$12,500
Federal Grant to Canadian Cheese Rolling Festival Society
- Recipient Type
- Individual or sole proprietorships
- Department
- Canadian Heritage ↗
- Agreement #
- ISED-2020-16028
- Agreement Type
- Grant
- Program
- Celebration and Commemoration Program
- Amount
- $12,500
- Dates
- 2023-06-01 to 2024-06-01
- Location
- Whistler ↗
- Province/Territory
- British Columbia ↗
- MP
- Patrick WeilerLiberal
- Description
- Community festival support for the annual Canadian Cheese Rolling Championship, including safety equipment, event promotion, and accessibility improvements.
On 2023-06-01, the Government of Canada awarded a grant of $12,500 to Canadian Cheese Rolling Festival Society through Canadian Heritage under the Celebration and Commemoration Program program. The funds were directed to Whistler, BC, in the federal riding of West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, which is represented by Patrick Weiler (Liberal). Canadian Heritage has disbursed $2.1B across 12,500 grants since 2018.