History of Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto

History of

is primarily the history of Caribana, given it used the name for most of its original years.

• History of Caribana (1967–71)

1990s

1992

1992-08-01

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After the event, the City of Toronto forgave its outstanding debt.^[4] Hotel partnership formed.^[6]

1993

1993-07-19

1 M^[7]

In May, Caribana fired its operating chief.^[2] The Official Caribana Store and The Carnival Shop, located at College Park,^[8] and an Eaton's Caribana Shop at the Toronto Eaton Centre.^[9] At launch in Nathan Phillips Square, Premier Bob Rae calls the event a "beacon of hope" for all Canadians, as a symbol of racial harmony. "Carry a Can to Caribana" launched, in support of Daily Bread Food Bank.^[10] Caribana Marketplace covered market added at Marilyn Bell Park. Non-profit Antillana, which promotes francophone culture in Metro Toronto, brought groups from French Caribbean countries.^[11] A well-behaved crowd and barricades along the entire parade route contributed to an incident-free parade. 28C weather resulted in 60 cases of heat exhaustion.^[7] Many bands used the environment as a theme.^[12] "Wow Donkey" was the unofficial anthem of the year.^[13] With attendance down, the board chair blamed the federal and provincial tourism ministries for not funding their American advertising campaign. He continued that a "costume can cost $11,000. It's time that Caribana had the same respect as the National Ballet. It's not perceived as a serious cultural and economic force by the moguls in government who are still using the European definition of culture."^[5] |}

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