To encourage and support community groups in participating in North Bay’s 100th anniversary, the City has launched the Community Centennial Celebrations Event Hosting Fund. This initiative aims to support events taking place in 2025 that celebrate North Bay’s 100th anniversary and have a historical or centennial connection.
The Community Centennial Celebrations Event Hosting Fund will be managed by the Centennial Celebrations Committee, which consists of dedicated volunteers, with support from City resources and facilities as needed.
The primary purpose of the fund is to enhance new and recurring events in 2025 and to help local community groups incorporate a centennial component into their events. The Centennial Celebrations Committee and the City of North Bay envision a full year of centennial events that bring the community together to celebrate this milestone. The fund will provide financial assistance to those hosting special events, which will:
Individuals, organizations or businesses may submit the completed Community Centennial Celebration Event Hosting Program Application in person to the City of North Bay’s Arts, Recreation, Culture & Recreation Department, 2nd Floor City Hall or email it to lacey.stevens@northbay.ca
Deadline: Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.
With numerous competing priorities and limited resources, the Community Centennial Celebrations Event Hosting Program provides a transparent process to evaluate applications with the focus of maximizing community impact and celebrating the city’s centennial, by providing community groups with an outreach into the community.
A Review Committee, consisting of members of the Community Centennial Celebration Committee’s Community Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee will evaluate each application and make a decision as to approve or decline based on the scoring outcome.
The application will be evaluated using a rate card which will determine the impact of the event on the community and its relations to North Bay’s centennial celebrations. This rate card will also guide the Committee in determining the level of financial support that can be provided.
If approved, the Host applicant will receive a confirmation letter outlining next steps to obtain payment and a clear outline that funding is contingent on the following:
Successful applicants will receive 25 per cent of approved funds 30 days prior to the event and the remaining 75 per cent of approved funds will be released after the completion of the event.
The application deadline for the Community Centennial Celebrations Event Hosting Fund is Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, at 4:30 p.m.
Individuals, organizations, or businesses may submit the completed Community Centennial Celebration Event Hosting Program Application either in person to the City of North Bay’s Arts, Recreation, and Culture Department on the 2nd Floor of City Hall, or via email to lacey.stevens@northbay.ca. The application deadline is Friday, September 13th, 2024, at 4:30 pm. Please DOWNLOAD application form to fill out and sign.