Absolutely.
Where we're located in Pictou County, we sell ourselves as the festival capital of our region and of our province. There's the Jubilee music festival that we host Natal Day weekend every August in New Glasgow. That three-day music festival brings upwards of half a million dollars of economic impact to our rural community of 10,000 people.
Outside of that, as we're investing more in programming and seeing full houses at Glasgow Square Theatre, the feedback from restaurants and businesses is that they are getting increased business. They have wait-lists for nights that we have sold-out shows. We partner with the local hotels in our area, and they're also noticing upticks of hotel stays in the shoulder seasons when we are hosting sold-out events or any type of event like that.
Without our cultural hub, the off-spin from that could truly be devastating to our community. Residents and politicians alike may not always think the impact is coming from the stage, but if someone's buying a ticket to a show, they are doing much more when they visit our community.