THEATRE NEWS ITEM: FUNDS FOR STRATFORD FEST
5 Dec'10

JOHN COULBOURN - QMI Agency

The Government of Ontario, through its new $27-million Arts Investment Fund, will make some $3.9 million available to the Stratford Festival over the next three years, it was announced Friday.

The announcement was made in Stratford by MPP John Wilkinson, speaking on behalf of provincial Tourism and Culture Minister Michael Chan. Antoni Cimolino, the Festival's General Director, expressed his gratitude for the cash windfall, adding that the funds will allow the Festival "to enhance our audience development and private-sector support."