Press Release Department: Federal - Canadian Heritage

On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice Robert Goguen (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) announced $15,000 in funding from the Museums Assistance Program for the City of Moncton to present the bilingual, interactive display “The Perfect Match – Sport vs Science,” at Resurgo Place in Moncton. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788. On behalf of Heritage … Read more

Canadians will have the opportunity to see and learn about the Magna Carta, the document that set the groundwork for democracy, justice and human rights. This was announced Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister of State (Democratic Reform) Pierre Poilievre (Nepean-Carleton, Ont.). The Magna Carta, or Great Charter, was created in 1215. It was the … Read more

Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) congratulates Dylan Armstrong on his bronze medal in the Men’s Shot Put, won at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games. Mr. Armstrong was presented his Olympic medal at a ceremony in Kamloops, British Columbia, following a decision by the International Olympic Committee to impose a lifetime ban for … Read more

Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) announced $83,400 in funding for Taekwondo Canada to support the 2015 Canada Open in Toronto from Feb. 13 to 15, 2015. This funding will come through Sport Canada’s Hosting Program. The full release is available online. Call 819-934-1122. On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Conservative MP Keith … Read more

On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Conservative MP Pat Perkins (Whitby-Oshawa, Ont.) announced $127,000 in funding for the Hometown Music Council for its project “Flag of Canada – Hometown Proud.” The program involves uniting the voices of more than 25,000 Canadian children and raising awareness of the flag’s history. The full release … Read more

On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Conservative MP Jay Aspin (Nipissing-Timiskaming, Ont.) announced $38,000 in funding for the Classic Theatre Cobalt and Pied Piper Kidshows. Of the total funding, which is being provided through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund, $16,000 was allotted for the theatre’s 2015-2016 programming. The remaining $22,000 was allotted … Read more

The Surrey Art Gallery Association will receive funding of $189,000 through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund for Surrey’s Urban Screen project. Located at the Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre, Surrey’s Urban Screen is a satellite venue of the Surrey Art Gallery. It is Canada’s largest non-commercial outdoor screen dedicated to presenting digital and interactive art. The … Read more

Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada has provided $115,000 to the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association (CFSA) through Sport Canada’s Hosting Program to support the International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle Ski World Cup in Val Saint-Côme on February 7, 2015. The full release is available online. Call 819-934-1122. Conservative MP … 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 $15,000 in funding for the Musée mineralogique et minier de Thetford Mines to host the exhibitions “We are the Insects” and “So Many Tales… Insects in Human Cultures”.  This funding will come through the Exhibition Circulation … Read more

On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Conservative MP Chris Warkentin (Peace River, Alta.), announced $19,000 in funding for the Comite culturel de St-Isidore, Alberta, through the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program. This funding will help to organize the 33rd edition of the Carnaval de St-Isidore. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788.