Self-Counsel Press receives financial support from the Government of Canada
February 11, 2015 – North Vancouver, British Columbia – Department of Canadian Heritage
Andrew Saxton, Member of Parliament (North Vancouver), today announced funding of $143,288 for Canadian publisher Self-Counsel Press. He made this announcement on behalf of the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.
The Government of Canada provided this support through the Canada Book Fund to support Self-Counsel Press with the ongoing production, promotion and distribution of Canadian-authored books.
“Thanks to publishers like Self-Counsel Press, our Canadian book publishing industry continues to be an important generator of economic growth, jobs and wealth in our communities.”
—The Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
“Our Government is pleased to contribute to the success of Self-Counsel Press, a North Vancouver-based publisher and employer dedicated to making useful self-help law and small business books available for the benefit of Canadians.”
—Andrew Saxton, Member of Parliament (North Vancouver)
“Self-Counsel Press gratefully acknowledges the support from the Government of Canada. As a small, independent publisher of high-quality business, reference and legal self-help titles, these grants permit us to develop more Canadian-authored material and to compete globally.”
—Diana Douglas, Owner, Self-Counsel Press
Marisa Monnin
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