The Chinese Professionals Association of Canada (CPAC) will be hosting its eighth annual Summer Festival on Saturday, June 25, 2011, at Albert Campbell Square in Scarborough, as reported by insidetoronto.com
It is free and open to all members of the public.
The festival runs from noon to 7 p.m. and will feature activities such as art performances, sports, carnival games, food tasting, face painting and a lucky draw. CPAC is expecting more than 5,000 people to attend.
This year, CPAC will receive a $4,000 Celebrate Canada grant from the Ministry of Canadian Heritage to fund the carnival. CPAC has also invited politicians from across the GTA, including Mayor Rob Ford and Scarborough-Agincourt MP Jim Karygiannis.
The festival's theme this year is We Are Canadians and has been tweaked to include other ethnic groups too. The food-tasting contest has been changed to feature a variety of dishes, and Russian and Korean dancers will perform.
Local businesses are hoping to use the Summer Festival as a chance to reach out to new immigrants and get their name out in the Toronto community.
"If we take part in this festival, we can get newcomers to get involved with us, "said Ken Li, vice president of the Hebei Association of Canada, a non-profit cultural organization located in North York. "[The festival] helps to get people to understand each other."
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