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Downtown jazz festival gets $75,000 from provinceOne of the largest jazz festivals ness. The venue, Oakvilles down-in the province, which takes place town core, is a key success factor each year in Oakville, is getting for the Jazz Festival and Oakville funding from the province.has an dynamic downtown core, The Downtown Oakville Jazz and I look forward to the 2011 thFestival is entering its 19year Downtown Oakville Jazz with a $75,000 donation from the Festival.province, through the Celebrate The annual summer event Ontario 2011 program.offers three days of a cultural The funding announcement experience and first-class jazz in was made by Oakville MPP Kevin the downtown core.Flynn with a presentation to the In addition to the provincial Downtown Oakville BIA Jazz funding, the BIA also signed Committee.Wellington West Capital Inc. as Every summer the Downtown Gold Sponsor for the next three Oakville BIA Jazz Festival draws years of the festival.thousands of tourists and resi-Wellington West Capital is dents to Oakvilles downtown core. eager to be part of the festival and This is fantastic news for everyone as a downtown Oakville business, and it is a true investment into we know how important this event Oakville and will further develop is to the community and to the the Downtown Oakville Jazz downtown business core, said Festival, Flynn said in a press Jim Best, Wellington branch man-release.ager, in the release.In 2010 the BIA went forward According to the BIA, in its 19 and closed Lakeshore all day years, the festival has hosted more Saturday and increased the event than 40 free concerts on three programming for the whole week-main stages as well as two smaller ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVERend and in effect brought more ones over a three-day weekend.CULTURE BOOST Province of Ontario in grant moneypeople into the downtown core, This years jazz festival will take :The Oakville Jazz Festival received $75,000 from the. From left, are Ronnie Brown (Oakville Centre which ultimately has a direct place Aug. 5-7. for Performing Arts/Jazz Festival), Wazeefa Martinez (Olsen Europe, Jazz Festival Committee) Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn,impact on the economy in a good For more information, on the Joseph Diodati (chair of the Downtown Oakville BIA and of the festival) Jim Best way this is great for the busi-event visit www.oakvillejazz.com.(Wellington West, festival Gold Sponsor) and Suzy Godfroy (manager of the Downtown Oakville BIA).EVERYTHING MUST GO!Rochester Furniture Liquidation LLAFINFKS!EEClosing After 35 YWlosing Foreveaerrs!SYADFANTASTIC PRICESLiquidation LocationLiquidation Location2110 Dundas St. EastSAVE2110 Dundas Street East, UP(2 Lights West of 427 Highway)TOMississaugaMississauga80%www.rochesterfurniture.ca905-624-388019 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com