Parliamentary Secretary Arif Virani Highlights $6.9 million in Arts and Culture Funding in London and Chatham Français
The Government of Canada's recent investments support 56 arts and culture organizations in London and Chatham
LONDON, ON, July 25, 2018 /CNW/ - Arif Virani, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, today highlighted $6.9 million in recent government funding for arts and culture organizations in London and Chatham. Mr. Virani made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism.
The funding helps arts and culture organizations promote the arts, support local festivals and encourage emerging and established artists.
Quotes
"Our government believes that the arts help unify and inspire all Canadians. We are proud to support these organizations, which celebrate the unique culture of both cities. These investments will help local arts professionals continue their work in uniting and inspiring people in London and Chatham."
—The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism
"The arts and culture communities in London and Chatham provide a wonderful reflection of the amazing culture and heritage in each city. Our support will help ensure that these local arts scenes remain strong and vibrant."
—Arif Virani, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism
Quick Facts
Since 2016, total funding of $6.9 million has been provided to 56 organizations in the London and Chatham areas.
Projects have been funded under the following programs: Aboriginal Languages Initiative, Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage, Canada Arts Presentation Fund, Canada Book Fund, the Canada Cultural Investment Fund, Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, Canada Periodical Fund, Celebrate Canada, Multiculturalism Program, Museums Assistance Program, and Youth Take Charge Program.
See the backgrounder for additional information.
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Backgrounder
| Aboriginal Languages Initiative
The Aboriginal Languages Initiative, a component of the Aboriginal Peoples' Program, supports the preservation and revitalization of Indigenous languages through community-based projects and activities. |
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| City |
Organization |
Year |
Funding |
| London |
N'Amerind Friendship Centre |
2016–17 2017–18 |
$85,120 $150,000 |
| TOTAL: $235,120 |
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| 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 |
Year |
Funding |
| London |
Forest City Film Festival |
2017–18 2018–19 |
$8,500 $11,000 |
| London |
Home County Folk League - Home County Music and Art Festival |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$23,100 $27,900 $17,700 |
| London |
London Arts Council |
2017–18 2018–19 |
$32,300 $36,100 |
| London |
London Dance Festival |
2016–17 2017–18 |
$3,900 $4,200 |
| London |
London Heritage Council |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$31,900 $18,800 $7,500 |
| London |
Museum of Ontario Archaeology - Annual Harvest Festival and Pow Wow |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$9,600 $9,700 $10,500 |
| TOTAL: $252,700 |
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| 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 |
Year |
Funding |
| London |
Aeolian Hall Musical Arts Association |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$20,000 $20,000 $20,000 |
| London |
Grand Theatre |
2017–18 |
$40,000 |
| London |
London Committee for Cross Cultural Arts |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$30,000 $30,000 $30,000 |
| London |
London Fringe Theatre Festival |
2017–18 2018–19 |
$25,000 $25,000 |
| TOTAL: $240,000 |
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| Canada Book Fund
The Canada Book Fund ensures access to a diverse range of Canadian-authored books nationally and internationally, by fostering a strong book industry that publishes and markets Canadian-authored books. |
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| City |
Organization |
Year |
Funding |
| London |
Brick Books Inc. |
2016–17 2017–18 |
$11,758 $14,551 |
| TOTAL: $26,309 |
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| Canada Cultural Investment Fund
The Canada Cultural Investment Fund encourages private sector investment, partnership and sound business practices to help arts and heritage organizations be better rooted and recognized in their communities. |
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| City |
Organization |
Year |
Funding |
| London |
London Community Foundation – Amabile Choirs of London, Canada |
2015–16 2016–17 |
$415 $2,280 |
| London |
London Community Foundation – The Grand Theatre |
2015–16 2016–17 |
$1,200 $1,077 |
| TOTAL: $4,972 |
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| Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
The Canada Cultural Spaces Fund supports the improvement of physical conditions for arts, heritage, culture and creative innovation. It supports renovation and construction projects, the acquisition of specialized equipment and feasibility studies related to cultural spaces, including creative hubs. |
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| City |
Organization |
Year |
Funding |
| Highgate |
Mary Webb Cultural and Community Centre |
2016–17 2017–18 |
$224,892 $99,988 |
| London |
Grand Theatre |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$99,768 $75,000 $47,915 |
| London |
London Public Library |
2016–17 |
$49,400 |
| London |
Museum London |
2016–17 2017–18 |
$407,000 $673,000 |
| London |
Museum of Ontario Archaeology |
2016–17 |
$177,500 |
| TOTAL: $1,854,463 |
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| Canada Periodical Fund
The Canada Periodical Fund provides financial assistance to Canadian print magazines, non-daily newspapers and digital periodicals, to enable them to overcome market disadvantages and continue to provide Canadian readers with the content they choose to read. |
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| City |
Organization |
Year |
Funding |
| Blenheim |
Blenheim Publishers |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$36,792 $38,723 $37,560 |
| London |
Postmedia Network - Ontario Farmer |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$766,553 $830,958 $866,359 |
| London |
Arrow Alive |
2016–17 |
$5,000 |
| Ridgetown |
1096579 Ontario Ltd. |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$30,753 $32,136 $34,323 |
| Ridgetown |
2Brilliant Media - Canadian Antique & Vintage |
2016–17 2017–18 |
$30,860 $36,168 |
| Thamesville |
Thamesville Herald
|
2016–17
2017–18 2018–19 |
$11,643
$12,240 $15,609 |
| Tilbury |
Postmedia Network Inc. - The Tilbury Times |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$18,047 $17,675 $17,827 |
| London |
MyDeen Education Ltd. – myDeen |
2018–19 |
$ 14,336 |
| London |
Postmedia Network Inc. - Goderich Signal Star |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$ 63,126 $ 68,550 $ 67,698 |
| London |
Postmedia Network Inc. - Shoreline Beacon |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$ 42,554 $ 45,071 $ 43,511 |
| London |
Postmedia Network Inc. - The Mitchell Advocate |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$ 37,250 $ 37,347 $ 37,940 |
| London |
Postmedia Network Inc. - The Ingersoll Times |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$ 11,255 $ 10,309 $ 8,543 |
| London |
Postmedia Network Inc. - The Lucknow Sentinel |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$ 18,423 $ 18,902 $ 18,832 |
| London |
Postmedia Network Inc. - Huron Expositor (Seaforth) |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$ 24,454 $ 26,059 $ 24,960 |
| London |
Postmedia Network Inc. - Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance |
2018–19 |
$ 45,771 |
| London |
Postmedia Network Inc. - Clinton News Record |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$ 23,545 $ 24,218 $ 22,525 |
| London |
Postmedia Network Inc. - The Wiarton Echo |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$ 29,913 $ 30,176 $ 32,003 |
| London |
Postmedia Network Inc. - The Norwich Gazette |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$ 13,672 $ 13,751 $ 13,203 |
| London |
Postmedia Network Inc. - Strathroy Age Dispatch |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$ 17,299 $ 15,567 $ 14,082 |
| TOTAL: $3,754,071 |
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| Celebrate Canada
Celebrate Canada provides funding for activities organized on National Indigenous Peoples Day, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Canadian Multiculturalism Day and Canada Day. |
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| City |
Organization |
Year |
Funding |
| Blenheim |
Glad Tidings Community Church |
2017–18 2018–19 |
$3,600 $3,600 |
| Chatham |
Canada D'Eh Committee |
2016–17 |
$3,500 |
| Chatham |
Centre Communautaire de Chatham-Kent La Girouette |
2018–19 |
$1,600 |
| Erieau |
Erieau Firemen's Association |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$1,000 $1,020 $1,020 |
| London |
Association Canadienne-Française de l'Ontario, Conseil Régional de London-Sarnia |
2016–17 |
$2,000 |
| London |
London Celebrates Canada |
2016–17 |
$45,000 |
| London |
London Heritage Council |
2017–18 2018–19 |
$60,000 $75,000 |
| London |
Summerside Community Club |
2016–17 |
$4,000 |
| London |
Community Council of White Oaks |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$10,000 $10,000 $10,000 |
| London |
Del-Ko-Brydge Canada Day |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$1,000 $1,750 $1,500 |
| London |
Eldon House Corporation |
2016–17 2018–19 |
$700 $1,200 |
| London |
Optimist Club of Byron |
2017–18 2018–19 |
$5,000 $5,000 |
| London |
Optimist Club of East London |
2016–17 |
$8,000 |
| London |
Polish Combatants' Association in Canada, Branch No. 2 |
2016–17 |
$1,500 |
| London |
Centre Communautaire Régional de London |
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$3,000 $5,250 $10,000 |
| Mount Brydges |
Del-Ko-Brydge Canada Day |
2016–7 2017–18 2018–19 |
$1,000 $1,750 $1,500 |
| TOTAL: $279,490 |
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| Multiculturalism Program
The Inter-Action: Multiculturalism Funding Program supports the socio-economic integration of individuals and communities and helps them to contribute to building an integrated, socially cohesive society. |
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| City |
Organization |
Year |
Funding |
| London |
London Arts Council |
2016–17 |
$23,000 |
| London |
Reforest London |
2016–17 |
$6,583 |
| London |
Viva Canada Culture & Events |
2017–18 |
$22,500 |
| TOTAL: $29,083 |
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| Museums Assistance Program
The Museums Assistance Program supports heritage institutions and workers in the preservation and presentation of heritage collections. |
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| Organization |
Year |
Funding |
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| London |
Museum London |
2017–18 2017–18 |
$12,333 $67,450 |
| London |
Secrets of Radar Museum |
2017–18 |
$11,952 |
| TOTAL: $91,735 |
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| Youth Take Charge
The Youth Take Charge Program aims to strengthen youth attachment to Canada through engagement and supports organizations delivering youth-led projects that involve activities in one or more of four thematic areas: Arts and culture; Civic engagement and youth service; Economic activities; and History and heritage. |
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| City |
Organization |
Year |
Funding |
| London |
Global Vision |
2017–18 2018–19 |
$75,000 $75,000 |
| TOTAL: $150,000 |
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SOURCE Canadian Heritage
(media only), please contact: Simon Ross, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, 819-997-7788; Media Relations, Canadian Heritage, 819-994-9101, 1-866-569-6155, [email protected]
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