Provincial funding for Hamilton tourism and festivals

 Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries and Donna Skelly, MPP for Flamborough–Glanbrook, were at the AGH yesterday to announce some arts grants.

An investment of $350,000 into the regional tourism organization to deliver locally driven marketing programs is made possible through a partnership between Destination Ontario and Destination Canada designed to incentivize Ontarians to explore their local

The government is also providing over $376,000 in local festivals and events through the Celebrate Ontario program.

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