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INTRODUCTION
Letter from the Mayor 4
SECTION ONE
Community Overview 7
a. Current City Population 8
b. Current SMSA or LUZ Population 8
c. Population within a 50 Mile
Radius of Applicant City 8
d. Primary Festival and Events
Venues Available 9
e. Water and Power Accessibility
in Outdoor Venues 12
f. Hospital and Emergency
Response Availability 12
g. Total Hotel Rooms Available 13
h. Public Transportation Options 13
i. Parking Availability 14
j. Walking Paths, Bicycle Lanes 15
k. Estimated City Visitors Annually
Attributed to Festivals and Events 15
SECTION TWO
Community Festivals and Events 17
Red River Exhibition 20
Folklorama 22
Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival 24
TD Winnipeg International
Jazz Festival 26
Festival du Voyageur 28
Manitoba Marathon 30
Winnipeg International
Children's Festival (Kidsfest) 32
Manito Ahbee 34
Pride Winnipeg 36
Winnipeg Comedy Festival 38
SECTION THREE
City/Government Support
of Festivals and Events 41
a. Defined and Accessible Public
Objectives and Support Statements
for Festivals and Events by the City
and Other Local Government Agencies 42
b. Direct Funding Support Provided to
and/or Budgeted for Festivals and
Events from the City and Other
Government Agencies 43
c. In-Kind Services Support Provided to
and/or Budgeted for Festivals and
Events from the City or Other
Government Agencies 44
d. Defined Roles of the City in
Festival and Event Approval 45
e. City-Provided Festival and Event
Process Coordination and
Assistance Systems 46
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