Crowds gather at Lakeside Park. August 8 2014. (Photo by Kevin Black.)Two local festivals will share more than $91,000 in funding from the Celebrate Ontario 2015 program.
The provincial grant for Carrousel of Nations is $47,264. The event June 12 to 15 is at Riverfront Plaza in Windsor.
The Kingsville Folk Music Festival at Lakeside Park in Kingsville is getting $44,100. That's August 7 to 9.
The program is providing $19-million in funding to support 256 events this year and 14 next year.
SPS Board Chair Kelly Ash said the decision followed discussions with Acting Chief Mike Federico and aligns with practices at other police services.
The annual Canada Day parade will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, from Wildwood Park to Kenwick Park.
The $7.6 million project, which also involved water and sewer infrastructure improvements, began in 2024.
The Toronto Blue Jays dropped their third in a row Thursday, 6-5 to the visiting Texas Rangers, and the Detroit Tigers suffered a 2-1 loss to Houston.
The week-long celebration starts on Saturday and continues to next Friday.
Environment Canada said Thursday night that severe thunderstorms were moving further east after rain and high winds affected portions of the region.
