Liberal MP Richard Hébert (Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) announced funding of $12,200 for the Fondation de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Roberval. This support was provided by the Government of Canada through the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788.
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) announced an investment of $1,105,473 for the renovation of the Espace Libre theatre in Montréal. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788. Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) confirmed that core funding from her department for official-language community organizations will be increased by 20 per cent, starting this … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) announced that Productions Plateforme received $20,000 to host a delegation of international presenters at the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville through the Creative Export Envelope of the Canada Arts Presentation Fund. The Creative Export Envelope provides supplemental support to existing CAPF recipients that contribute to … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced $188,000 in funding for important infrastructure upgrades to two theatre spaces operated by Western Canada Theatre. Funding will allow Western Canada Theatre to undertake renovations to the Sagebrush Theatre, a 706-seat proscenium theatre, and the Pavilion Theatre, a 165-seat black box theatre. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788. A new … Read more
Canadian Heritage, in partnership with Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, is excited to invite residents and visitors to experience the free outdoor exhibition “Climate Change is Here” on the Plaza Bridge in the heart of downtown Ottawa. The large-scale visual display showcases climate change through photographs from the National Geographic Society’s reports on … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) announced the Government of Canada has provided $375,409 in funding to the Centre d’amitié autochtone du Saguenay through the Aboriginal Languages Initiative of the Department of Canadian Heritage. The Centre will offer free language classes to all ages and language levels, as well as language camps for youth. The program will fund 1,432 … Read more
Events held at Rideau Hall with Governor General Julie Payette and on Parliament Hill with Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) recognized our Canadian athletes, guides and coaches for their record-breaking accomplishments and performances at the recent Winter Games. They were accompanied by Tricia Smith, President, Chris Overholt, CEO and Secretary General, … Read more
At an event that brought together key members of the Franco-Ontarian community in Thunder Bay, Ont., Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) reiterated the recent announcement of the Action Plan for Official Languages 2018–2023: Investing in Our Future. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788.
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) issued a statement: “Today we mark the start of Asian Heritage Month. This is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the invaluable contributions of Canadians of Asian descent to the growth of our country. The Government of Canada’s theme for Asian Heritage Month 2018, “Passing It … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.) issued the following statement: “In 2015, April 30 was designated Journey to Freedom Day: a day to commemorate Vietnamese refugees’ journey to Canada after the fall of Saigon in 1975 and the end of the Vietnam War. … Read more
