From the Niagara Falls Review:
Niagara Falls will receive $323,250 from two tourism programs to help secure talent and pay for production costs for the 2015 New Year’s Eve show.
City staff made a submission for funding to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport’s Celebrate Ontario program for the Queen Victoria Park show televised nationally on Global.
The ministry invited event organizers to submit funding applications for special events taking place this year.
The city was successful in receiving $173,250 to help secure talent.
The city was also successful in securing $150,000 from a Tourism Partnership of Niagara grant, which will be used towards production costs.