Regina winter festival plans moving forward as executive committee approves $150K grant ask – Regina

The City of Regina Executive Committee is recommending the city council help the proposed Winter Competition with a grant as much as $150,000.

The movement was handed unanimously throughout Wednesday’s assembly.

The help is topic to a lot of situations together with that the Winter Competition committee plan and host the occasion by a complete finances and the Metropolis accepts no obligations for deficits, loans or ensures for the competition.

The manager committee recommends metropolis council approve these suggestions on the Nov. 10 assembly.

The Regina Winter Competition Committee (RWFC) is made up of members from a number of organizations together with Regina Downtown Enterprise Enchancment District, Regina’s Warehouse district, and Regina Exhibition Affiliation Restricted (REAL).

Ward 4 Coun. Lori Bresciani, who additionally sits on RWFC, praised the committee and metropolis workers for his or her planning efforts.

“Individuals can exit within the winter. You don’t need to hibernate. Households can exit and there’s going to be, as we’ve indicated, the snowshoeing, the canine sledding, there’s so many issues and it’s nicely rounded,” Bresciani mentioned.

“There’s the cultural elements of it as nicely, there’s going to be many, many elements of tradition that it’s threaded all through this complete competition,” she added.

“I believe it’s a possibility to help native companies, native artists, and revitalize our economic system after we want it most.”

RWFC is proposing 4 hubs to launch Frost Regina, the hubs embody Regina Downtown, the Regina Warehouse District, the Regina Exhibition Affiliation Restricted (REAL) and Wascana Park.

REAL President and CEO Tim Reid mentioned along with the $150,000 ask for town, RWFC can be on the lookout for the identical quantity from the provincial authorities.

The proposed competition will embody inexpensive programming from ice carvings, snow mazes, Indigenous storytelling, native delicacies, skating on the lake and at Mosaic Stadium, and lightweight exhibits.

The competition is scheduled over 10 days and is deliberate to run from Feb. 4 till Feb. 14.

Reid mentioned the competition is anticipated to herald 120,000 attendees and generate over $6 million in financial influence for each town and the province.

Reid added a developed Frost Regina finances signifies the occasion will generate over $1.7 million in income alternative, which ought to result in a “break-even” monetary place on the finish of the occasion.

Frost Regina can be on the lookout for help from the Regina Resort Affiliation and making use of for federal grant alternatives in addition to searching for personal sponsorship companions.

At a press convention on Wednesday, Reid mentioned the competition will rejoice group.

“Finally, this is a chance for us to embrace winter,” Reid mentioned.

“This yr, our metropolis council authorized a brand new winter metropolis technique, and I believe as we speak’s acknowledgement in help at Government Committee of shifting Frost Regina ahead was a robust assertion that not solely will we wish to discuss being an incredible winter metropolis, we wish to actualize it.”

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