Media Advisory - Minister St-Onge to announce the fourth national-level organization to receive funding from the Community Sport for All initiative

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

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Aug. 3, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, will announce the fourth national-level organization to receive funding from the Community Sport for All initiative on Thursday.

Reporters who wish to attend the press conference must confirm their participation by sending their full name and the name of their media outlet to [email protected].

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

The details are as follows: 

DATE:
Thursday, August 4, 2022

TIME:
1:30 p.m.

PLACE:
LBC Youth Facility 
975 Westport Crescent Unit 4-6
Mississauga, Ontario
(in the gym)

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

(media only), please contact: 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]