EDMONTON, June 27, 2012 /CNW/ - Arts, culture, and official-language organizations will help create jobs and growth throughout Alberta, thanks to investments from the Government of Canada. Today, the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, announced support for 69 projects. Minister Moore made the announcement at the Art Gallery of Alberta in the presence of representatives of Edmonton's arts and culture community.
Funding will support a wide range of arts, culture, and official-language organizations in Alberta that will generate jobs and strengthen the local economy. Organizations receiving support include the Arts on the Ave Edmonton Society, the Edmonton Folk Festival, the Citadel Theatre, and the Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta.
"The Harper Government received a strong mandate from Canadians to invest in Alberta's economic future," said Minister Moore. "By supporting these important projects, our Government is delivering on its commitment to strengthen our economy, create jobs, and support our arts, culture, and heritage."
"We are grateful for this financial support," said Julian Mayne, Executive Director, Fringe Theatre Adventures. "This ongoing, reliable financial commitment translates into the annual support of hundreds of Canadian artists involved in the creation of new Canadian theatre, through their work at the Edmonton Fringe Festival and in our co-presentations of theatre year round. At the core of our mandate is the support and continued creation of a healthy community and associated communication and growth; this support from our federal government correspondingly supports that vision."
The Harper Government has provided total funding of $4,509,763 under six programs of the Department of Canadian Heritage: the Aboriginal Peoples' Program, the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program, the Canada Arts Presentation Fund, the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, the Development of Official-Language Communities Program, and the Enhancement of Official Languages Program. For more information about the projects, see the attached backgrounder.
BACKGROUNDER
Today's announcement includes the following projects:
| Aboriginal Peoples' Program The Aboriginal Peoples' Program focuses primarily on strengthening cultural identity, encouraging full Aboriginal participation in Canadian life, and supporting the continuation of Aboriginal cultures and languages as living elements of Canadian society. |
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| City | Organization | Project | Funding and Year |
| Edmonton | Aboriginal Women's Professional Association |
Crossroads - A Women's Gathering |
$25,000 (2011-2012) |
| Edmonton | Kinship and Student's Wahkotowin Society |
Voice of Hope Retreat | $15,358 (2011-2012) |
| Keg River | Keg River Our Children Society** |
Aboriginal Women Take Lead | $25,000 (2011-2012) |
| TOTAL: $65,358 | |||
| Building Communities through Arts and Heritage The Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program provides Canadians with more opportunities to take part in activities that present local arts and culture and celebrate local history and heritage. |
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| City | Organization | Project | Funding and Year |
| Athabasca | Magnificent River Rats Festival Society |
The Magnificent River Rats Festival 2012 |
$8,600 (2012-2013) |
| Camrose | Camrose Founders Days Festival Committee ** |
Camrose Founders Days Festival |
$3,900 (2012-2013) |
| Consort | Constort and District Chamber of Commerce |
Consort Centennial Celebrations |
$8,500 (2012-2013) |
| Donalda | Donalda & District Community Promotion Society |
Donalda Centennial Celebration |
$12,200 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | Arts on the Ave Edmonton Society |
Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival |
$38,000 (2011-2012) |
| Edmonton | Edmonton Winter Light Society |
Common Ground | $25,500 (2011-2012) |
| Edmonton | Old Strathcona Business Association |
Ice on Whyte Festival | $41,200 (2011-2012) |
| Edmonton | Rapid Fire Theatre Society |
Wildfire Improv Festival | $5,000 (2011-2012) |
| Edmonton | Serca Festival of Irish Theatre Society |
Serca Festival of Irish Theatre | $4,400 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | Silver Skate Festival Society |
Silver Skate Festival | $35,300 (2011-2012) |
| Edmonton | Edmonton Pride Festival Society |
Edmonton Pride Festival | $9,200 (2012-2013) |
| Fort McMurray | Fort McMurray Interplay Society |
WinterPLAY Carnival | $35,800 (2011-2012) |
| Fort McMurray | Hub Family Resouce Centre** |
The June Bug Children's Festival |
$7,100 (2012-2013) |
| Halkirk | Halkirk Centennial Committee |
Halkirk Centennial | $4,400 (2012-2013) |
| Jasper | Friends of Jasper National Park Association |
Canada's Parks Day | $10,700 (2012-2013) |
| Jasper | IOTAD Ltd. (It Only Takes A Dream) |
Arts with Altitude | $4,500 (2011-2012) |
| Lacombe | Lacombe Day Committee** |
Lacombe Days | $12,700 (2012-2013) |
| Red Deer | Red Deer Artwalk Society |
Red Deer Artwalk Festival | $5,800 (2012-2013) |
| Red Deer | Red Deer Family Service Bureau |
Central Alberta Children's Festival |
$23,900 (2012-2013) |
| Red Deer | Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta, régionale de Red Deer |
Carnaval de Red Deer | $20,200 (2011-2012) |
| Rocky Mountain House | Rocky Mountain House Pow Wow Committee** |
Calling All Drums - Multicultural Pow Wow |
$18,600 (2012-2013) |
| Sherwood Park | Sherwood Park Elks #481 |
New Year's Festival | $8,900 (2011-2012) |
| Vegreville | Vegreville Cultural Association |
Ukrainian Pysanka Festival | $8,900 (2012-2013) |
| TOTAL: $353,300 | |||
| Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Legacy Fund The Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program provides Canadians with more opportunities to take part in activities that present local arts and culture and celebrate local history and heritage.The Legacy Fund component provides funding for community capital projects. |
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| City | Organization | Project | Funding and Year |
| Chauvin | Chauvin Community Senior Citizens Drop in Centre |
Centennial Park/Icon Refurbish |
$14,000 (2012-2013) |
| TOTAL: $14,000 | |||
| Canada Arts Presentation Fund The Canada Arts Presentation Fund gives Canadians increased access to the variety and richness of Canada's culture through professional arts festivals, presentations of live professional performances, and other artistic experiences. |
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| City | Organization | Project | Funding and Year |
| Edmonton | Francis Winspear Centre for Music |
Winspear Presents Concert Series |
$25,000 (2012-2013) $25,000 (2013-2014) |
| Edmonton | Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre Society |
The Canoe Theatre Festival | $18,000 (2012-2013) $18,000 (2013-2014) |
| Edmonton | Edmonton Folk Music Festival Society |
2012-2013 Edmonton Folk Music Festival |
$100,000 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | Edmonton Poetry Festival Society |
Edmonton Poetry Festival | $5,000 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | Edmonton International Street Performers Festival Association |
Edmonton International Street Performers Festival |
$85,000 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | Fringe Theatre Adventures Society | 2012-2013 International Fringe Theatre Festival and FTA 2011-2012 and 2012- 2013 season presentations |
$146,000 (2012-2013) $146,000 (2013-2014) |
| Edmonton | Lesser Slave Lake North Country Community Association |
North Country Fair | $15,000 (2012-2013) $15,000 (2013-2014) |
| Edmonton | Rapid Fire Theatre Society |
Improvaganza International Improv Comedy Festival |
$8,000 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | The Works International Visual Arts Society |
The Works Art and Design Festival / Art and Design in Public Places |
$109,000 (2012-2013) $109,000 (2013-2014) |
| Fort McMurray | Keyano College Theatre |
Syncrude Arts Alive | $28,000 (2012-2013) $28,000 (2013-2014) |
| Grande Prairie | Grande Prairie International Street Performers Festival Association |
Grande Prairie International Street Performers Festival |
$7,000 (2012-2013) $7,000 (2013-2014) |
| Leduc | Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts |
2012-2013 and 2013-2014 Performing Arts Series |
$15,000 (2012-2013) $15,000 (2013-2014) |
| Lloydminster | Vic Juba Community Theatre Board |
2012-2013 and 2013-2014 Dr. H. A. McDonald Seasons |
$22,000 (2012-2013) $22,000 (2013-2014) |
| St. Albert | Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Society |
Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Society Festival |
$10,000 (2012-2013) $10,000 (2013-2014) |
| St. Albert | City of St. Albert | The Arden Theatre 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 seasons |
$85,000 (2012-2013) $85,000 (2013-2014) |
| St. Albert | Friends of the Northern Alberta International Children's Festival Society |
2012-2013 Northern Alberta International Children's Festival |
$95,000 (2012-2013) $95,000 (2013-2014) |
| TOTAL: $1,348,000 | |||
| Canada Cultural Spaces Fund The Canada Cultural Spaces Fund seeks to improve physical conditions for artistic creativity and arts presentation or exhibition. It is also designed to increase access for Canadians to performing, visual, and media arts, and to museum collections and heritage displays. |
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| City | Organization | Project | Funding and Year |
| Edmonton | The Citadel Theatre | Maclab theatre lighting and wiring upgrade |
$243,629 (2011-2012) |
| Leduc | Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts Society |
Stage electrical refit and equipment upgrade |
$196,106 (2011-2012) |
| TOTAL: $439,735 | |||
| Development of Official-Language Communities Program The Development of Official-Language Communities Program is designed to foster the vitality of Canada's French- and English-speaking minority communities and enable them to participate fully in all aspects of Canadian life. |
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| City | Organization | Project | Funding and Year |
| Bonnyville | ACFA - Régionale de Bonnyville / Cold Lake |
Programming 2012-2014 | $65,000 (2012-2013) $65,000 (2013-2014) |
| Edmonton | ACFA - Secrétariat provincial |
Programming 2012-2013 | $470,000 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | Francophonie jeunesse de l'Alberta |
Programming 2012-2013 | $180,000 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | ACFA - Régionale d'Edmonton |
Programming 2012-2013 | $100,000 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | Alliance jeunesse famille de l'Alberta Society |
Programming 2012-2014 | $27,000 (2012-2013) $27,000 (2013-2014) |
| Edmonton | Association La Girandole d'Edmonton |
Programming 2012-2013 | $85,000 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | Coalition des femmes de l'Alberta |
Programming 2012-2013 | $55,000 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | Fédération des parents francophones de l'Alberta |
Programming 2012-2013 | $85,500 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | Institut Guy-Lacombe de la famille |
Programming 2012-2013 | $55,000 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | ACFA - Régionale d'Edmonton |
Programming for festival Edmonton Chante 2012 |
$40,000 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | ACFA - Secrétariat provincial |
Caravane communautaire | $15,390 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | Alliance jeunesse famille de l'Alberta Society |
Une variation dans l'Air | $25,000 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | Fête franco-albertaine | La 23e Fête franco-albertaine au David Thompson à Cline River |
$40,000 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | Francophonie jeunesse de l'Alberta |
@ction/ré@ction: gagne ton projet |
$25,000 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | Société Choralies Edmonton 2012 |
Un millier de voix, un seul choeur! |
$75,000 (2012-2013) |
| Edmonton | Fédération des aînés franco-albertains |
Programming 2012-2013 | $50,000 (2012-2013) |
| Falher | ACFA - Régionale de Rivière-la-Paix |
Programming 2012-2013 | $100,000 (2012-2013) |
| Fort McMurray | ACFA - Régionale de Wood Buffalo |
Programming 2012-2013 | $80,000 (2012-2013) |
| Jasper | ACFA - Régionale de Jasper |
Programming 2012-2013 | $51,000 (2012-2013) |
| Legal | ACFA - Régionale de Centralta |
Programming 2012-2013 | $58,000 (2012-2013) |
| Red Deer | ACFA - Régionale de Red Deer |
Programming 2012-2013 | $67,000 (2012-2013) |
| St. Paul | Société les Blés d'Or | Programme folklorique | $10,000 (2012-2013) |
| St. Paul | ACFA - Régionale de Saint-Paul |
Programming 2012-2013 | $59,900 (2012-2013) |
| TOTAL: $1,910,790 | |||
| Enhancement of Official Languages Program The Enhancement of Official Languages Program is designed to foster among Canadians a greater understanding and appreciation of the benefits of linguistic duality. Through partnerships and agreements with provinces, territories, and non-governmental organizations in support of second-language learning, and initiatives fostering mutual understanding between English- and French-speaking Canadians, this program brings Canadians to recognize and support linguistic duality as a fundamental value of Canadian society. |
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| City | Organization | Project | Funding and Year |
| Edmonton | Canadian Parents for French |
Core funding 2012-2014 | $189,290 (2012-2013) $189,290 (2013-2014) |
| TOTAL: $378,580 |
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GRAND TOTAL: $4,509,763
*First time funding recipient under the program
**First time receiving PCH funding for the organization
For more information (media only), please contact:
Sébastien Gariépy
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of
Canadian Heritage and
Official Languages
819-997-7788
Perry Boldt
Regional Manager
Communications
Western Region
Canadian Heritage
604-666-5739
Media Relations
Canadian Heritage
819-994-9101
1-866-569-6155
[email protected]
(This news release is available on the Internet at www.canadianheritage.gc.ca under Newsroom.)
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