The World
Electronic Music Festival (WEMF) is
an electronic music event held
annually in Southern Ontario over a
period of three days. It was run by
Destiny Productions out of Toronto.
In summer of 2008 Destiny put on
what was said to be their last WEMF
in Madawaska, however the event has
returned in . This festival was
developed in 1995. At that time it
was named "The World Trance
Festival" which was later renamed
The World Electronic Music Festival.
WEMF has
been announced to take place at
Madawaska, Ontario from Friday,
August 12 to Sunday August 14. The
lineup was announced in stages, with
the portion first portion of the
headliners released on April 15th,
, and the second portion
released on May 13, . Highlights
include Rusko, Skrillex, Zeds Dead,
Pendulum, Andy C, Noisia, Calvin
Harris, Infected Mushroom, Caspa,
and Mark Breeze. Tickets have been
on sale since Tuesday, February 15,
2011and are being offered at
escalating prices over time ($25
Increase per 1000 tickets). The
talent lineup and budget is alleged
to have been substantially increased
for the festival to justify the
substantially higher costs relative
to previous years.
South Algonquin
is a township in the Canadian
province of Ontario. Located in the
Nipissing District south of
Algonquin Park, it is the sole
populated portion of the district
that lies south of the traditional
dividing line between Northern
Ontario and Southern Ontario. The
township had a population of 1,253
in the Canada 2006 Census. The
township comprises the communities
of L'Amable, Aylen Lake, Cross Lake,
Gunters, Madawaska, McKenzie Lake,
Murchison, Opeongo, Wallace and
Whitney.
