City Council Rejects Request to Explore Ongoing Funding or Relief from Rising Fees for Summerfolk Festival
Owen Sound Council voted down a motion to explore a formal municipal partnership with the Georgian Bay Folk Society, rejecting a request for staff to explore long-term support for Summerfolk.
A year after the Georgian Bay Folk Society first asked the City of Owen Sound for a formal, multi-year partnership to support the Summerfolk Music & Crafts Festival, City Council has declined to take further action on the request.
At its regular meeting on February 9, 2026, Council voted 7–1 to defeat a motion that would have directed staff to prepare a …
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