Member of Parliament Dick Harris announces funding for Cercle des Canadiens Français de Prince George
April 28, 2014 – Prince George, British Columbia – Department of Canadian Heritage -The Government of Canada has provided $28,000 in funding to the Cercle des Canadiens Français de Prince George through the Development of Official-Language Communities Program.
Dick Harris, Member of Parliament (Cariboo–Prince George), announced this today on behalf of Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Shelly Glover.
The funds will allow the Cercle des Canadiens Français de Prince George to host the 30th FRANCOFUN Winter Festival, from January 25 to February 28, 2015. Festival activities include live musical performances, a sugar shack and an art exhibition.
“The FRANCOFUN Winter Festival celebrates our linguistic duality, as well as the culture and traditions of Francophones in Northern British Columbia. This is an exciting opportunity for the Cercle des Canadiens Français de Prince George to proudly showcase Canada’s French language and culture during the largest sport and cultural event the City of Prince George has ever hosted.”
—Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
“The 2015 FRANCOFUN Winter Festival will be particularly special, as the City of Prince George will welcome thousands of tourists, athletes and volunteers for the 2015 Canada Winter Games. I encourage everyone in the region to participate in festivities during the month-long celebrations.”
—Dick Harris, Member of Parliament (Cariboo–Prince George)
“We would like to thank Canadian Heritage for providing funding that will go towards planning and organizing the 30th FRANCOFUN Winter Festival, to be held from January 25 to February 28, 2015. It will allow us to shine a spotlight on French, one of our great country’s two official languages, in our community and at the 2015 Canada Games. Canadian athletes and artists will have the chance to discover a bilingual community in Northern British Columbia through the programming at this winter festival.”
—Paul Vezina, President of the Cercle des Canadiens Français de Prince George
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