SUDBURY – The Ontario government is providing more than $1.3 million through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to three economic development projects to build a theatre venue, community centre and trail in the Sudbury region. This investment is building a stronger Ontario by creating good-paying jobs, supporting critical infrastructure and improving quality of life in Northern Ontario.

"Through targeted investments, our government is increasing the Sudbury region’s economic prospects,” said Greg Rickford, Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry. “We are keeping Sudbury and surrounding communities current and thriving to successfully compete in today’s business and tourism climates.”

Projects receiving NOHFC funding include:

• $750,000 for YES Theatre to build the YES Theatre Refettorio – a 180-seat, state-of-the-art outdoor performance venue – on a downtown vacant lot in Sudbury
• $502,500 for Kivi Park Community Foundation to create a single network of trails by completing a 15.9-kilometre multi-use trail expansion around Crowley Lake and Linton Lake in Sudbury
• $105,395 for the Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l’Ontario to build the French River Youth, Economic and Community Development Centre, a place to support business growth and start-up, economic development, and professional and community gathering in French River.

The NOHFC promotes economic prosperity across Northern Ontario by providing financial assistance to projects – big and small, rural and urban – that stimulate growth, job creation and skills development. Since June 2018, the NOHFC has invested more than $473 million in 4,244 projects in Northern Ontario, leveraging more than $1.5 billion in investment and creating or sustaining over 6,600 jobs.