Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) announced $35,000 in funding for the 16th ELEKTRA Festival from May 13-17, 2015. This funding, granted under the Canada Arts Presentation Fund’s Programming component, will help the Elektra Festival present an international event based on sound art and experimental audio-visual works. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788. … Read more
Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) reiterated the Government of Canada’s continued support for the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network. The Government of Canada is investing close to $16 million per year in the national network of seven Canadian Sport Centres and Institutes. These facilities provide world-class training, sport medicine, sport science … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) issued a statement regarding the East Coast Music Awards, which were held in St. John’s, Nfld. on April 9. “Our Government is proud to provide funding to the Canada Music Fund, which gives Canadians and the rest of the world better access to Canadian music,” said … Read more
On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), International Cooperation Minister and Minister for La Francophonie Christian Paradis (Megantic-L’Erable, Que.) announced $40,000 in funding over two years for the Comite culturel Megantic. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788. Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) issued a statement regarding the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards. “On … Read more
International Cooperation Minister and Minister for La Francophonie Christian Paradis (Megantic-L’Erable, Que.) announced $20,000 in funding over two years for the Festival Saint-Zenon-de-Piopolis ($10,000 for 2015-16, and $10,000 for 2016-17). This funding, provided by the Government of Canada through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund, will help the Festival Saint-Zenon-de-Piopolis offer an original and diverse lineup … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) issued a statement on National Tartan Day. The full statement is available online. Francophones and Francophiles in Brooks, Alberta, will continue to receive valuable services and have access to programming aimed at strengthening the vitality of the Francophone community, thanks to an investment from the Government of … Read more
Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health Cathy McLeod (Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, B.C.) were on hand at Ottawa’s City Hall for the kick-off of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy Tour on April 1. Gosal encouraged Canadians to show their pride and enthusiasm in cheering on Canada’s national women’s team, while McLeod spoke about … Read more
Over the last year, the Government of Canada has continued to invest in sport at record levels, contributing almost $200 million across the Canadian amateur sport community to promote sport, support our high-performance athletes, and invest in hosting the Canada Games and international sport events in Canada. With 2015 having been proclaimed the Year of … Read more
The Government of Canada is providing $56,500 in funding to the Alliance francaise du Manitoba in support of its project Portrait d’une francophonie en mouvement. The full release is available online.
Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) issued a statement on the passing of Canadian Olympian Daundre Barnaby. The full statement is available online. Call 819-934-1122. Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) announced $250,000 in funding to Curling Canada, through Sport Canada’s Hosting Program, to support the 2015 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship. The event … Read more
