AB oilsands arts funding dries up

EDMONTON – There is a photograph, on the Nextfest website, of the Roxy Theatre marquis. On the marquis, bright in the June sunlight, are the words: “The Syncrude Next Generation Arts Festival.”

No more.

Syncrude has stopped sponsoring arts and cultural events in Edmonton.

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