Government of Canada Provides Funding for Comité culturel Mégantic
April 9, 2015 – Lac-Mégantic, Quebec – Department of Canadian Heritage
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development, Minister for La Francophonie and M.P for Mégantic-L’Érable, today announced $40,000 in funding over two years ($20,000 in 2015-2016 and $20,000 in 2016-2017) for the Comité culturel Mégantic. He made this announcement on behalf of the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.
This funding, granted by the Government of Canada under the Canada Arts Presentation Fund, will support the art presenter’s activities and enrich its programming.
"It is very important to our government to support organizations that ensure that Canadians in all regions of the country can have access to artistic performances of the highest quality, in their own community. This is precisely what the Comité culturel Mégantic is doing.”
- Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
"I am proud of the work of the Comité culturel Mégantic, which has rolled up its sleeves and been creative in its efforts to continue offering quality performances that contribute to the region's vitality."
- Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development, Minister for La Francophonie and M.P for Mégantic-L’Érable
"We are very pleased with the growth and progress of our organization, which is benefitting from financial support for the next two years."
- Pierre Paquet, General Manager and Artistic Director, Comité culturel de Mégantic
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