Government of Canada supports festivals in Nova Scotia

The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, announces a $1.7-million investment in festivals, celebrations and culture in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX, June 18, 2019 /CNW/ - The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, and Mr. Andy Fillmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism and Member of Parliament (Halifax), announced today that the Government of Canada will provide $1.7 million in 2019-2020 to organizations that stage festivals, celebrations and culture in Nova Scotia.

This funding will support 169 projects for celebrations, arts and heritage promotion as well as arts and culture festivals for residents and tourists in regions throughout Nova Scotia. These projects have a major impact in the province, in the arts and culture sector as well as on tourism and economic development.

The funding is provided through the Celebrate Canada program, the Local Festivals component of the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage Program, and the Canada Arts Presentation Fund.

Additional support for arts, culture and celebrations

Minister Rodriguez also pointed out the increased investment of more than $50 million announced in the last budget to support a wide range of arts and heritage events, including arts series, festivals and celebrations throughout Canada.

Arts and culture are essential to an inclusive society and are at the heart of Canada's growing creative economy. Presentations and other related arts experiences bring Canadian audiences and artists together, and also reflect our cultural, linguistic and regional diversity.

This additional funding will strengthen the cultural and creative industries, help Canadians celebrate diversity, and promote greater inclusion.

Several hundred recipients will benefit from this additional support through these funding programs. This investment will help to meet their current and growing needs, particularly in less affluent regions. Further details will be announced in the near future.

Quotes

"Festivals are wonderful occasions to celebrate our culture and heritage with family and friends. Our Government is proud to support so many festivals, year after year, that showcase our communities, diversity, and the incredible talent of our Canadian artists, while also stimulating the creative economy throughout the country."

—The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism

"Halifax and all Nova Scotia are inspired by festivals and celebrations. I am thrilled that our government recognizes the importance of these events, which contribute to the economy, help us to celebrate as a family and make our communities and our province such a great place to live."

—Andy Fillmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism and Member of Parliament for Halifax

Quick Facts

The projects have been funded through Canadian Heritage's Building Communities through Arts and Heritage, Canada Arts Presentation Fund, and Celebrate Canada programs.

The Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program increases opportunities for local artists, artisans, heritage performers or specialists to be involved in their community through festivals, events and projects.

The Canada Arts Presentation Fund provides financial assistance to organizations that professionally present arts festivals or performing arts series, as well as their support organizations.

Every year, the government supports more than 1,350 festivals and performing arts events in more than 400 communities throughout Canada, through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund and the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program.

Celebrate Canada provides funding to community-based activities celebrating and promoting National Indigenous People Day on June 21, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day on June 24, Canadian Multiculturalism Day on June 27, and Canada Day on July 1. Every year, more than 10 million Canadians participate in hundreds of events supported by this program throughout the country.

The increased funding proposed in Budget 2019 for the Celebration and Commemoration Program will help expand the scope and visibility of these days of celebration, and to highlight the new National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

The additional investment of $50.25 million over two years (2019-2020 and 2020-2021) announced in the last budget will be distributed as follows:

• $16 million over two years for the Canada Arts Presentation Fund;
• $14 million over two years for the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program; and
• $20.25 million over two years for the Celebration and Commemoration Program.

Related Links   

Building Communities through Arts and Heritage 

Canada Arts Presentation Fund

Celebrate Canada

Data Table

Program	Total Amount
Building Communities through Arts and Heritage   This program provides Canadians with more opportunities to take part in local arts and culture activities as well as local history and heritage activities.	$604,700 46 projects
Canada Arts Presentation Fund   This program gives Canadians to experience the variety and richness of Canada's culture through professional arts festivals, live professional performances, and other artistic experiences.	$701,000 26 projects
Celebrate Canada   Celebrate Canada provides funding for activities organized on National Indigenous Peoples Day, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day: Fête nationale du Québec et de la Francophonie canadienne, and Canada Day.	$405,069 97 projects

Building Communities through Arts and Heritage 

Recipient	Project	City	Amount
Full Circle Festival Society	Full Circle Festival	Windsor	$3,400
Fédération Régionale des Arts et du Patrimoine de la Baie Sainte-Marie	Festival Clare-té	Baie-Sainte-Marie, Clare region	$4,100
Doors Open Halifax Heritage Society	Doors Open Halifax 2019	Halifax	$5,100
Pictou Landing Powwow Committee	28th Annual Pictou Landing Pow wow	Trenton (near New Glasgow)	$11,100
Privateer Days Commission	Privateer Days 2019	Liverpool	$48,600
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Society	Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo 2019	Halifax	$33,800
Festival of the Tartans Committee (The)	Festival of the Tartans	Pictou County	$2,000
Chester Art Centre Association	Chester Art Week	Chester	$2,400
Maritime Fiddle Festival	Maritime Fiddle Festival	Dartmouth	$5,000
Festival of the Tartans Committee (The)	Festival of the Tartans	Pictou County	$21,000
Comunn Feis An Eilein	29th Annual Feis an Eilein	Cape Breton Island	$4,400
Trunk 7 Music Festival Association	Trunk 7 Music Festival	Musquodoboit Harbour	$7,300
Waverley Community Association	Waverley Village Green Summer Concert Series	Waverley	$8,100
Clare Bluegrass Association	Clare Bluegrass Festival	Baie-Sainte-Marie, Clare region	$5,000
Société Mi-Carême	Festival Masque et Mer 2019	Chéticamp	$6,000
Africa Festival of Arts and Culture Society (Afacs)	Africa Festival of Arts and Culture (AFRIFEST) 2019	Halifax	$6,300
Friends of Hank Snow Society (The)	29th Annual Hank Snow Tribute	Liverpool	$9,600
Peggy's Cove Area Festival of the Arts Society	2019 Peggy's Cove Area Festival of the Arts	Peggy's Cove	$5,000
Pugwash Harbourfest	Pugwash HarbourFest	Pugwash	$5,600
Festival of the Strait Society	Festival of the Strait 2019 - Sail Into Summer	Port Hawkesbury	$14,800
New Glasgow Riverfront Music Jubilee Society	New Glasgow Riverfront Jubilee	New Glasgow	$31,600
Halifax Pride Society	Halifax Pride Festival	Halifax	$20,600
South Shore Exhibition Commission	South Shore Exhibition	Bridgewater	$36,000
Development Isle Madame Association Inc.	Codstock Outdoor Music Festival	Arichat, Cape Breton	$5,000
Development Isle Madame Association Inc.	5th Annual Isle Madame Bluegrass and Old Time Country Music Festival	Isle Madame	$5,000
Seafest Association	Seafest	Yarmouth	$22,100
The Antigonish Highland Society	Antigonish Highland Games	Antigonish	$29,500
Alderney Landing Association	Christkindlmarket Festival	Dartmouth	$25,100
Alderney Landing Association	Bluenose Ghosts Festival	Dartmouth	$29,400
Alderney Landing Association	Fire & Water Festival	Dartmouth	$32,100
Antigonish Culture Alive Association	Antigonight: Art After Dark Festival	Antigonish	$15,300
Membertou Cultural & Heritage Centre Foundation Inc.	Membertou Powwow	Membertou First Nation, near Sydney	$13,400
Conseil Communautaire du Grand-Havre	Francofest 2019	Dartmouth	$16,100
Queens County Fair Association	Queens County Fair	Caledonia	$5,000
New Ross Regional Development Society	New Ross Christmas Festival	New Ross	$2,300
Atlantic Flamenco Productions Society	Atlantic Flamenco Festival	Halifax	$5,000
Pictou County Rainbow Community Association	Pride Week	Pictou County	$5,000
Nocturne Art at Night Society	Nocturne: Art at Night	Halifax	$23,300
Art Happening Bridgewater Society	Afterglow Art Festival	Bridgewater	$15,700
Deep Roots Music Co-Operative Limited	Canadian Deep Roots Music Festival	Wolfville	$14,100
Two Rivers Development Association	Acoustic Roots Festival	Huntington	$5,000
Sherbrooke Village Old Fashioned Christmas Association	Sherbrooke Village Old Fashioned Christmas Association	Sherbrooke Village	$6,400
Forties Community Centre (The)	Oktoberfest	Tatamagouche	$2,700
Liverpool Ukulele Ceilidh Society	8th International Ukulele Ceilidh	LIverpool	$4,500
Lumière Arts Festival Association	Lumière Arts Festival	Sydney	$17,100
Acadia First Nation	Gold River Pow Wow 2019	Gold River (Chester)	$8,800
Total			$604,700

Canada Arts Presentation Fund

Recipient	Project	City	Amount
Association Le Moulin de la Baie Sainte Marie (L')	Série de spectacles	Saulnierville	$18,000
Atlantic Fringe Festival Society (The)	Halifax Fringe Festival	Halifax	$20,000
Cape Breton Jazz and World Music Festival	Cape Breton Jazz and World Music Festival	Cape Breton	$5,000
Cape Breton Regional Municipality	Makin' Waves	Sydney	$5,000
Cobequid Arts Council	Marigold Cultural Centre Presents Seasons 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022	Truro	$24,000
Festival Acadien de Clare	Programmation 2019	Comeauville	$25,000
Halifax Urban Folk Festival Society	Halifax Urban Folk Festival	Halifax	$5,000
Harmony Bazaar: Festival of Women & Song Society	Harmony Bazaar	Lockeport	$7,000
Lunenburg Doc Fest Association	Lunenburg Doc Fest	Lunenburg	$20,000
New Trad Society (The)	Re-Jigged Festival	Dartmouth	$15,000
Prismatic Arts Society	Prismatic Arts Festival 2019 (Ottawa) and Prismatic Arts Festival 2020 (Halifax)	Ottawa/Halifax	$78,000
Society of the Company Of Angels Dance Projects	Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal	Annapolis Royal	$7,500
Atlantic Flamenco Productions Society	Atlantic Flamenco Production Society 2019/2020 Season	Halifax	$5,000
Upstream Music Association	Open Waters Festival Visiting Canadian Artists	Halifax	$16,500
Astor Theatre Society (The)	Main Stage Performance Series	Liverpool	$12,000
Atlantic Buskers Festival Society	Atlantic Buskers Festival Society	Halifax	$42,000
Chester Theatre Council Society	Chester Playhouse Presentation Series	Chester	$21,000
Conseil Communautaire du Grand-Havre	CCGH programming	Dartmouth	$24,000
Eastern Front Theatre Society (The)	STAGES Theatre Festival	Halifax	$86,000
Fundy Folk Association	Evergreen Theatre Season	Forest Glade	$5,000
Halifax Comedy Festival Society	Halifax ComedyFest	Halifax	$34,000
Jazz East Rising Association	Halifax Jazz Festival, JazzLabs, JazzEast Concerts and Creative Music Workshop	Halifax	$100,000
Kinetic Studio Society	Kinetic Studio Series	Halifax	$9,000
King's Theatre Society	Live Presents	Annapolis Royal	$21,000
Obey Convention Music and Arts Society	OBEY Convention XII, OBEY Convention XIII, OBEY Convention XIV + Off-Season Concerts Series	Halifax	$36,000
Scotia Chamber Players	Scotia Festival of Music 2019	Halifax	$60,000
Total			$701,000

Celebrate Canada Fund

Recipient	Project	City	Amount
Advocate District Development Association	Canada Day festivities and fireworks	Advocate Harbour	$800
African Diaspora Association of the Maritimes (Adam)	Celebrate Canada day our new home our new country	Halifax	$1,600
Alderney Landing Association	Boardwalk Art on Canada Day	Dartmouth	$2,500
Annapolis Valley Historical Society	Celebrate Canada	Middleton	$650
Aspotogan Heritage Trust Society	Canada Day community celebration	Hubbards	$650
Association Francophone de la Vallée	St-Jean-Baptiste Day in the valley	Greenwood	$4,000
Bear River Royal Canadian Legion Branch #22	Canada Day Celebration by the Waterfront 2019	Bear River	$1,100
Beaver Bank Kinsac Community Centre	Canada Day in Beaver Bank	Beaver Bank	$6,000
Brookfield Railway Station and Heritage Society	Brookfield Celebrates Canada Day	Brookfield	$650
Burlington Community Club	Canada Day Celebration	Burlington	$1,800
Canning District Recreational Commission	Canada Day in Canning	Canning	$1,600
Cape Breton Regional Municipality	Cape Breton Regional Municipality Canada Day Celebrations and Multiculturalism Day Celebrations 2019	Sydney	$21,096
Ceilidh Trail C.B. Club	Canada Day	Inverness	$800
Centre Communautaire Francophone de Truro	Célébrons nos cultures	Truro	$1,300
Chester Municipal Heritage Society	Huzzah Canada!  Huzzah Chester!	Chester	$1,758
Creamery Square Association	Celebrate Canada	Tatamagouche	$1,250
Creole Heritage Association - Canada	Creole Heritage Day Event	Halifax	$2,344
Cumberland African Nova Scotian Association	Multicultural Day Celebration	Amherst	$2,930
Development Isle Madame Association Inc.	Canada Day Celebration	Arichat	$2,000
Digby Area Recreation Commission	Digby Area Recreation Commission Canada Day Celebration	Digby	$1,400
East Preston United Baptist Church	Celebrate Canada Day With A Taste of East Preston	East Preston	$1,876
Enfield, Elmsdale and District Lions Club	47th Annual Lions Community Celebrations of Canada Day	Enfield	$3,200
Fisherman's Cove Development Association	Annual Canada Day at Fisherman's Cove	Eastern Passage	$4,220
Friends of Neville Park Society	Canada Day Party Whitney Pier	South Bar	$4,000
Friends of the Desbrisay Museum	Celebrate Multiculturalism	Bridgewater	$1,250
Friends of the Yarmouth Light Society	Celebrate Canada Day @ Cape Forchu	Cape Forchu	$1,876
Halifax Brewery Farmers' Market Co-Op Ltd.	FEAST:  A Multicultural Food Event	Halifax	$2,800
Halifax Regional Municipality	Bedford Days Canada Day	Dartmouth	$15,630
Halifax Regional Municipality	Halifax-Dartmouth Canada Day 2019	Dartmouth	$46,880
Hall's Harbour Fundy View Community Society	Halls Harbour celebrates Canada Day	Centreville	$2,000
Hantsport Memorial Community Centre	Canada Day Celebrations	Hantsport	$3,600
Highlands Métis Nation Association	National Indigenous Peoples Day "Bridging the gap"	Cheticamp	$1,300
Indo-Canadian Senior Group of N.S.	Canada Day	Halifax	$650
Kespu'kwitk Métis Council of Yarmouth & District	National Indigenous Peoples Day	Yarmouth	$1,000
La Picasse, Centre Communautaire Culturel	Multicultural celebration	Petit de Grat	$1,100
La Société Acadienne de Clare	Célébrons le 21 juin tous ensemble	Comeauville	$800
La Société Historique Acadienne de Pubnico-Ouest	Célébration avec nos familles	Pubnico-Ouest	$3,600
La Société Saint-Pierre	Chéticamp fête son pays	Chéticamp	$1,000
L'Acadie de Chezzetcook Association	Fête du Canada 2019 / Canada Day 2019	West Chezzetcook	$2,000
L'Association du Musée de Wedgeport	Canada Day Celebration	Lower Wedgeport	$1,100
Lincolnville Community Development Association	Happy Birthday Canada "Let's Celebrate"	Monastery	$650
Maitland & District Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary	Canada Day on the Bay 2019!	Maitland	$1,600
Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Society	Mawita'jik 2019	Halifax	$89,250
Millbrook Culture And Heritage Centre	National Indigenous Peoples Day	Millbrook	$4,000
Municipality of the County of Annapolis	Bridgetown 2019 Canada Day Celebrations	Annapolis Royal	$1,250
Municipality of the County of Antigonish	Canada Day Celebrations	Antigonish	$2,800
Municipality of the County of Kings	Canada Day Celebration - Aylesford Lake Beach	Kentville	$750
Municipality of the County of Clare	Canada Day 2019	Petit-Ruisseau	$1,500
Municipality of the County of Digby	Weymouth Canada Day Celebration	Digby	$1,400
Municipality of the District of St. Mary's	St. Mary's Canada Day Celebrations	Sherbrooke	$650
Municipality of the District of Yarmouth	Celebrate Canada 2019!	Hebron	$10,255
Native Council of Nova Scotia	National Indigenous Peoples Day	Truro	$2,800
Native Council of Nova Scotia Zone 11	National Indigenous Peoples Day	Sheet Harbour	$1,600
New Germany Canada Day Committee	New Germany Canada Day	New Germany	$5,274
New Waterford Festival Society	New Waterford Canada Day 2019	New Waterford	$1,758
North Queens Board of Trade	Celebrate Canada 2019	Caledonia	$2,000
Northwoodcare Halifax Incorporated	A Year for Celebrating All Things Canadian	Dartmouth	$5,860
Parrsborough Shore Historical Society	Canada Day Celebrations at Ottawa House Museum/Former Home of Sir Charles and Lady Tupper	Parrsboro	$650
Pictou Landing First Nation	Cultural Awareness, Focus on Mi'kmaq History Month	Pictou Landing	$1,875
Port Lorne Canada Day Committee	Port Lorne Canada Day	Berwick	$800
Queens Home for Special Care Society (Queens Manor)	Queens Manor Celebrates Canada	Liverpool	$700
Region of Queens Municipality	Celebrate Canada Day 2019	Liverpool	$3,200
Riverport District Fire Protection Commission	Canada Day Fireworks	Riverport	$1,500
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #79	Canada Day Celebrations 2019	New Ross	$1,600
Sackville Community Development Association	Celebrate Canada - Sackville and Area	Lower Sackville	$11,814
Sheet Harbour and Area Heritage Society	Canada Day Celebrations	Sheet Harbour	$1,300
Shoreham Village Senior Citizens Association	Canada Day Celebration	Chester	$400
Shubenacadie Hay Days Society	Hay Days / Canada Day Celebrations	Shubenacadie	$3,200
Société Acadienne Sainte-Croix	Meeting and celebration 2019	Pomquet	$800
Sunnyville Community Association	Sunnyville Celebrates Canada Day 2019	Guysborough	$650
The Municipality of the County of Richmond	Canada Day Celebrations	Arichat	$7,032
The Point Tupper Heritage Association	Celebrate Canada Day	Point Tupper	$600
The Sydney And Louisburg Railway Historical Society	Celebrate Canada - Louisbourg Celebrates Canada's 152nd Birthday!	Louisbourg	$1,500
The Village of Bible Hill	Canada Day Celebrations	Bible Hill	$3,600
Town of Amherst	Celebrate Canada in Amherst	Amherst	$4,102
Town of Annapolis Royal	2019 Canada Day Celebrations	Annapolis Royal	$1,250
Town of Antigonish	Canada Day	Antigonish	$4,688
Town of Bridgewater	Canada Day on the LaHave 2019	Bridgewater	$5,000
Town of Clark's Harbour	Town of Clark's Harbour 37th Annual Canada Day Celebrations	Clark's Harbour	$5,000
Town of Lockeport	Lockeport & Area July 1st Celebrations	Lockeport	$7,950
Town of Mulgrave	Canada Day Celebrations	Mulgrave	$650
Town of New Glasgow	Canadian Multiculturalism Day - June 27th, 2019	New Glasgow	$3,600
Town of Port Hawkesbury	Celebrate Canada Day	Port Hawkesbury	$3,516
Town of Wolfville	Canada Day Celebrations	Wolfville	$2,400
Tracadie United Baptist Church	Canada Day Celebration - Amplifying the Importance of a proud canadian	Monastery	$1,300
Truro Development Corporation Limited	Canada Day 2019 in Downtown Truro	Truro	$7,618
Upper Hammonds Plains Community Development Association	Upper Hammonds Plains CanJam Celebration	Upper Hammonds Plains	$1,600
Upper Stewiacke Community Association	Canada Day Events	Upper Stewiacke	$700
Village of Greenwood	Greenwood Canada Day 2019 Fireworks Show	Greenwood	$1,400
Village of Lawrencetown	Village of Lawrencetown Canada Day Celebrations	Lawrencetown	$1,100
Village of New Minas	New Minas Canada Day Celebrations	New Minas	$2,800
Village of Pugwash	Canada Day celebrations	Pugwash	$3,000
Welcoming Intercultural Newcomers Association (Wina)	The 3rd Annual Canadian Multiculturalism Day Extravaganza with Drums	Halifax	$4,688
Westmount Canada Day Committee	Westmount Canada Day Committee	Sydney	$2,250
Westville Fire & Rescue Department	Westville Canada Day	Westville	$8,204
Whycocomagh Waterfront Centre Association	Proud To Be Canadian	Whycocomagh	$1,100
Windsor Elms Village For Continuing Care Society	Canada Day Party	Falmouth	$425
Total			$405,069

SOURCE Canadian Heritage

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