Ontario Commemorating 400 Years of French Presence by Supporting 62 Events Province-wide

Posted by Ginny Henry | May 04, 2015 | 400 Years of French Presence, aboriginal, Barrie, BruceGreySimcoe, funding, heritage, Metis, Midland, Ontario, Penetanguishene, RTO7, Simcoe County, summer and fall 2015, support, Tiny
Eight of these local tourist and cultural events are in BruceGreySimcoe!  They are:
  • "Wiidookdaadiwin" Working Together to Celebrate Aboriginal-Metis Legacy in the Barrie Area:  $14,250
  • Orillia400 (Chippewas of Mnjikaning First Nation), City of Orillia:  $4,750
  • Champlain's Astrolabe:  Navigating Culture Contact in a New World, (Township of Tiny), Midland:  $12,155
  • Spectacle communautaire - 22es Jeux franco-ontariens (FESFO), Penetanguishene:  $35,155
  • 400 Years of Franco-Ontarian History in Penetanguishene exhibit (Penetanguishene Centennial Museum & Archives):  $4,750
  • Procession of Penetanguishene History (Penetanguishene Centennial Museum & Archives):  $1,900
  • Le Festival du Loup en Nouvelle-France (Le Meute culturelle de Lafontaine), Tiny:  $19,000
  • Le Musée vivant de Lafontaine (La Meute culturelle de Lafontaine), Tiny:  $17,338

The above events take place between June and November 2015.

For the complete News Release from the Office of Francophone Affairs and the complete list of recipients, click here.


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