MONTRÉAL — Bright colourful rides, skill-testing games with a stuffed animal prize, and copious amounts of sticky cotton candy are all hallmarks of the travelling carnival circuit, and are deeply rooted in the imagination of Quebecers who’ve been able to experience them.

The travelling midways, which temporarily set up shop in shopping centre parking lots or wherever else they can find space, have been part of the Quebec landscape for decades.

The people who bring on the fun say they intend to be here for years to come.

“We never end up in the red, business is going well,” says Véronique Vallée, co-owner of Beauce Carnaval, the oldest of two such companies.

Some seasons — like this year with a cold and rainy April and May — are more difficult than others, she said.

“We lost nine Satur

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