Parliamentary Secretary Adam van Koeverden to announce the fifth 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

TORONTO, Aug. 15, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Adam van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Sport, will announce the fifth national-level organization to receive funding from the Community Sport for All initiative on Tuesday, August 16. He will make this announcement on behalf of the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec.

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

The details are as follows:

DATE:
Tuesday, August 16, 2022

TIME:
11:30 a.m.

PLACE:
George Chuvalo Neighbourhood Centre
50 Sousa Mendes Street
Toronto, 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

(media only) 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]