September 13, 2014—Halifax, NS—Costas Menegakis, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister, today announced an investment of $9,875 for the 2014 Halifax Celtic Festival, which celebrates Celtic heritage in Nova Scotia.
The annual festival, put on by the Celtic Cultural Society of Nova Scotia, serves to promote Nova Scotia Celtic heritage, including Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Brittany, Isle of Man and Cornwall. The event is a celebration of culture and heritage through music, artistic displays, food, athletics, handicrafts, language and demonstrations of Celtic and other dance. The festival takes place from September 12–14, 2014, at the Halifax Forum Multipurpose Centre and is expected to attract thousands of visitors.
The funding comes from Inter-Action, Canada’s Multiculturalism Grants and Contributions Program. Inter-Action invests in events that:
- support an integrated, socially cohesive society by building bridges to promote intercultural understanding; or that
- foster citizenship, civic memory, civic pride, and respect for core democratic values grounded in our history.
Kevin Menard
Minister’s Office
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
613-954-1064
Media Relations
Communications Branch
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
613-952-1650
CIC-Media-Relations@cic.gc.ca
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