On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth, (Kitchener Centre, Ont.), announced the Government of Canada is providing $8,000 in funding to the Open Ears Festival of Music and Sound for their Open Ears 2015 Between the Ears Festival, which will take place in spring 2015 at various … Read more
Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) issued a statement on the passing of Bill S-211, National Health and Fitness Day Act. The full statement is available online. Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) and Minister of Employment and Social Development Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, Alta.) announced that the design presented by ABSTRAKT … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) and Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) announced that the Government of Canada will invest $110.5 million for the architectural renewal of the National Arts Centre (NAC). Situated in the heart of the nation’s capital, the renewed NAC will include improved performance spaces, public areas for … Read more
On behalf of Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.), Conservative MP John Barlow (Macleod, Alta.) attended the 2014 Audi FIS Nakiska Ski Cross World Cup race and took part in the awards ceremony. This is the third year that Alpine Canada Alpin has hosted the Audi FIS Nakiska Ski Cross World Cup at the Nakiska … Read more
The Government of Canada has provided $35,000 in funding to the City of Brantford for the annual series held at the municipally owned Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788. The Government of Canada has issued a challenge to all Canadian post-secondary students-be part of “History in the … Read more
Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) issued a statement on Jean-Luc Brassard being named Canada’s chef de mission for the Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games. The full statement is available online. Call 819-934-1122.
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) announced the appointment of Claude Joli-Coeur as Government Film Commissioner and Chair of the National Film Board (NFB) for a term of five years, effective November 27, 2014. Call 819-997-7788. Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) issued a statement on the occasion of a Movie Night featuring … Read more
On behalf of Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.), Conservative MP Blake Richards (Wild Rose, Alta.) attended the Lake Louise Winterstart World Cup alpine ski race and took part in the awards ceremony. The Lake Louise Winterstart World Cup is held every year and hosts both men’s and women’s alpine speed events. It attracts 152 … Read more
The Christmas Tree Capital of the World knows how to throw a party and bring holiday cheer to town. Again this year, the public is invited to attend a pre-Christmas celebration presented by the New Ross Regional Development Society. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue and for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gerald Keddy (South Shore-St. Margaret’s, … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) issued a statement on the 2014 Fall Report of the Auditor General: “As a departmental agency, LAC operates at arm’s-length from the government under the leadership of the Librarian and Archivist of Canada and is responsible for their day-to-day operations. I understand that LAC has accepted all four … Read more
