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UPDATE: Emergency personnel disagree with decision to re-open Shambhala

Organizers have told people they can stay
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(Will Johnson/Nelson Star)

The party is back on at the Shambhala Music Festival as organizers have told people they can stay.

While many festival goers have already left, organizers say that the overnight rain was behind the decision.

In a post shared on Facebook late Sunday morning, organizer Jenna Arpita said that the festival will go on. The Salmo River Ranch remains under evacuation alert.

“After

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