12 events to check out in Waterloo Region this week (Sept. 5 to 9) Waterloo Chronicle
12 events to check out in Waterloo Region this week (Sept. 5 to 9)
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12 events to check out in Waterloo Region this week (Aug. 28 to Sept. 2)
12 events to check out in Waterloo Region this week (Aug. 28 to Sept. 2) Waterloo Chronicle
YMCA holds inaugural event for newcomers to region
Organization’s first Community Day introduced new residents to services available in area
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YMCA OF SIMCOE/MUSKOKA
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The YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka’s immigrant services held its first annual Community Day on Aug. 25 to educate newcomers about public safety and community services.
This free event was open to all ages and brought together various resources such as police, fire, and EMS services, as well as other community-based organizations, which allowed community members to interact with and connect with these important service providers while also learning about their local community.
Newcomers, their families, and the public attended the event, held at the East Bayfield Community Centre in Barrie, to learn more about services available in the area. During the event, newcomers could explore emergency vehicles, school vehicles, and other community resources in order to familiarize themselves with local services, learn how they support their community, and ask questions.
The deputy mayor of Barrie, Barry Ward, also attended the event, as well as representatives from the offices of MPP Andrea Khanjin and MP Doug Shipley. Catherine Chabot, a representative for MPP Andrea Khanjin, shared Khanjin’s background as an immigrant to Canada, and read a message from Khanjin to the newcomers attending the event: “This free community celebration, put on by the SWIS program, is so important for newcomers and immigrants of Barrie to feel welcome and supported, and most importantly, safe, by sharing the great services that our community provides…. As an immigrant myself I will always support newcomers into Barrie and Innisfil and look forward to more future collaboration.”
Deputy mayor of Barrie, Barry Ward, addressed the attendees and thanked newcomers for their contributions to our communities: “Thanks for everything newcomers do to make Barrie a richer city. You really are making Barrie a better place to be, and for that, I thank you.”
“The goal of this annual Community Day Event is to bring newcomers together in a welcoming environment where they can learn about community services and the support systems they can find in their new communities,” said Fatme El Sabbagh, program co-ordinator for the YMCA Immigrant Services Settlement Worker in Schools program.
Getting newcomers comfortable and prepared for life in a new community is important, according to El Sabbagh: “Newcomers who are unfamiliar with Canadian public and community services may be apprehensive about interactions with these organizations, or may not even know they exist. Through this event, we hope to educate newcomers and their families about the services available to them, as well as provide them with the opportunity to interact and connect with these important service providers.”
This event is part of the YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka’s commitment to supporting newcomers to Canada through their Immigrant Services programs, the most recent of which is the Settlement Worker in Schools (SWIS) program. The SWIS program launched last year as a partnership between the YMCA, the Simcoe County District School Board, and the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, providing support for newcomer children, youth, and their families to integrate into their new school and community. Students are connected with a YMCA settlement worker to provide translation assistance, orientation support, and information sessions.
The SWIS team holds community events during the summer break to keep students and their families engaged and provide them with a chance to meet and interact with other newcomer families.
The SWIS program is available throughout all elementary and secondary schools in the County of Simcoe, is open to all immigrant, newcomer, and refugee students and their families, and provides support in over 15 languages. If you, or someone you know, would benefit from the SWIS program, please visit www.ymcasm.ca/SWIS to learn more, or contact a YMCA settlement worker at 705-791-6378 or swis@sm.ymca.ca.
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YMCA holds inaugural event for newcomers to region
Organization’s first Community Day introduced new residents to services available in area
NEWS RELEASE
YMCA OF SIMCOE/MUSKOKA
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The YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka’s immigrant services held its first annual Community Day on Aug. 25 to educate newcomers about public safety and community services.
This free event was open to all ages and brought together various resources such as police, fire, and EMS services, as well as other community-based organizations, which allowed community members to interact with and connect with these important service providers while also learning about their local community.
Newcomers, their families, and the public attended the event, held at the East Bayfield Community Centre in Barrie, to learn more about services available in the area. During the event, newcomers could explore emergency vehicles, school vehicles, and other community resources in order to familiarize themselves with local services, learn how they support their community, and ask questions.
The deputy mayor of Barrie, Barry Ward, also attended the event, as well as representatives from the offices of MPP Andrea Khanjin and MP Doug Shipley. Catherine Chabot, a representative for MPP Andrea Khanjin, shared Khanjin’s background as an immigrant to Canada, and read a message from Khanjin to the newcomers attending the event: “This free community celebration, put on by the SWIS program, is so important for newcomers and immigrants of Barrie to feel welcome and supported, and most importantly, safe, by sharing the great services that our community provides…. As an immigrant myself I will always support newcomers into Barrie and Innisfil and look forward to more future collaboration.”
Deputy mayor of Barrie, Barry Ward, addressed the attendees and thanked newcomers for their contributions to our communities: “Thanks for everything newcomers do to make Barrie a richer city. You really are making Barrie a better place to be, and for that, I thank you.”
“The goal of this annual Community Day Event is to bring newcomers together in a welcoming environment where they can learn about community services and the support systems they can find in their new communities,” said Fatme El Sabbagh, program co-ordinator for the YMCA Immigrant Services Settlement Worker in Schools program.
Getting newcomers comfortable and prepared for life in a new community is important, according to El Sabbagh: “Newcomers who are unfamiliar with Canadian public and community services may be apprehensive about interactions with these organizations, or may not even know they exist. Through this event, we hope to educate newcomers and their families about the services available to them, as well as provide them with the opportunity to interact and connect with these important service providers.”
This event is part of the YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka’s commitment to supporting newcomers to Canada through their Immigrant Services programs, the most recent of which is the Settlement Worker in Schools (SWIS) program. The SWIS program launched last year as a partnership between the YMCA, the Simcoe County District School Board, and the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, providing support for newcomer children, youth, and their families to integrate into their new school and community. Students are connected with a YMCA settlement worker to provide translation assistance, orientation support, and information sessions.
The SWIS team holds community events during the summer break to keep students and their families engaged and provide them with a chance to meet and interact with other newcomer families.
The SWIS program is available throughout all elementary and secondary schools in the County of Simcoe, is open to all immigrant, newcomer, and refugee students and their families, and provides support in over 15 languages. If you, or someone you know, would benefit from the SWIS program, please visit www.ymcasm.ca/SWIS to learn more, or contact a YMCA settlement worker at 705-791-6378 or swis@sm.ymca.ca.
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Overdose awareness events planned for qathet region
In conjunction with International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31, three events are scheduled for qathet region.
According to a media release from qathet Community Action Team (CAT), local communities are joining others around the world to remember those who have died or suffered permanent injury due to drug overdose.
Observed on August 31 every year, participants seek to create better understanding of overdose, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths, and create change that reduces harms associated with drug use. Community members are invited to the following events: noon to 2 pm, a lunch made with love at the Community Resource Centre; 3 to 6 pm, grand opening of ?aȷǐmɛt Harm Reduction Circle in Tishosem in Tla’amin Nation; 8 to 9 pm, a candlelight vigil and drumming circle on the grass at Willingdon Beach.
In 2021, despite the disruption caused by COVID-19, hundreds of awareness day events were held in at least 37 countries to raise awareness of one of the world’s most urgent public health crises.
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s most recent world annual drug report, nearly half a million people around the world died as a result of drug use in 2019. Early statistics and anecdotal evidence for the 2021 calendar year show that the situation is becoming ever-more critical, exacerbated in many areas by the pandemic decreasing the tolerance of people who use drugs and disrupting both services and the drug supply chain.
Educational events
Rachel Driedger, youth CAT coordinator, stated that starting at noon, the Community Resource Centre will open to the public for a lunch made by a community member who has experienced great losses due to poor public drug policy. Announcements by SUSTAIN (Substance Users Society Teaching Advocacy Instead of Neglect) will be part of the gathering, as will live music performed by Tommy Sings.
“Our hope is to promote education and solidarity instead of stigma and isolation, and to celebrate those who are still here,” added Driedger.
According to Courtney Harrop, coordinator for ?aȷǐmɛt Harm Reduction Circle, this event will be the grand opening of the new program and space.
“We are hosting our event to coincide with International Overdose Awareness Day, and it will include our grand opening, an ‘honouring our loved ones’ ceremony and community barbecue,” stated Harrop. “We will also be participating in Moms Stop the Harm’s empty chair campaign. We will have guests from Moms Stop the Harm as well as the First Nations Health Authority.
“Mental health support will be provided onsite for those who need it, and we will have a resource and information table, including naloxone, set up about harm reduction and the toxic drug crisis.”
Monument coordinator Maggle Gisle stated that organizers are looking for family and friends of loved ones who have passed away from the toxic drug supply in the community.
“Let’s bring people together who want to make a memorial monument built with family and friends speaking about loved ones who passed away from fentanyl overdoses, recorded for others to hear.” stated Gisle. “We need a list of family and friends who have an interest in this project as soon as possible. We also need persons who can help create a monument where you push a button and hear a loved one’s story.”
Those wishing to help can email Gisle at maggygislemoon13@gmail.com.
“I am happy to be in the position to provide space to support the resilience and grief of those most affected by the overdose and toxic drug supply crisis,” stated Deagan Crawford, Community Resource Centre (CRC) coordinator. “I believe this is a time where we can come together as a community to honour the loss of friends and family as well as find ways to stand together in solidarity not just on this day, but everyday.
“I want the CRC to support community by promoting education, activism and awareness, and to move away from fear generated by stigma that feeds isolation and hopelessness for many folks in our community. I want every single person who enters the CRC to know they are loved, welcome, and that their presence on this earth is valuable and irreplaceable.”
18 events to check out this week in Waterloo Region (Aug. 15 to 19)
STEM camp for Black youth
The weeklong camp will run from Aug. 8 to 22 with a different cohort each week: a week for kids in grades 4 to 6, then a week for grades 7 to 9 and the final week aimed at kids in grades 10 to 12. It will feature hands-on activities.
Location and Venue: Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (University of Waterloo Engineering and Science Outreach) Event date and time: Monday, August 15, 2022 12:00AM – 11:59PM Audience: Youth Price: Free
Neebing Indigenous Art Fair
The Neebing Indigenous Art Fair celebrates the Grand River — an important natural feature for many Indigenous communities. But it also uses cutting-edge technology to give visitors a more in-depth experience. Aug 6-21.
Location and Venue: 425 Bingemans Centre Dr., Kitchener, ON, N2B 3X7 (Bingemans) Event date and time: Monday, August 15, 2022 12:00PM – 8:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: $10. Buy tickets online
Preston Lawn Bowls Opening
107 season of lawn bowls will begin Mon. at 6:45. Weather permitting it will run every Mon., Wed., & Fri. evening. Drop in and try it 3 times at no cost. All equipment and instruction provided. Open Houses coming in June, but don’t wait. Come out now
Location and Venue: 427 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, ON, N3H 3J9 (Preston Lawn Bowling Club) Event date and time: Monday, August 15, 2022 7:00PM – 8:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free
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St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market
Open year-round Thursday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Open Tuesdays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., mid-June to Labour Day.
Location and Venue: 1386 King St. N., Woolwich, ON, N0B 2N0 (St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market) Event date and time: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 8:00AM – 3:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free
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A new art exhibition: Relationship and Emotion
UpTown Gallery presents a new art exhibition “Relationship and Emotion” featuring works of Michael ManChoi Chow, Amy Stickney, and Ida Tong. This show runs from July 19 to Sept. 18. www.uptowngallerywaterloo.com
Location and Venue: 75 King St. S., Waterloo, ON, (Uptown Gallery) Event date and time: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 11:00AM – 6:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free
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Youth English Conversation Circles
Learn conversational English and vocabulary for everyday life, interviewing, and resume writing. Contact Esar at esar.aljuboori@ytr.ymca.ca for more information. Bus tickets and light refreshments will be provided!
Location and Venue: 800 King St. W, Kitchener, ON, (YMCA Three Rivers Waterloo Region) Event date and time: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 3:30PM – 4:30PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free
It Runs in the Family
It Runs in the Family, An Infectiously Funny Farce, By Ray Cooney. It runs August 11 to August 28. Frantic, funny and completely outrageous, this rib-tickling farce proves once and for all that laughter truly is the best medicine.
Location and Venue: 46 Grand Ave. S., Cambridge, ON, N1S 2L8 (Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge) Event date and time: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 2:00PM – 11:59PM Audience: All Ages Price: See website for ticket info
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2SLGBTQ+ Newcomer Teen Peer Support Group
This virtual group is for youth living in Stratford-Perth County and Waterloo Region. Participants can range from those who are entering Grade 9 in September 2022 to those who graduated High School in June 2022.
Location and Venue: Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, (Zoom) Event date and time: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 3:30PM – 4:30PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free
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St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market
Open year-round Thursday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Open Tuesdays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., mid-June to Labour Day.
Location and Venue: 1386 King St. N., Woolwich, ON, N0B 2N0 (St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market) Event date and time: Thursday, August 18, 2022 8:00AM – 3:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free
The Preston Towne Market runs Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m. (Preston Town Market/Facebook)
Preston Towne Farmers’ Market
Drop by Central Park in Preston (corner of King and Argyle where the Cenotaph is) Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m. Pick up some fresh, local produce, delicious baking, jams, jellies and spreads. New this season are crafters and artisans.
Location and Venue: 615 King St. E., Cambridge, ON, N3H 3N6 (Central Park) Event date and time: Thursday, August 18, 2022 3:00PM – 7:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free
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Food trucks at New Hamburg Thrift Store
Food trucks at the New Hamburg Thrift Centre Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m.
Location and Venue: 41 Heritage Drive, New Hamburg, ON, (New Hamburg Thrift Centre) Event date and time: Thursday, August 18, 2022 5:00PM – 8:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free
Uptown Night Market
Weather permitting, the Uptown Night Market will run every Thursday evening through August, from 7 to 10 p.m., at the Waterloo Public Library (WPL) upper parking lot on Albert Street. It will host 26 vendors of food, art, retail, clothing and more
Location and Venue: 35 Albert St., Waterloo, ON, N2L 5E2 (Waterloo Public Library) Event date and time: Thursday, August 18, 2022 7:00PM – 10:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free
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Movies in the Park
Free entry with non-perishable donation of food or cash to the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. Schedule: July 21 – Encanto, August 4 – Willy Wonka and The Choclate Factory, August 18 – Sing 2.
Location and Venue: 50 Young St. W., Waterloo, ON, N2J 4A8 (Waterloo Park) Event date and time: Thursday, August 18, 2022 7:00PM – 11:59PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free
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Castle Kilbride Concert Series
Bring your lawn chair and enjoy concerts on the front lawn of Castle Kilbride!
Shows start at 7 p.m. Admission by donation. Concerts will be cancelled due to inclement weather. Check www.castlekilbride.ca for concert status.
Location and Venue: 60 Snyder’s Rd. W., Wilmot, ON, (Castle Kilbride) Event date and time: Thursday, August 18, 2022 7:00PM – 8:00PM Audience: All Ages Price: Admission by donation
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Outdoor Movie Nights
Join us every Thursday evening for a free family friendly movie on a giant inflatable screen. Movies selected are either G or PG. Movies start at dusk (Around 8:30 PM), weather dependent. Bring your own lawn chair, blanket and snacks.
Location and Venue: 50 Dickson St, Cambridge, ON, N1R 5W8 (Cambridge City Hall) Event date and time: Thursday, August 18, 2022 8:30PM – 11:59PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free
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#WalkQueen – Queen Street East
Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Jun-Oct, we will be closing Queen Street East, Cambridge, from Guelph Ave. to Tannery St. for #WalkQueen; a celebration of Hespeler’s unique and intimate Village district, and featuring free, inclusive activities.
Location and Venue: Queen Street East, Guelph Ave to Tannery St, Cambridge, ON (Queen Street East, Guelph Ave to Tannery St) Event date and time: Friday, August 19, 2022 3:00PM – 11:59PM Audience: All Ages Price: Free
Friday night karaoke at Galt Legion
Friday night karaoke at the Galt Legion. Come on down every Friday night from 7 p.m. till close to share some good times and great company in a safe comfortable environment.
Location and Venue: 4 Veterans Way, Cambridge, ON, N1R 3K7 (Galt Legion Br.121) Event date and time: Friday, August 19, 2022 7:00PM – 11:00PM Audience: Adults Price: Free
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Sounds Good to Me Concert Series: Anthony Damiao
Sounds Good to Me is a brand-new performing songwriter series. It intends to showcase performers of mostly original music over a diverse array of performing voices, styles, and genres in an intimate performance space. Anthony Damiao performs Aug 19.
Location and Venue: 9 Princess St. E., Waterloo, ON, N2J 2H4 (Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre) Event date and time: Friday, August 19, 2022 7:30PM – 11:59PM Audience: All Ages Price: $25
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Peterborough Ex Hosting Events Around The Region This Week In Lieu Of Traditional Exhibition — PtboCanada
The Peterborough Ex is holding the annual homecraft, steer show and rabbit and cavy show this weekend at locations throughout the region.
2021 Ernest Boyles & Sons Ltd Junior Market Lamb Grand Champion Natalie Dunford. Photo courtesy of The Peterborough Ex.
The Steer Show and Sale will be happening at the Vollering farm (295 Douro Fourth Line, Douro Dummer) on Thursday and will feature six animals that will be judged at 6:00 p.m. followed by a BBQ. The award-winning steers will be auctioned off online following the show until August 12.
The Rabbit and Cavy Show will be happening at Kawartha Downs on Friday as part of their Agricultural Fair with judging starting at 3:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday the Annual Homecraft Show will be happening at the Peterborough Morrow Building. See award winning displays and shop with local vendors.
“The Peterborough Ex is continuing to renew and regrow to provide agriculture and food education events for Peterborough area residents,” said Viren D’Souza, President of the Peterborough Ag Society. “These are fun events to get up close and learn about agriculture.”
The Peterborough Agricultural Society is continuing to provide opportunities for people to connect with farming and food through educational events that allow for on-farm experiences and engagement with producers.
The 2022 Peterborough Ex will not feature a midway or rodeo.
More information is available at PeterboroughEx.ca
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Waikato events secure $3m in Government funding
Among the events that received funding in the first round was the Middle-Earth Halfling Marathon, staged at Hobbiton Movie Set. Photo / Supplied
A total of 34 events across the Waikato, Rotorua, Taupō and Ruapehu regions will receive nearly $3 million in funding from the Government’s Thermal Explorer Regional Events Fund.
The fund was set up by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to support and provide new domestic visitation opportunities for the events and tourism sectors which have been severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Regional tourism organisations from across the country have been appointed as facilitators of the fund.
Last year’s round of funding supported 15 events in the region with $1.6m while the latest allocation gives $1.3m to 19 events.
The events receiving funding support are a mixture of new and existing ones from diverse interest areas including business, sport, fitness, trail running, cars, music, and culture.
In total, the 34 events are predicted to attract over 300,000 people, with two-thirds being visitors from outside each host region. Some events have three-year funding agreements while others have received a one-year investment to boost their development.
Among the events that received funding in the first round was the Middle-Earth Halfling Marathon, staged at Hobbiton Movie Set at the end of April this year.
This inaugural event drew in 2500 people including 1000 competitors, some of whom dressed in costume. They ran or walked one of two distances around the picturesque village of Hobbiton, either the halfling (21.1km) or the eleventy-first (11.1km).
Middle-Earth Halfling Marathon event director Matt Reilly, of The Events Agency, says the Thermal Explorer funding enabled the event to get off the ground.
“The support gave us the seed funding necessary for us to be able to confidently move forward with developing what proved to be a successful event even in its first year and will only grow in the years to come.
“We’re already out there inviting runners and their supporters to mark their calendars for next year’s Middle-Earth Halfling Marathon.”
Other events that secured funding include New Zealand’s Fitness Festival and hunting and outdoor expo Sika Show, both set to take place at Mystery Creek in October, the Waitomo Trail Run in November and the Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival in February and March next year.
The Thermal Explorer Event Investment Panel that facilitates the fund is made up of eight members and Hamilton & Waikato Tourism is the lead entity.
Hamilton & Waikato Tourism chief executive Nicola Greenwell says the regions and event organisers are “immensely excited” about the opportunities made possible through the funding.
“The support allows the funded events to be developed, positioned and marketed to be or become an iconic or anchor event for the host region, growing exponentially each event, attracting out-of-region visitation, encouraging economic benefit and boosting capability in our events sector.”
Greenwell says the focus will now be on developing events sector capability across the Thermal Explorer regions.
“The ongoing upskilling of our events sector will best position the events being staged in our regions to be extraordinarily successful and sought after – not only by our local communities but also visitors to each of our regions.
“We’ve already held some well-attended capability-building workshops and webinars and we are expanding these along with other development initiatives.”
For more information on the Thermal Explorer Regional Events Fund and to view the full list of funding recipients, visit the Hamilton & Waikato Tourism website.
Funded events to attract 40,000 people to Ruapehu region
The nearly $450,000 of funding will be dispersed among six Ruapehu events, including the Raetihi Gutbuster. Photo / Supplied
Six events in Ruapehu have been awarded funding, predicted to attract over 40,000 people, with two-thirds being visitors from outside the region.
The Ruapehu event organisers will receive funding from a pool of nearly $450,000 over the next two to three years, following the announcement of a second tranche of funding from the Thermal Explorer Regional Events Fund.
A mixture of new and existing events will receive the funding, covering diverse interest areas of snow sports, trail running, cycling, music and culture.
The events are Tom Campbell Big Air, Ohakune Roots & Blues Festival, Kotahitanga Festival, Vertical Sky Waka Challenge, Raetihi Gutbuster and one other that is still to be confirmed.
A Ruapehu District Council spokesperson Kim Treen said in the past it was small groups of volunteers delivering Ruapehu events, and he was pleased they could receive this financial support over the next three years.
“The support allows the funded events to be developed, positioned and marketed to be or become an iconic or anchor event for the region, encouraging economic benefit and boosting capability in our events sector,” Treen said.
The Thermal Explorer Regional Events Fund was set up by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to help support and provide new domestic visitor opportunities for the events and tourism sectors that have been severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The event organiser of Taumarunui’s Kotahitanga Festival Anahera Hose said they were grateful to be successful with the support to grow the festival into a strong regional proposition.
Thermal Explorer Event Investment Panel member Nicola Greenwell said they had held capability-building workshops and webinars for event organisers, and planned on expanding them as they focus on developing the events sector capability across the Thermal Explorer regions.
Greenwell said she encouraged event organisers to register their interest to receive notification of capability-building opportunities.
The Thermal Explorer Highway fund covers events in Rotorua, Taupō, Ruapehu, as well as Hamilton and the wider Waikato.
Upcoming events:
Tom Campbell Big Air – September 23-24, 2022
Ohakune Roots & Blues Festival – October 21, 2022
Vertical Sky Waka Challenge – 10-12 March, 2023
Raetihi Gutbuster 25 March, 2023
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