Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) announced funding of $866,457 for 27 projects by organizations in Prince Edward Island’s Acadian and Francophone community. The funding will make possible projects in the fields of arts, culture, heritage and official languages. Details on recipient organizations and project funding are provided in the attached backgrounder. The … Read more
International Cooperation Minister and Minister for La Francophonie Christian Paradis (Megantic-L’Erable, Que.) announced $22,100 in funding for the Comite des Fetes du 150e de Saint-Romain (Saint-Romain 150th Anniversary Celebration Committee). This funding is provided under the Community Anniversaries component of the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788.
The Government of Canada has provided $13,000 in funding through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund for an arts performance series presented by Red Lake Wilderness Entertainment Series (RLWES) in the Northern Ontario community of Red Lake. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788. Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) announced funding of … Read more
The Government of Canada has provided the Fort St. John North Peace Museum with $3,290 in funding through the Museums Assistance Program. This support is enabling the Fort St. John North Peace Museum to host the exhibition Robert David Symons: Countryman from June 2 to September 24, 2014. The exhibition is being circulated by the … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) issued a statement on National Acadian Day. Glover’s full statement is available online. The Government of Canada has provided the North Vancouver Museum and Archives (NVMA) with $32,438 in funding through the Museums Assistance Program. Funding will assist the NVMA in undertaking a collections-management project, which includes developing a … Read more
The Government of Canada is providing total funding of $164,000 ($82,000 per year) to New Dance Horizons for its 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 seasons. Federal support will assist New Dance Horizons (NDH) in presenting Canadian dance and performance work through three series: the Performing Series, Blueprint Series and Prairie Dance Circuit. Performances are held at venues … Read more
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) announced $50,000 in funding for the Societe historique Alphonse-Desjardins. This financial support, provided through the Collections Management component of the Museums Assistance Program, will enable the historical society to acquire specialized equipment for storing its museum collections, particularly coins and works of art. The full release is available online. … Read more
On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.) was in Dunnville, Ont. to announce that the Government of Canada is providing $2,200 in funding to Haldimand Art Works under the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program to support the 9th … Read more
On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.) took part in the opening of the 5th Congres mondial acadien (CMA). This ceremony launches two weeks of social and cultural activities, shows, conferences, thematic meetings and family reunions. The CMA 2014 is taking place until August 24 in Acadia of the … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) issued a statement on the 5th World Acadian Congress, which runs Aug. 8-24, 2014. “This year, the World Acadian Congress is taking place in “Acadia of the Lands and Forests,” which covers the Madawaska region in New Brunswick, Quebec’s Temiscouata region and northern Maine in the United States. Acadians from … Read more
