FedNor funding is once again supporting a Northern Ontario presence at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto.
Ottawa is providing more than $830,000 to support the 23rd annual Northern Ontario Agri-Food Pavilion, including up to 50 businesses from across the region.
‘The Royal’ takes place Nov. 6-15 with officials saying it’s the world’s largest indoor agricultural fair and attracts over 300,000 visitors each year.
They say the Northern Pavilion shines a spotlight on the region’s agri-food products and services and has helped hundreds of Northern businesses find new markets, form partnerships, and expand sales globally.
“We are very proud of the Northern Ontario Agri-Food Pavilion and the opportunity and success it represents,” says Claude Bouffard, Chair, Economic Partners Sudbury East/West Nipissing. “The pavilion provides an important stage for regional businesses to find new audiences and markets, form new partnerships, and increase sales and continue to grow. EPSEWN is dedicated to creating opportunities for entrepreneurship and the pursuit of economic growth in our community, and this project does exactly that.”
FedNor says the northern pavilion has been a part of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair since 2001, and has more than tripled in size and number of exhibitors since inception.
