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Empowering Youth in Celebration of Ontario’s 150th Anniversary

Ontario is supporting 87 community-based projects that will empower and engage the next generation of leaders, in celebration of the province’s 150th anniversary.

Eleanor McMahon, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, was at City Hall in Mississauga today with MonstrARTity, which is receiving support through the Ontario150 Partnership Program for its Monster Artist Development (MAD) project. The project will pair young South Asian artists with experienced artists and music industry experts to provide mentorship, business skills, media training, and a support network. The project also includes the implementation of a collaborative marketing campaign and the creation of an online resource centre.

“The Ontario150 Partnership Program will help empower and engage youth in their communities. This year, as we celebrate Ontario’s 150th anniversary, we are investing in our youth, cultivating the next generation of leaders and charting a course to a successful future as a province.”— Eleanor McMahon, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport

The Ontario150 Partnership Program provides youth with opportunities to actively participate in their communities in ways that reflect their creativity, cultural expression, diversity, inclusion, environmental stewardship, entrepreneurship, healthy living and civic engagement.

This investment is one of three Ontario150 grant programs that will promote community engagement, empower young people and contribute to economic growth. Together with the Community Celebration and Community Capital programs, these grants are funding more than 650 events, initiatives and infrastructure projects across the province to commemorate this historic milestone year.

Building new community partnerships for Ontario’s 150th anniversary is part of our plan to create jobs, grow our economy and help people in their everyday lives.

QUICK FACTS

  • Ontario is investing $5 million in the Ontario150 Partnership Program to support 87 projects in communities across the province.
  • Ontario is recognizing the historical significance of 2017 with Ontario150, a year-long commemoration that will honour Ontario’s past, showcase the present and inspire future generations.
  • In celebration of Ontario’s 150th anniversary, the province has also released a new recording of A Place to Stand (Ontario Song), the province’s unofficial anthem. The 50-year-old song has been refreshed to instil a sense of pride and belonging for all.
  • On February 8 the Ontario Government launched a unique new TV ad for Ontario150 that follows the stories of five very different people, all ultimately connected in the end as they find a place of belonging in an Ontario community.

 

Windsor-Essex Community Projects

Threshold of Magic – The Death and Life of Tom Thomson
Touring production of Ontario-focused play
Arts Council Windsor and Region

Open Streets Windsor: Ontario150 Edition
8km of streets open to pedestrians with activity hubs
The City of Windsor

Clean Tech Academy
Green technology youth entrepreneur workshops in Windsor- Essex County
WEtech Alliance

WIFF celebrates 150!
Screening of film promoting Ontario’s diversity and multiculturalism
Windsor International Film Festival

Celebrating Canada & Ontario – A Short Film Competition for Youth
Youth-led short film competition and screening
Windsor Centre for Film, Digital Media & the Creative Arts

A Tribute to Canada’s 150th Birthday in Sound and Light.
Sound and light multimedia presentation celebrating our past and future
Windsor Parade Corporation

L’Ontario francophone d’hier et d’aujourd’hui
Music and storytelling showcasing Francophones in Ontario
Association canadienne-française de l’Ontario (ACFO) Régionale Windsor-Essex-Chatham-Kent

Shout Out 150 Celebration
Storytelling, concert and art show
Windsor Jewish Federation

Windsor-Essex Civic Engagement Partnership
Windsor-Essex rural youth civic engagement workshops
WindsorEssex Community Foundation

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