Ontario's Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Lisa MacLeod will join Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker at Grey Roots Museum and Archives later this morning (Thursday) for what's expected to be a funding announcement.
The stop in Grey County comes after MacLeod was at the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre in Southampton yesterday with Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson and Walker to unveil $550,000 in funding to help the local arts and tourism sectors in Bruce and Huron counties.
The largest chunk of arts and tourism funding announced Wednesday — $205,000 — will go to the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation. Seven other organizations, festivals or events are also receiving provincial grant dollars.
According to a government release, the province's investments into tourism and creative sectors have continued during the pandemic through community museum operating grants, the Celebrate Ontario program and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
Breakdown of Wednesday's funding announcement in Huron-Bruce:
- $205,000 for the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation
- $71,830 for the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre
- $63,226 for the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol
- $80,044 for the 49th Huron Country Playhouse Theatre Festival
- $59,500 for the Blyth Centre for the Arts
- $60,624 for the Lucknow’s Music in the Fields
- $20,659 for the Huron Waves Music Festival
- $5,500 for the Port Elgin Pumpkinfest