The city lost its outdoor rodeo in 2000 when a downturn in the economy dried up local sponsorships .
It became too much of a risk for the volunteer Prince George Rodeo Association to continue putting on the Great Northern Rodeo .
The city lost its outdoor rodeo in 2000 when a downturn in the economy dried up local sponsorships and it became too much of a risk for the volunteer Prince George Rodeo Association to continue putting on the Great Northern Rodeo .