City Says Yes To Cold Cash For Cold Snap

Monday, October 06, 2008 08:16 PM

Prince George, B.C.- ColdSnap will be getting financial support from the City of Prince George again.

Last year, the City contributed $10 000 cash and $5000 as inkind venue support. This year, organizers wanted $10 thousand again, but only about $500 inkind through the use of the Prince George Playhouse for one night. ouncil unanimously supported the request.

The organizers have also applied for a Canadian Heritage "Building Communities" grant but a decision on that grant couldn`t be made until the City made a decision on the amount of its support.

Venues which hosted events during last year's "ColdSnap" have committed to being available again this year. This year, the festival will be bigger, adding one more day (making it a 9 day event) with 43 seperate music events, up from 30 last year.

The innaugural year for ColdSnap was deemed a great success and organizers think it can grow into a major mid winter tourism driving event.

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