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Performers at the 2012 Beaches International Jazz Festival. <\/p>\n
TORONTO TheOntario government has come up with $75,000 for the Beaches International Jazz Festival. <\/p>\n
In January, the Beaches Jazz Festival applied to the Ontario Music Fund and earlier this week was awarded a conditional grant of $75,000, said Michael Chan, minister of tourism, culture and sport, in a statement released Wednesday. <\/p>\n
Ministry staff continue to work with the festival organizers on ways to ensure the events continued success. <\/p>\n
Global News was first to report on March 19 that the annual summer festival was denied a Celebrate Ontario grant this year, forcing organizers to scale back the event. <\/p>\n
Executive directorLido Chilelli said he was shocked and warned of drastic changes to the event, which runs July 18 to 27. <\/p>\n
Were going to have to scale down the festival to what it was about 10 years ago, he said. <\/p>\n
BELOW: Watch Carey Marsden report on funding woes for the Beaches Jazz Festival <\/p>\n
The festivalreceived $75,000 in each of the last six years. This year, it was seeking $120,000. <\/p>\n
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