Birds Hill Provincial Park (MANITOBA.CA)
The Manitoba government is investing more than $1 million into improvements to Birds Hill Provincial Park, just as the 50th annual Winnipeg Folk Festival gets underway.
Park improvements include picnic shelter upgrades, campground road improvements, tree planting and upgrades to sewer systems and group-use area washrooms.
A section of Highway 59 will be designated Winnipeg Folk Fest Volunteer Way, as a tribute to the hundreds of volunteers who return each year to support the festival.
“Seeing our volunteers acknowledged this way, on the eve of our 50th festival, honours the heart and energy they bring to the festival each year,” said festival executive director Valerie Shantz. “They create the community and culture that draws people to our event. Without their dedication, there is no Winnipeg Folk Festival.”
The Department of Municipal and Northern Relations is also providing the festival with $25,000 this year to support its 50th anniversary Storytelling Series project.
The Winnipeg Folk Festival runs July 10-13.
