May 1 – Canadian Heritage – Press Release

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) announced funding of $62,000 to support the annual programming of the Societe acadienne Sainte-Croix in Pomquet, Antigonish County. The full release is available online. Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) issued a statement on 2015 Canadian Music Week. “Canadian Music Week begins today, … Read more

April 30 – Canadian Heritage – Press Release

On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Conservative MP Greg Kerr (West Nova, N.S.) announced $7,500 in funding for the Development of Official-Language Communities Program in the Centre provincial de ressources préscolaires (CPRPS) to help implement its 2015-16 programming. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788. On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister … Read more

April 29 – Canadian Heritage – Press Release

Conservative MP Gary Schellenberger (Perth-Wellington, Ont.) announced that the Stratford Festival is benefiting from a boost of $970,057 to its fundraising efforts through the Stratford Shakespearean Festival Endowment Foundation. The Government of Canada is providing funds to Stratford Shakespearean Festival Endowment Foundation to manage and invest on behalf of the Stratford Festival through the Endowment Incentives component of the … Read more

April 28 – Canadian Heritage – Press Release

Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) issued a statement on the Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards. The full statement is available online. The Government of Canada is providing funding of $50,000 over two years, through the Community Life component of the Development of Official-Language Communities Program, to the Association des francophones de … Read more

April 27 – Canadian Heritage – Press Release

Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) issued a statement on the 30th Gala Artis. The full statement is available online. Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) announced $135,000 in funding from the Government of … Read more

April 24 – Canadian Heritage – Press Release

Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) announced $120,000 in funding to Judo Canada through Sport Canada’s Hosting Program for the 2015 Pan American Judo Championships (Individual, Kata and Team) in Edmonton from April 24-26, 2015. The full release is available online. Call 819-934-1122.

April 23 – Canadian Heritage – Press Release

On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Conservative MP Royal Galipeau (Ottawa-Orleans, Ont.) announced $80,000 in funding to the Mouvement d’implication francophone d’Orleans (MIFO) to support its annual arts programming. This funding is being provided through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788. On behalf of Heritage and … Read more

April 22 – Canadian Heritage – Press Release

Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) announced $225,000 in funding to Rugby Canada through Sport Canada’s Hosting Program to support the hosting of the 2015 IRB Women’s Sevens World Series in Langford, B.C., which took place on April 18 and 19. The full release is available online. Call 819-934-1122. Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly … Read more

April 20 – Canadian Heritage – Press Release

The Government of Canada is providing $151,200 through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund to support the renovation of the Thousand Islands Playhouse Production Facilities. This project will provide the organization and its local partners with improved facilities for artistic creation and production, helping to give audiences greater access to professional theatre. The full release is … Read more

April 17 – Canadian Heritage – Press Release

On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Conservative MP Michael Chong (Wellington-Halton Hills, Ont. ) announced $12,000 in funding for the 2015 and 2016 Eden Mills Writers’ Festival. The annual festival, held in September, includes readings for all ages and outreach activities. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788. On behalf of Heritage and … Read more