How curious. We could make an $80,000 USD commitment to the Detroit Grand Prix, but couldn't give the Busker's Festival one for $40,000 CDN. Why is it Council only found out about all the difficulties at the last minute. Were they informed prior to the News Release on the 31st of May?
I agree with promoter Ken Brandes - moving the festival to the downtown streets would be a bad idea, especially with the streetscaping underway.
25 pages on the Detroit Grand Prix website. Couldn't find any mention of Windsor.
"The Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix is being organized and promoted by a subsidiary of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, whose chairman is Roger Penske. A provision has been made that enables the net proceeds of the Grand Prix to fund measures to preserve and improve Belle Isle."
