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News Release
For immediate release
June 12, 2003
ECBC Support Helps Festivals and Events in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Cape Breton Regional Municipality, NS – A wide variety of festivals and events in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) have received financial support from Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation (ECBC), through its Festivals and Events program. ECBC has committed a total of $185,885 to
47 different projects across Cape Breton Island and Mulgrave. In the CBRM, $87,400 has been committed to 21 local events.
Rick Beaton, Vice-President of ECBC, indicated that in February of 2003, ECBC had issued a request for proposal (RFP). The request, invited interested parties to submit a proposal for a festival or event that demonstrated strategic economic impact, project feasibility and sustainability. ECBC offered funding up to $7,500 to incorporated,
non-profit organizations that could fulfill the criteria included in the proposal.
“This program reflects a strong commitment by the Government of Canada to invest in our greatest resources…our people and our culture. We strongly believe that these community festivals and events will serve to enhance tourism and the arts and culture sectors across the Island,” says Rick Beaton, of ECBC. “These activities are a wonderful way to showcase local talent and demonstrate Cape Breton hospitality.”
The Festivals and Events program is designed to build capacity and provide quality attractions that will enhance both the tourism and arts and culture sectors on Cape Breton Island.
The 21 projects in the CBRM that will receive non-repayable funding under the Festivals and Events program are:
| Festival/Event | Funding | Festival/Event | Funding |
| John Hall Memorial Fishing Boat Races (Main-A-Dieu) | $2,000 | Nova Scotia Highland Dance Championship | $1,000 |
| Cape Breton Int’l Drum Festival | $6,000 | Irish Variety Concert | $1,000 |
| Celebration of the Arts (Northside) | $3,000 | New Waterford Coal Dust Days | $7,500 |
| Seaside Daze (Northside) | $7,500 | 2003 Centennial Regatta (Sydney) | $4,500 |
| PierScapes – Whitney Pier Festival of Visual Arts | $1,500 | 2003 Maritime Horseshoe Pitching Championships (New Waterford) | $1,900 |
| Action Week 2003 | $5,000 | Big Pond Concert | $4,500 |
| North Sydney Bartown Festival | $4,000 | Lambert Todd Days (Reserve Mines) | $1,000 |
| Canada Day on the Waterfront | $5,000 | Fort Petrie History Day | $3,000 |
| Comunn Feis An Eilein Bu Deonach Leam Tilleadh (Christmas Island) | $6,000 |
Louisbourg Playhouse 2003 Events Program
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$6,000 |
| Glace Bay Summerfest | $3,500 | Louisbourg Crab Festival | $6,000 |
| Suase Int’l Choral Festival | $7,500 |
Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation offers programs in support of economic development initiatives and is responsible for delivering ACOA’s programs on Cape Breton Island and in the Mulgrave area.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
D.A. Landry
Director of Communications, ECBC
(902) 564-3617
Email: da.landry@ecbc.ca
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