Rocking the Runway at Sarnia's Chris Hadfield Airport. 23 October 2020. (Courtesy of Metcalfe Photography)Rocking the Runway at Sarnia's Chris Hadfield Airport. 23 October 2020. (Courtesy of Metcalfe Photography)
Sarnia

New festival secures provincial funding

More than $250,000 in provincial funding has been earmarked for some special events in Sarnia-Lambton, including one festival that has yet to be announced.

The LiUNA Yunity Festival will receive nearly $66,000 of the roughly $256,000 that will be invested in the area.  Details about the event are expected in the near future.

Victoria Playhouse Petrolia will receive over $116,000 for its "Music in the Air" outdoor concert series.

Bluewater Borderfest’s Rocking the Runway drive in concert gets $56,000, and the South Western International Film Festival is getting $18,000.

The funding, announced earlier this month, is part of nearly $50-million the province is investing in festivals and events under the Reconnect Program, formerly known as Celebrate Ontario.

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