Media Advisory - Minister St-Onge to announce the first two national recipients of the Community Sport for All Initiative

Removing barriers and increasing sport participation for underrepresented populations is a priority for the Government of Canada

OTTAWA, ON, June 14, 2022 /CNW/ - The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, and Adam van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Sport, will announce the first two national-level organizations receiving funding from the Community Sport for All initiative on Wednesday.

Please note that all details are subject to change. All times are local.

The details are as follows:

DATE:
Wednesday, June 15, 2022

TIME:
12:30 p.m.

PLACE:
RA Centre (turf field)
2451 Riverside Drive
Ottawa, Ontario

COVID-19 Notice: Please consider COVID precautions including mask wearing and monitoring your health (if you experience any symptoms of COVID we ask that you please not attend the press conference). While it is not currently mandatory in Ontario for journalists to wear a mask, it remains an effective countermeasure and is recommended except when eating or drinking or when seated and/or sufficiently distanced from others during the press conference.

SOURCE Canadian Heritage

Ariane Joazard-Bélizaire, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, [email protected]; Media Relations, Canadian Heritage, 1-819-994-9101, 1-866-569-6155, [email protected]