Mayor Clarke presents first round of 2016 grants

Mayor Steve Clarke presented the Orillia Winter Carnival and Orillia Jazz Festival with grants as part of the first installment of the 2016 City of Orillia grants program on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016.

The total City of Orillia grants budget for 2016 is $62,000.

Grant recipients through the 2016 Partnership Programming for Cultural Festivals and Events include:

• Orillia Winter Carnival - $3,000 (in addition to $1,000 presented in December 2015)
• Orillia Jazz Festival - $1,000

Some of the 2016 funding delivered through the City’s Partnership Programming for Cultural Festivals and Events was already presented by the Mayor in December 2015. The program looks to recognize the valuable contribution festivals and events make to the economic and social fabric of the City, building strong partnerships between the not-for-profit, business and cultural sectors. 

The City of Orillia is a city of 30,586 people in the heart of Central Ontario on the shores of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Visit our website at orillia.ca.

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Mayor Steve Clarke
City of Orillia
705-325-3662
mayor@orillia.ca

Jennifer Ruff
Manager of Communications
705-325-8929
705-238-9209(cell)
jruff@orillia.ca