The Provincial Government, through the Cultural Events Fund, today announced an investment of nearly $70,000 to 72 entities to help fund cultural community events and activities occurring around the province.
This fund engages citizens in their communities through the arts, as well as through the expression, celebration and preservation of local heritage. It supports the awareness and the promotion of community culture, and the events benefit both residents and travellers to the province.
As part of The Way Forward, Government is committed to a new Cultural Action Plan to help set priorities and key actions towards supporting and sustaining the cultural sector. Supporting these cultural community events and activities delivers on commitments in The Way Forward to strengthen the province’s economic foundation and deliver better services and better outcomes for residents. The Way Forward outlines all actions the Provincial Government is taking to achieve a strong, diversified province with a high standard of living, and can be viewed at thewayforward.gov.nl.ca.
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“The Provincial Government is pleased to support the many cultural events and gatherings taking place across the province this year. We are investing nearly $70,000 through the Cultural Events Fund to help numerous organizations to host cultural events that engage residents and travellers in the celebration of local arts and heritage. I encourage everyone to get out and enjoy one of these events taking place in Newfoundland and Labrador.”
Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore
Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation
“Placentia Area Theatre d’Heritage’s tremendous success in bringing the area’s rich history to life is owed in great part to funding obtained from sources such as the Department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation. Hundreds of tourists as well as locals each year are able to enjoy theatrical productions that celebrate our past, from d’Iberville’s quest to the famed USO visits to the Argentia Naval Base. The support that our province provides is essential and our organization is grateful to be operating at a time when the arts are highly valued.”
Connie Newhook
Artistic Director, Placentia Area Theatre d’Heritage
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Learn More
Placentia Area Theatre d’Heritage – www.placentiatheatre.com 
Department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation – www.TCII.gov.nl.ca
The Way Forward – thewayforward.gov.nl.ca
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Media contacts
Eric Humber
Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation
709-729-4819, 725-9655
erichumber@gov.nl.ca
Connie Newhook
Placentia Area Theatre d’Heritage
709-227-2299
placentiatheatre@gmail.com
BACKGROUNDER
Organizations that Received Support from the Cultural Events Fund for 2017-18:
| Event | Amount |
| Town of Pilley’s Island Look-out Completion and Grand Opening | $1,000 |
| BPBP Come Home Year | $500 |
| Harry’s Harbour – Come Home Year | $500 |
| New Perlican Come Home Year 2018 | $1,000 |
| Englee Come Home Year 2018 | $500 |
| Marystown Shining Sea Festival – Town of Marystown | $1,000 |
| Alexander Bay Days 2018 | $500 |
| Long Beach Day Event | $500 |
| Muddy Hole Scuff N Scoff | $500 |
| St. Shotts Heritage Days | $500 |
| Iron Skull Folk Festival – Belleoram Recreation Committee | $500 |
| Green Island Brook-Lower Cove Come Home Year | $500 |
| Merasheen Reunion | $ 500 |
| Botwood Flying Boat Festival Committee | $1,500 |
| Cavendish Beach Festival | $1,000 |
| Sunny Cottage Garden Party | $500 |
| Mummers Festival | $3,000 |
| Feller From Fortune International Festival | $2,500 |
| Roy Babstock Beaches Annual Accordion Festival – Eastport Peninsula heritage society |
$2,500 |
| Bottom of the Bay Festival – Terrenceville Fire department | $500 |
| Deer Lake Strawberry festival | $2,000 |
| National Indigenous Peoples Day – Makkovik Inuit Community Government |
$500 |
| Exploits Aboriginal Community Group Inc. | $1,000 |
| Norman’s Cove-Long Cove Beach festival | $1,000 |
| Recreation of Mainland | $500 |
| Francois Festival Committee | $500 |
| King’s Cove Lighthouse Festival – King’s Cove Historical Society | $1,000 |
| Riverhead Come Home Year – Riverhead Recreation | $500 |
| Mount Pearl Frosty Festival | $4,000 |
| Council of the Conne River Mi’kmaq – Miawpukek Mi’kamawey Mawi’omi |
$1,000 |
| Greek Association of NL | $1,000 |
| Rushoon Annual Summer Festival – Christ the King Parish |
$500 |
| Cupids Cupers Cove Soiree | $1000 |
| Rolling Sea festival – Frenchman’s Cove Come Home Year 2018 |
$500 |
| Hermitage Sandyville Lions Club – Rum Runners festival | $500 |
| Town of St. Paul’s – 50 years of Incorporation | $250 |
| Bay St. George Mi’kmaq | $1,500 |
| Whitbourne Sports and Recreation Annual regatta | $500 |
| Brimstone Head Folk Festival – Fogo Island Folk Alliance | $1,000 |
| Flat Bay Band | $500 |
| St. Mary’s Battery Park Restoration Committee – Grand Opening of Battery Park |
$250 |
| Gulch Beach Festival | $500 |
| Milltown Canada and Culture Days – Milltown Lions Club | $500 |
| Town of St. Bride’s – celebrating 50th of Fatima Academy | $500 |
| Town of Howley – 60th Anniversary of the Incorporation of Howley | $250 |
| Mistaken Point Concert Series | $2,000 |
| Fish, Fun & Folk Festival – Twillingate NWI | $5,000 |
| Swift Current Black River 50+ picnic | $500 |
| Petite Forte Anniversary Committee – Reunion to Celebrate Petite Forte | $500 |
| Hopeall Festival Days | $500 |
| Placentia 350 – Voices of Placentia Bay – Town of Placentia | $1,000 |
| Wicked on da Wharf, Grand Bank Summer festival | $2,500 |
| St. Lunaire-Griquet Mussel festival | $1,000 |
| Wooden Boat Museum of NL – 11th Annual Wooden Boat conference | $1,000 |
| Town of Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North | $500 |
| Great Paradise Reunion – 50th anniversary of resettlement | $500 |
| Mussel Bed Soiree – Mussel Bed Soiree Committee | $2,000 |
| Sir William Ford Coaker Heritage Foundation – Cultural Craft Festival | $500 |
| Burnt Island Days – Town Council of Burnt Island | $500 |
| Glenwood Summerfest Senior Events – Glenwood Heritage Society | $500 |
| Grey River Jamboree – Grey River Fire Department | $500 |
| Garnish Bakeapple Festival | $500 |
| Yung Dumb Pride | $500 |
| Main Brook Day | $500 |
| Placentia Area Theatre – Theatre d’Heritage | $2,500 |
| Grenfell Heritage Nights | $500 |
| Witless Bay Puffin Festival – Kinsmen Club of Witless Bay & Area | $1,000 |
| Seal Cove, Fortune Bay Day 2018 | $500 |
| Brigus Blueberry Festival | $1,500 |
| Humber Arm South Bayfest – Town of Humber Arm | $500 |
| Writer’s Guild | $500 |