The City of Portage la Prairie's taking applications for Hosting Assistance Grants, for residents to bring events to the city.

Councillor Ryan Espey says the grants are for up to $1000, and have some guidelines.

"They're non-recurring events. So a provincial championship, or something like that would qualify. Right now we're accepting these grant applications for events happening up until June 30th, 2017. And the deadline to have that in is December 1st. So, if you are planning an event, get that application in."

Espey says Council feels it's important to provide this kind of funding.

"It helps people to bring events here that we might not normally see. And it puts a bit of a process in for people just looking for fund to make these events happen. We get a lot of these type of applications, and this is just something that makes it a little bit easier for the public to access funds."

You'll find the application here, or at City Hall.