Press Release
Northern Ontario communities are promoting and strengthening their arts and heritage programming, which, in turn, will help attract tourists and create jobs.
The communities are collaborating on the Community Arts and Heritage Education Project (CAHEP).
The project will bring workshops and seminars in arts education, heritage, and culture to the north, where best practice models and strategies will be shared.
This will allow the communities to enhance their arts education programs, events, and festivals to attract more tourists, develop new arts-related businesses, and create jobs in their areas.
The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. is providing $30,000 toward this project through its Infrastructure and Community Development Program.
“Our government is committed to helping Northern Ontario communities develop non-traditional sectors, such as arts and culture, to improve their overall investment readiness and diversify their economies,” said NOHFC chair Michael Gravelle, who also is the minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry.
CAHEP began in March, 2003 and is based in Thunder Bay.
Fort Frances, Atikokan, Dryden, Kenora, Sioux Lookout, Red Lake, Red Rock, Nipigon, Terrace Bay, Schreiber, Marathon, Sault Ste. Marie, Manitoulin Island, Sudbury, and North Bay will take part in the project.
