Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and for Intergovernmental Affairs Paul Calandra (Oak Ridges-Markham , Ont.) announced $36,500 in funding for the Federation of Chinese Canadians for the CIBC Taste of Asia Festival. The Government of Canada has provided funding through the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program to support the 12th edition of the CIBC Taste of … Read more
The Government of Canada has provided funding through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund to help create a new exhibition hall at Kings Landing Historical Settlement. Conservative MP John Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest, N.B.) announced $30,310 in funding for the Kings Landing Corporation on behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.). The full release is available … Read more
Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) congratulated the athletes who were nominated to represent Canada in Para-Alpine at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. The full statement is available online. Call 819-934-1122. On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women Susan Truppe (London North Centre, … Read more
The Government of Canada has provided funding through the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program to help the Doors Open Halifax Heritage Society promote the city’s architectural heritage. Conservative MP Gerald Keddy (South Shore-St. Margaret’s, N.S.) announced $6,900 in funding for Doors Open Halifax on behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, … Read more
Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) issued a statement on the announcement of the members nominated to the 2014 Canadian Paralympic Sledge Hockey Team. Canada’s Paralympic Sledge Hockey Team will include Derek Whitson (Chatham, Ont.), Kevin Rempel (Vineland, Ont.), Marc Dorion (Bourget, Ont.), Tyler McGregor (Forest, Ont.), Anthony Gale (Brampton, Ont.), Ben Delaney (Ottawa, Ont.), Adam Dixon (Midland, Ont.), Greg Westlake (Oakville, … Read more
On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage Rick Dykstra (St. Catharines, Ont.) conducted consultations in St. Catharines to seek Canadians’ views on how they would like to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation. Dykstra said he encourages Ontarians to let the government know how they want to celebrate … Read more
Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) issued a statement on the announcement of the nominees to the 2014 Canadian olympic women’s alpine ski team. Gosal said “I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the women’s alpine ski athletes who were named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic Team. The athletes named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic … Read more
Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) issued a statement on the announcement of the nominees to the 2014 Canadian Olympic Cross-country Ski Team. The full statement is available online. Call 819-934-1122.
Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) issued a statement congratulating the figure skating athletes who were named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic Team. The athletes named to the 2014 Olympic team are: Kaetlyn Osmond and Gabrielle Daleman (Ladies); Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford; Kirsten Moore-Towers/ Dylan Moscovitch and Paige Lawrence/Rudi Swiegers (Pairs); Patrick Chan, Kevin Reynolds … Read more
Conservative MP Michael Chong (Wellington-Halton Hills, Ont.) was in Erin, Ont. to announce $17,060 in funding for publisher Porcupine’s Quill Inc. on behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.). The federal government has provided funding through the Support for Publishers stream of the Canada Book Fund to help Porcupine’s Quill continue providing Canadian readers … Read more
