Toronto ups festival safety funding following B.C. tragedy
Monday, May 26, 2025, 6:21 pm
In reaction to a deadly attack in British Columbia, Toronto officials have swiftly boosted funding to enhance security at festivals. The move, part symbolic and part pragmatic, aims to reassure the public that festive fun won’t come at the expense of safety.
With the summer festival season is right around the corner in Toronto, festival organizers, event planners and city officials all gathered at the Toronto Festival & Event Safety Summit to discuss how to keep the events safe amid the growing costs for these security measures. “By gosh, if we…
Toronto boosts funding to increase safety at festivals after B.C. attack CP24
TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the city will allocate $2.1 million this year to help festivals stay secure, after 11 people were killed in a vehicle ramming at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival last month.
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