring a large, metal sculpture of a galloping horse.

If getting vaccinated in a glorified agricultural barn concerns you, many local pharmacies are also doing vaccinations. Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are available from a large number of neighbourhood drugstores across the city.