ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 Folk Fest acts as “ the musical heartbeat of the city “ – JP Hoe

The Staves on Main Stage photo by Joey Senft Winnipeg Folk Festival Annual Report 2016-17

Our 2016-17 year has come with its fair share of challenges but we are fortunate to be part of the strong and supportive community that helps to support the long-term sustainability of the festival.

The 2016 festival was certainly one to remember, with excellent workshops such as The Bluegrass Situation North, Native North America and Under the Covers, and an exceptional collection of collaborative artists from across Mission Canada and around the world creating musical moments that were unique, once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Our Hear All Year concert series continues Creating experiences of discovery to bring to Winnipeg venues year-round, supporting our artists and learning through the as they develop and allowing our audiences to bring some of that “Folk Fest feeling” to their fall, winter and spring seasons. celebration of people & music

We are so grateful for the ongoing commitment of our people, including the volunteers, donors, sponsors, funders, staff, board and, of course, the dedicated audience members. All of you, our stakeholders, play important Values roles in making our festival a special part Manitoba’s culture. Collaboration Thank you for being a part of our Folk Fest family! We work with others who share our values to achieve our goals and build something greater. We cherish the culture of volunteerism and generosity of spirit that are the lifeblood of the Winnipeg Folk Festival. Creativity Karen-Denise Cyr Lynne Skromeda We inspire and engage our community by Board Chair Executive Director presenting strong and diverse talent, nurturing creativity and promoting artistic freedom. TABLE OF CONTENTS Inclusiveness Message from The Chair and Executive Director 1 We create environments that are welcoming, Winnipeg Folk Fest 2 safe, accessible and respectful. We honour Festival Highlights 3 authenticity and celebrate diversity within our Hear All Year 4 community. Community Programs 5 Cause for Celebration 6 Leadership Environmental Report 7 As leaders within the local and national arts Thank You to Our Supporters 8 community, we embrace best practices, share 2016 – 17 Financial Statements 9 our expertise and learn from the experience of others. Sustainability We respect the contributions of those who have created our culture and organization. We are adaptable, resilient and thrive throughout change.

1 photo by Joey Senft 2016 PERFORMERS Winnipeg Folk Fest July 7-10 Alan Doyle & The Beautiful Gypsies Andy Shauf Basia Bulat Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers Benedettiville Boogat Castlemoon Theatre Charlie Hope Cœur de pirate Colin Hay Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen Drum Cafe Grant Anderson with Sheldon Dawson Gustavo and the Green Fools Hubby Jenkins Jake Chénier Band Jay Stoller and Drum Cafe Jennifer Castle Jim Bryson Krar Collective Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams Lemon Bucket Orkestra Les Hay Babies Les Noces Gitanes Lisa LeBlanc Lord Huron Lord Huron Loudon Wainwright III photo by Jenn Kostesky Lucius Martin Harley Matt Epp Matthew Byrne Artistic Vision Meredith Axelrod Mikaela Davis Music is powerful. Milky Chance Moulettes It changes perceptions, inspires Native North America: imaginations, and impacts lives in a A Selection Of Musical Trailblazers feat. personal and meaningful way. Willie Thrasher, Willy Mitchell, Duke Redbird, Eric Landry and Shingoose Driving the evolution of folk music, Nicki Bluhm the Winnipeg Folk Festival explores Noam Pikelny Okee Dokee Brothers and redefines its relevance in today’s Oysterband world. By bringing together emerging Parsonsfield talent and well-established artists, we Possessed by Paul James influence and reshape the genre. We Rayland Baxter Red Moon Road create opportunities for collaboration and Rosie & the Riveters spontaneity and will always push beyond Ruby & Smith San Fermin expectations. Ryan Adams and The Shining photo by Joey Senft Ryley Walker Sam Roberts Band San Fermin Sand Skyscraper Son Little Steve Dawson The Brothers Comatose The Crooked Brothers The Dead South The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers The East Pointers The Foggy Hogtown Boys The Funk Hunters The Head and the Heart The Hooten Hallers The Infamous Stringdusters featuring Nicki Bluhm The Lion’s Den The Paper Kites The Staves The Wainwright Sisters The Wild Reeds TomatoTomato Loudon Wainwright III & The Wainwright Sisters Lucius Twin Peaks photo by Jenn Kostesky photo by Jenn Kostesky Vaudou Game Wild Child 2 William Prince Yemen with Ravid Kahalani Festival Highlights The Bluegrass Situation North LA-based The Bluegrass Situation has programmed bluegrass jams at festivals such as Bonnaroo, and for the first time in Canada, they brought the party to the Winnipeg Folk Fest. Big Blue @ Night was transformed on Friday night for The Bluegrass Situation North where The Foggy Hogtown Boys, The Wild Reeds and The Infamous Stringdusters featuring Nicki Bluhm took the stage. hero Noam Pikelny hosted, and the night culminated in a bluegrass version of The Eagles’ iconic record Hotel California, played in its entirety to an enraptured audience. Nicki Bluhm

photo by Buio Assis

Under the Covers Tribute Workshop The Under the Covers workshop on Sunday was the chance for many artists to pay homage to musical greats Prince, Merle Haggard, David Bowie and Guy Clark. There was standing room only at this popular workshop where Martin Harley, Red Moon Road, The Crooked Brothers, Ben Caplan, Jim Bryson, The Brothers Comatose and The East Pointers celebrated the music of legends who had left us in the past year.

Eric Landry

photo by David Quiring Native North America: A Selection of Musical Trailblazers Renowned for the once-in-a-lifetime photo by Jenn Kostesky collaborations, Winnipeg Folk Fest delivered Artistic Achievement Award once again many magical moments in its Honoured to Loudon Wainwright workshops throughout the weekend, including It was a folk family affair on Main Native North America: A Selection of Musical Stage Sunday evening when Loudon Trailblazers where Indigenous artists Willie Wainwright III received the Winnipeg Thrasher, Willy Mitchell, Duke Redbird, Eric Folk Festival’s Artistic Achievement Landry and Shingoose shared powerful Award with his daughters looking stories, poetry and music off of their 2016 on. Iconic songwriters in their own Grammy-nominated compilation, Native North right, Martha Wainwright and Lucy America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Wainwright Roche shared this special Country 1966-1985. William Prince lent his experience with their father. Earlier voice to songs by artists who have passed so that day, they all shared the Shady their music could be heard by Winnipeg Folk Grove stage where the audience was Fest audiences and live on in memory. The treated to familial on-stage banter and workshop was presented with APTN. great music.

photo by Chris Douglas WINNIPEG FOLK FESTIVAL 2016–17 ANNUAL REPORT 3 39 CONCERTS AT 10 VENUES Hear All Year ACROSS THE CITY

Free Community Music HEAR ALL YEAR CONCERTS

Eight free In The City afternoon Corb Lund and The Hurtin’ Albertans with Daniel Romano workshops at the Millennium Library featuring music by Coeur de pirate Winnipeg’s greatest singer- Frazey Ford with Phil Cook • songwriters. Matt Andersen & the Bona Fide We participated in Culture Days by presenting Young Performers Amelia Curran with William Prince Program alumni Hugh Scanlon & The Sleeping Souls with Northcote & Mo Kenney and Haitia with Emma Lytle at The Forks Under the Canopy. De Danann

Eighteen free family live music JONATHAN RICHMAN featuring TOMMY LARKINS on the drums! events at libraries across Wintersleep with Evening Hymns and Walrus Winnipeg during spring break for our Take Your Child to the Library Spirit of the West Day. Aidan Knight with Laura Sauvage Open Mics co-promoted with Jason Collett with Kalle Mattson Manitoba Music at a new venue, The Handsome Daughter. Alberta Cross with Sky White Tiger, Grand Canyon and Ozconscious Old Man Canyon with Brady Allard Eight free Folk For Families Shows at the Millennium Library Blitzen Trapper with Quiet Life with local children’s musicians to sing along and dance with. Angel Olsen Built to Spill with Rudy Waltz and the Micah Erenberg Band Fort Whyte Alive’s Lake Shaker was a sold out event and we Sturgill Simpson proudly presented past Young Performers Program participant, Rodriguez with Arum Rae • the Micah Erenberg Band. Royal Canoe Release with Living Hour Folk Fest performer William Hayden Everything I Long For 20th Anniversary Tour Prince kicked off the festival on Basia Bulat with Oh Pep! * July 6 with a free lunchtime show in downtown Winnipeg at Air James McMurtry with Scott Nolan Canada Park. Andy Shauf * Basia Bulat C.W. Stoneking with Washboard Hank photo by Matt Duboff The Dead South with The Reverend Rambler Birds of Chicago Boy & Bear with Cobi The Strumbellas with The Zolas (Heritage Classic Post Game Concert) Terra Lightfoot with Nation of Two Great Lake Swimmers with Megan Bonnell Donovan Woods & Joey Landreth * Shred Kelly with Bullrider James Vincent McMorrow with Allan Rayman * The Paper Kites with Horse Thief * Sold out two nights in a row Hawksley Workman, Almost a Full Moon Tour * Winnipeg Folk Festival Wednesdays at the Cube The Funk Hunters feat. Klassik and Dirty Radio * Four free lunch hour shows at Old Market Square, co-presented with the Exchange District Biz JP Hoe Hoe Hoe Holiday Show featuring ROGUE (yoga, music and art), Good for Grapes, The 24th Street Wailers, Roger Roger, and Jaxon Haldane. This year, we expanded our partnership with the Biz to include discounts at Lee Ranaldo (Of Sonic Youth) Exchange District restaurants so people could enjoy a picnic lunch and a concert in the park. * denotes sold out shows

4 Community Programs

Mentor Matt Epp with Stingray Young Performers

photo by Chris P. Bakon Newcomer Crew Stingray Young Performers Program MTS Future First Musical Mentors Program Since 2010, this program has provided The program gives musicians between The program offers students a chance training and support to volunteers who are the ages of 14 and 24 the opportunity to to write and record with local musicians. new Canadians. We were thrilled to have work on their music with festival artists In its seventh year, Keri Latimer (Leaf six youth and 13 adult volunteers join our and perform on Shady Grove stage in Rapids/Nathan Music Co), Rusty Matyas team in 2016. front of a festival audience. Thirty-seven (Imaginary Cities) and Vanessa Kuzina musicians were hand-picked by a jury (Oh My Darling) mentored students Guest for a Day to work with The Crooked Brothers, Dan from eight schools in the city. We welcomed 500 people from 30 not- Frechette & Laurel Thomsen, Jim Bryson, for-profit organizations to the festival as and Matt Epp. Many participants go on part of our Guest for a Day program. This to become part of the festival’s main is our ninth year operating this program lineup, including Daniel Jordan of Red that offers a day at the festival free of Moon Road, Jesse Matas of The Crooked charge with transportation, meals and a Brothers and Farideh Olsen of Rosie and guided tour. the Riveters in 2016.

Syrain and Iraqi refugees attended the festival for the first time through the “[The program]is a springboard program, some who had only arrived in for those artists that are truly Canada one month prior. They spent their day singing, playing instruments and ready for “graduation” into connecting with each other through music. “Students come away from the the Canadian and global music project feeling as if they have scene.” – Matt Epp, mentor actually done something ‘real’ and meaningful, whose success wasn’t measured with a grade.” - Chris Rempel, Churchill High School teacher

Folk School Our Folk School offers opportunities for people to learn music in a group setting “This is what the festival and connect through song. The ever- is all about. Finding drums popular ukulele classes were offered again in 2016 as well as , and connecting with your a class that taught acoustic flatpicking technique and another about [community].” the three-finger banjo technique. – Wendy Elliott, GFAD volunteer photo by David Quiring

WINNIPEG FOLK FESTIVAL 2016–17 ANNUAL REPORT 5 Milestones We are honoured and proud to have Cause for Celebration so many committed volunteers! 40 Years Ruth Livingston Sarah Gwen Peters 30 Years Ed Bachewich Ray Bachewich Diana Montgomery Betty Rowbotham Janet Wasney Rick Winzinowich 20 Years Josh Ayers Bromley Basford Neil Coligan Ron Dixon Darrell English Volunteers receiving milestone recognitions Barbara Fuller Danielle Harling Craig Henderson • Best Family Program at a Festival by Canadian Music Week Danielle Johnson Jen Kirkwood • Best of Winnipeg: Reader’s Choice Award – Winnipeg Free Press Darlene Kretchmer • #7 on BizBash Top 100 Events in Canada list Chantal LeDorze Bruce Leier Kemlin Nembhard Vic Pankratz Lorne Penner Al Ribble Kelvin Seifert James Smith Carolyn Stadler Bob Stafford Diana Stafford Darlynne Trudeau John Yim

MTS Marlene Frayer & Kim Frayer • 2,743 volunteers Glass Banjo • 121 coordinators and We presented our Glass Banjo Awards on Main Stage to invaluable partner MTS and the late assistant coordinators Bob Frayer, a longtime volunteer of the festival also known as “Origami Bob.” The awards recognize festival supporters and volunteers who have made a significant contribution to the • 735 first-time volunteers organization over the years. • 57 crews: 8 year-round and a volunteer board

“I’m very proud to be part of such a beautiful volunteer family. It’s the highlight of my year!” 6 -Volunteer Environmental Report Winnipeg Folk Fest

Bottled Water-Free Can Return Reusable Plates Festival Express

In 2014 we were able to Each year our campground The 2016 festival marked the This year, 3,727 people parked discontinue the sale of bottled Enviro volunteers collect and sort 20th year of our reusable plate their vehicles and opted to ride water at the festival by offering discarded beer cans for deposit program! the Folk Fest Express. water refill stations throughout return. the site. By using reusable plates for By taking the Express they saved This year we returned 44,174 meals, we save 100,000 paper 7.33 tonnes of CO2 emissions. In the three years we have been cans! plates each festival. That is the The equivalent of driving an bottled water free, we have saved equivalent of one person using a average car for almost 12 days over 300,000 bottles from being Money received from deposit paper plate for every meal for 90 straight! consumed at the festival. returns goes directly back years! into the festival in the form of campground improvements.

https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/sites/default/files/free_your_event_from_bottled_water_guide.pdf https://www.delijn.be/en/overdelijn/organisatie/zorgzaam-ondernemen/milieu/co2-uitstoot-voertuigen.html Since 2012 we have increased our landfill diversion rate from 5-Year Waste Diversion Comparisons 43.13% to 60.46%

• 2,743 volunteers • 121 coordinators and assistant coordinators • 735 first-time volunteers • 57 crews: 8 year-round and a volunteer board

WINNIPEG FOLK FESTIVAL 2016–17 ANNUAL REPORT 7 “Big Rock Brewery has been involved with the Thank You to Our Supporters Winnipeg Folk Festival for 18 years and is very proud of our partnership and what it means to the As a charitable, non-profit arts organization, the Winnipeg Folk Festival is community. Partnering with organizations with extremely grateful to our donors, funders and sponsors who ensure we deliver shared values enables Big Rock to deliver on our a world-class musical experience and a sustainable ‘home’ for our Folk Fest brand promise and engage in conversations that community. Your continued support and goodwill becomes part of the shared matter to not only us, but to our customer and the energy that makes our festival a distinctively Manitoba experience. community as well.” Thank you! -Scott Matheson, Marketing Manager, Big Rock Brewery

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$10,000 + $250 - $499 Dawn Payne Beaver Bus Lines Johnston Group Inc Benita Cohen Doug & Sandra Holmes Brown-Forman Manitoba Hydro Billy Brodovsky & Libby Yager Dylan Baert Christie Lites Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Chris Frayer & Miriam Jezik Elizabeth Tyndall Cre8ive Supplies The Gail Asper Family Foundation Inc Daniel Levin & Lilian Bonin Ethan Poskanzer & Judy Nisenholt E. & J. Gallo Winery Canada Iris Reimer Georgia Kerr & Duane Cheskey Exclusive Bus Lines $5,000 – $9,999 Josh & Sasha Thiem In Memory of Carter Holdsworth Falcon Trails Resort CUPE National Karla Ferguson & Sean McManus Irina Ivanov Bissonnette GNR Sports Paquin Entertainment Group Kelly McArthur Jane & David Frayer King’s Transfer Anonymous (1) Kevin Seifert & Barbara Fuller Karen-Denise Cyr & John McLennan Manitoba Film & Music Lottie Enns-Braun Kathy & Rollin Penner Manitoba Music $1,000 – $4,999 Lynne Skromeda Katrina Schroeder Manitoba Teachers’ Society Alcom Electronic Communications Mark Etkin & Gloria Rathwell Kirsten Earl McCorrister Mikes Beverage Company Arthur J. Gallagher Canada Limited Maureen Krauss Kristine Smith Mom’s Pantry Beaver Bus Lines Murray & Gail Singer Liam Martin Pulse Canada David & Ruth Asper Noreen Mian Linda Cubbidge Royal Sports David Stang & Kristel van Ineveld Paul Laporte Lisa Holowchuk & Brad Park Gail Asper & Michael Paterson Stephen Brodovsky & France Adams Margo Johnston Gerry & Chris Couture Yvonne Peters & Howard Miller Mark & Zoe Simkin Lea marc inc. Marlene Stern “The Folk Fest for our family is a time Santa Lucia Pizza $50 - $249 Mike & Kathy Baudic Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. Andrea Burgoyne Morgan Hamill & Damon Mitchell to share with friends and to explore all Arwene Hele & Taavo Sults Myrna Lattanzi $500 - $999 Barbara Bowden Oly Backstrom & Laura Boldt the amazing things life has to offer in Douglas Finkbeiner Better Than Baba’s Pravin & Aruna Hingwala one weekend in July. Time, music, art, Helene & David Sward Bill & Pat Reid Raegan Swanson Jacquelyn Sturton & Michael Attas Brendan & Barbara Carruthers Robin Allan campers and glow sticks! We hope our Katarina Kupca Bruce Roe Rowena Lunn Kristine Betker & Eric Kananoja Carla Friesen Sandy Popham contribution can make a difference and Larry Kimacovich Carol Matsumoto Shawna Cooper help support a festival that generations Marcelle & Carl Hochheim Cathy Lysack Simba Safari Grill Moksha Yoga Kildonan Chris Dooley & Trish Sale Trish Steadman & Rob Franklin have come to love and cherish!” Ted Bock & Liane Chalmers-Bock Christine Kennedy & Michael Sharpe - Marcelle & Carl Hochheim, donors Trudy Schroeder & Norm Dyck Dana Moffatt

8 ADVISORY · ASSURANCE & ACCOUNTING · TAXATION · TRANSACTION CONSULTING

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ON THE SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

To the Members of The Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc. Report on the Summary Financial Statements The accompanying summary financial statements of The Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc., which comprise the summary statement of financial position as at January 31, 2017, the summary statement of operations and the summary statement of changes in net assets for the year then ended, and related note, are derived from the audited financial statements of The Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc. for the year ended January 31, 2017 prepared in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not- for-profit organizations. We expressed a qualified audit opinion on those financial statements in our report dated April 5, 2017 (see below). The summary financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required by Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations. Reading the summary financial statements, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements of The Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc. Management's Responsibility for the Summary Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation of a summary of the audited financial statements on the basis described in Note 1 to the summary financial statements. Auditor's Responsibility Friends Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the summary financial statements based on our procedures, which were conducted in accordance with Canadian Auditing Standard (CAS) 810, Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements. Opinion In our opinion, the summary financial statements derived from the audited financial statements of The Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc. for the year ended January 31, 2017 are a fair summary of those financial statements on the basis described in Note 1 to the summary financial statements. However, the summary financial statements are subject to the equivalent scope limitation as the audited financial statements of The Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc. for the year ended January 31, 2017. The scope limitation on the audited financial statements of The Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc. is described in our basis for qualified opinion in our report dated April 5, 2017. Our qualified audit opinion is based on the fact that, in common with many charitable organizations, the completeness of donations and fundraising revenues are not susceptible to satisfactory audit verification. Accordingly, our verification of these revenues was limited to the amounts recorded in the records of the organization and we were not able to determine whether any adjustments were necessary to donations and fundraising revenue, excess revenue, deferred revenue, deferred contributions, deferred capital contributions and net assets. Our qualified audit opinion states that, except for the possible effects of the described matter, the audited financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc. as at January 31, 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations.

April 5, 2017 Winnipeg, Canada Chartered Professional Accountants

9 THE WINNIPEG CENTENNIAL FOLK FESTIVAL INC. Summary Statement of Financial Position January 31, 2017

2017 2016 Assets Current assets: Cash $ 813,436 $ 681,004 Accounts receivable 238,360 347,474 Government remittances recoverable 2,375 - Assets to be transferred 427,083 369,500 Inventory - 20,291 Prepaid expenses and deposits 136,861 54,301 1,618,115 1,472,570 Assets to be transferred - 298,000 Capital assets 4,208,639 4,692,818

$ 5,826,754 $ 6,463,388 Liabilities and Net Assets Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 89,845 $ 104,651 Government remittances payable - 2,566 Deferred revenue 197,033 188,070 Deferred contributions 40,000 40,000 Current portion of obligation for assets to be transferred 427,083 369,500 Loan payable 204,939 217,083 958,900 921,870 Obligation for assets to be transferred - 298,000 Deferred capital contributions 2,874,500 3,037,912 3,833,400 4,257,782 Net assets: Invested in capital assets 1,129,200 1,437,824 Internally restricted 102,293 96,057 Unrestricted 761,861 671,725 1,993,354 2,205,606

$ 5,826,754 $ 6,463,388

See accompanying note to the summary financial statements. APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: ______Director

______Director

10 THE WINNIPEG CENTENNIAL FOLK FESTIVAL INC. Summary Statement of Operations Year ended January 31, 2017

2017 2016 Revenue: Grants $ 520,130 $ 520,286 Sales and other revenue: Summer festival 2,792,595 2,960,447 Music Store - 157,139 Concert series and community programs 533,652 466,530 Resource development 787,117 781,794 Administration 27,375 34,861 Interest on endowment funds 45,915 42,308 4,186,654 4,443,079

4,706,784 4,963,365 Cost of sales 205,868 346,402 Gross profit 4,500,916 4,616,963 Expenses: Summer festival 2,447,463 2,470,136 Music Store - 75,087 Concert series and community programs 452,676 455,319 Resource development 437,971 496,062 Administration 1,363,169 1,184,502 Other 11,889 12,625 4,713,168 4,693,731

(Deficiency) of revenue over expenses $ (212,252) $ (76,768)

See accompanying note to the summary financial statements.

11 THE WINNIPEG CENTENNIAL FOLK FESTIVAL INC. Summary Statement of Changes in Net Assets Year ended January 31, 2017 Invested in Internally Total Total capital assets restricted Unrestricted 2017 2016 Net assets, beginning of year $ 1,437,824 $ 96,057 $ 671,725 $ 2,205,606 $ 2,282,374 (Deficiency) excess of revenue over expenses (194,379) 6,236 (24,109) (212,252) (76,768) Net investment in capital assets (114,245) - 114,245 - -

Net assets, end of year $ 1,129,200 $ 102,293 $ 761,861 $ 1,993,354 $ 2,205,606

See accompanying note to the summary financial statements.

12 THE WINNIPEG CENTENNIAL FOLK FESTIVAL INC. Note to Summary Financial Statements Year ended January 31, 2017

1. Basis of presentation The summary financial statements have been prepared from the audited financial statements of The Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc. for the year ended January 31, 2017; the audited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations. The criteria applied in the preparation of the summary financial statements are that the summary financial statements include the major operating activity totals and subtotals from the audited financial statements. The audited financial statements of The Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc. for the year ended January 31, 2017 and the independent auditor's report thereon are available by contacting the organization's head office located at 203-211 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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