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History of Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto

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History of Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival is primarily the history of Caribana, given it used the name for most of its original years.

1990s

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1992

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1992-08-01
1.1 M[1][2] or 1.5 M[3][4] or 1.2[5]

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

1993

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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] |}

References

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  1. ^ Armstrong, Jane (5 August 1992). "Crews took 3 days to clean up streets". Toronto Star. Toronto ON.
  2. ^ a b "Caribana fires operating chief". Toronto Star. Toronto ON. 21 May 1993. p. A07.
  3. ^ Brent, Bob (4 August 1992). "Organizers fear violence might thwart '93 Caribana". Toronto Star. Toronto ON. p. A06.
  4. ^ a b Small, Peter; Jane Armstrong (11 August 1992). "Caribana expecting bigger profit". Toronto Star. Toronto ON. p. A06.
  5. ^ a b MacKinnon, Donna Jean (5 August 1993). "Caribana draws grumbles and rave reviews". Toronto Star. Toronto ON. p. A06.
  6. ^ Henton, Darcy (1 May 1993). "Tourism faces new economy". Toronto Star. Toronto ON. p. A2.
  7. ^ a b "A million revellers soak up Caribbean beat". Toronto Star. Toronto ON. 1 August 1993. p. A01.
  8. ^ "Caribana Creations". Toronto Star. Toronto ON. 8 July 1993. p. B04.
  9. ^ Eaton's advertisement, Toronto Star, 24 July 1993, A18.
  10. ^ Wright, Lisa (20 July 1993). "Caribana bumps and grinds". Toronto Star. Toronto ON. p. A06.
  11. ^ Turnbull, Barbara (30 July 1993). "Party time!". Toronto Star. Toronto ON. p. A06.
  12. ^ Zwolinski, Mark (1 August 1993). "A million revellers jump up". Toronto Star. Toronto ON. p. A06.
  13. ^ Rankin, Jim (3 August 1993). "7,000 jump, bump in fun-filled fest". Toronto Star. Toronto ON. p. A03.