July 14, 2015 – Haileybury, Ontario – Industry Canada/FedNor
Member of Parliament Jay Aspin (Nipissing—Timiskaming), on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor), announced today an investment to support tourism, strengthen the economy and enhance the vitality of Official Language Minority Communities in Northern Ontario.
A FedNor investment of $45,000 will enable the Centre culturel ARTEM to promote the Tour du lac Temiskaming through the development of promotional tools such as a bilingual internet site and historical guide. The initiative will also be used to help commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Francophones in Ontario.
Alexandra Lemieux
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Greg Rickford
613-996-2007
Alexandra.Lemieux@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca
Barclay Babcock
Communications Officer
FedNor
705-690-0957 or 1-877-333-6673 poste 303
