Another great article from SaskToday.ca covering the Coal Creek Festival, which SSEP has helped bring to life:
“The town of Bienfait is set to host the inaugural Coal Creek Festival on June 30, aimed at showcasing Saskatchewan musical talent and boosting regional tourism and the economy.
The event, extending Bienfait’s traditional Canada Day celebrations on July 1, promises a vibrant lineup of mainly Saskatchewan-based artists and various family-friendly activities.
The first-ever Coal Creek Festival promises to shake the community, attracting guests from all across the province and beyond. The day of music will feature Midale’s The Johner Brothers with The Johner Boys, North Portal’s Last Birds, Estevan’s Library Voices, Weyburn’s Brayden King, as well as Saskatoon’s Munro & Patrick, who are well-known in the southeast, and country star Mariel Buckley.
The family-friendly festival, organized by the Southeast Sask. Economic Partnership (SSEP), a non-profit economic development initiative between the RMs of Estevan and Coalfields and the Town of Bienfait, will be centred around the Coal Creek Stage, located between the Bienfait Memorial Arena and the Bienfait Curling Rink.
Trevor Keating, an economic development professional with SSEP and an RM of Estevan landowner, explained the genesis of the festival.
“The idea to host a regional music festival was born out of discussions with the SSEP committee, recognizing that tourism is a major economic driver and a multi-billion-dollar industry in Saskatchewan,” said Keating. “We hope this becomes a regional event that not only benefits Bienfait but also surrounding communities.”
The Southeast Sask Economic Partnership is working with the RMs of Estevan and Coalfields and the Town of Bienfait to bring new ecomonic opportunties to our region.
