RNC urges people to look out for one another as summer festival season kicks into high gear

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  The supplement ranges from $200 to $500 and is available to those whose family income for 2025 was $150,000 or less. 

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• Government increases festival funding by $43K and several west coast groups will get part of it

  The list of recipients this year includes the Jigs and Wheels festival in Corner Brook, Light up the Bay at the Bay of Islands Yacht Club,  the Deer Lake Strawberry Festival, Cormack Days 2026, and Qalipu First Nation Revitalizing Mi’kmaq Culture and Traditions.