Going once, going twice: Uncertainty high ahead of Stampede chuckwagon auction
CALGARY — Kurt Bensmiller uses an old expression when asked what he expects Thursday night during the annual chuckwagon canvas auction for the Calgary Stampede.
“There’s lots of interest out there but everyone’s holding their cards pretty close to their chests,” says the 17-year veteran of chuckwagon racing.
“With anything, it takes a little while before everybody really gets spending again.”
The chuckwagon races are one of the marquee events at the Stampede, and the auctions are considered an economic bellwether for Canada’s oilpatch.