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Tweed Council to sponsor community events

Tweed Council to sponsor community events

Event organisers interested in staging an event which will help the community reconnect are invited to submit their applications for Council’s 2022-2023 Events Sponsorship funding round now. Applications close on Friday 8 July 2022. Photo supplied.

With disasters like fires, floods and pandemics, still smouldering in our recent memory, Tweed Shire Council wants to know if you have an event that will help the Tweed community reconnect and celebrate after tough times?

Council says that event organisers are encouraged to consider applying for Tweed Shire Council’s 2022-2023 Events Sponsorship funding round to stage an event and give people the opportunity to re-connect and celebrate.

Council has previously supported a range of events including sport, food, music and the arts.

The 2022-2023 Events Sponsorship funding round is now open and will close at midnight on Friday, 8 July, 2022.

Council’s Events Officer Kerrie McConnell said the sponsorship round gives people the opportunity to revisit the idea of a live event. ‘With gatherings few and far between over the last couple of years, it is time for us to start to re-connect safely with our community through events,’ says Ms McConnell.

Applications must be from an incorporated body or an event that has a sponsor who will accept legal and financial responsibility for the event.

Before completing the application form, Councul asks that you read the Events Sponsorship Policy on Council’s website and register on SmartyGrants to view the Events Sponsorship Guidelines, as they outline the core eligibility criteria and conditions of funding.

Council will consider eligible applications at its meeting in August. Full or partial or no funding may be recommended by Council and all applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application.

For further information and to apply, visit the Council website for information on Event funding and sponsorship or call Council’s Events Officer, Kerrie McConnell on 02 6670 2735.

 

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CNL title sponsor for new Water and Dirt Festival, with events in four municipalities this summer

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Canadian Nuclear Laboratories has signed on as the title sponsor for the inaugural Water and Dirt Festival which is coming to four Renfrew County municipalities this summer.

This new and unique festival, which is a partnership between the Town of Petawawa, City of Pembroke, Township of Laurentian Valley and North Algona Wilberforce Township, will feature nine events spread across the municipalities between Aug. 4 and 14. It was born out of the successful Upper Ottawa River Race and Paddle Festival with the new event adding land-based outdoor adventure races to the already popular water-based sports. The events include mountain bike races, skateboarding, triathlon, whitewater kayaking, BMX and trail running which have been added to the long-running events such as the Upper Ottawa River Race, OSPCA Doggy Paddle and the Kayak Fishing Tournament.

CNL donated $15,000 and this title sponsorship will allow the event to offer live musical performances and activities for all ages in an event that plans to present new opportunities to residents and tourists from near and far, according to Colin Coyle, Petawawa’s recreation program co-ordinator and one of the key organizers of the festival.

“We are truly grateful to our sponsor, CNL as this event could not happen without them and we are looking forward to work alongside our neighbouring municipalities to bring this exciting event to the Ottawa Valley,” he added.

CNL president and CEO Joe McBrearty and Patrick Quinn, CNL director of Corporate Communications, recently presented the cheque to the mayors of the partnering municipalities and the Ottawa Valley Tourist Association, which is supporting the festival along with the Ontario Highlands Tourism Organization.

“It’s a beautiful valley abounds with tourism opportunities; we believe this contribution and our participation in the community will really benefit everyone involved,” McBrearty said. “We believe our sponsorship for this event goes to show our commitment to the environment and to the Ottawa River here in the Ottawa Valley.”

Since 2015 CNL, through its parent company Canadian National Energy Alliance, has supported local community initiatives. CNL had previously served as title sponsor for the Upper Ottawa River Race and Paddle Festival so this is a continuation of the company’s involvement in this event, which some of the 2,800 employees from CNL’s Chalk River Labs have taken part in over the years.

“We believe our participation is critical for our success in gaining support in local communities,” McBrearty added. “The response we see from our employees and the communities that we live in and we service we think it’s been an absolutely fantastic response. It goes to grow the beauty and the potential of the Ottawa Valley.”

CNL typically sponsors a couple dozen events throughout the year and this year staff had a chance to choose the local events and groups that were supported through a crowd-funding initiative which presented 20 different opportunities.

“The participation from our staff was enormous,” McBrearty noted.  “It goes from the impacts of COVID that we’ve all gone through over the last two year and the sense of wanting to give back to the community.”

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