Just enough volunteers stepped up in November to avoid the fair committee calling for a cancellation of this year鈥檚 event, however Aldergrove Fair volunteer coordinator Garth Blois says more are still needed.

鈥淲e had just enough volunteers last year, but we could use more,鈥� he said.

Right now, there simply aren鈥檛 enough people working on Aldergrove Fair Days, and those who are helping are overworked and burning out, said the new president Karen Long.

The fair currently has a full slate of nine volunteer directors, and a little more than 20 volunteers to handle advance planning.

But when it comes to the actual fair days, there are a dozen positions to be filled throughout the three-day fair to keep everything running.

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鈥淲hen it comes to tear down and putting tables away, chairs and tents away, that鈥檚 where we really need help because we are exhausted. Sometimes into Monday, Mike [Robinson] is still loading stuff into his truck,鈥� Long explained.

For this year, Long and Blois are hoping for more volunteers to help cover the afternoon and evening shifts, which range from one to four hours at a time.

But Blois said they can be flexible with what works for the volunteers, anything will help.

Those interested in volunteering for the Aldergrove Fair can email volunteers@aldergrovefair.ca or fill out the form online at .

The longstanding tradition of a fair in Aldergrove goes back more than a century, to the first fair held in 1912, making this year鈥檚 the 112th fair.

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The committee is hoping to include an expansion of the fair with a non-profit area to highlight local services in addition to a vendor market, a kids zone, rides, some farm animals, live entertainment, and much more, Long said.

It will take place from July 19 to 21 at the Aldergrove Athletic Park with the theme 鈥渃ountry roots and cowboy boots.鈥�