Government of Canada Invests $85,000 in Improvements to the Performing Arts Youth Centre
News Release
The Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (CIP 150) enriches the well-being of Canadians by funding improvements to local cultural and recreational facilities.
May 15, 2017 – Calgary, Alberta – Western Economic Diversification Canada
The Youth Singers of Calgary Society is receiving $85,000 through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program to make important renovations to the Performing Arts Youth Centre. Funding will be used to replace windows, install insulated panels, construct a vestibule, pave the parking lot, and replace signage and lighting. These changes will increase the longevity of the facility and improve the facility’s energy efficiency.
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada, made the announcement today.
The Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program is part of Canada 150 Celebrates, the Government of Canada's celebration of our country's 150th anniversary of Confederation. Budget 2016 provided an additional $150 million over two years to Canada’s Regional Development Agencies to deliver further community funding across the country, starting in 2016-17, with Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) being responsible for administering the program in Western Canada.
Through investments in community infrastructure, the Government of Canada will invest in projects that seek to renovate, expand, and improve existing community infrastructure, with a focus on recreational facilities, projects that advance a clean growth economy, and projects with a positive impact on Indigenous communities.
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“A healthy, vibrant, and thriving community depends on cultural facilities and artistic centres to encourage individuals’ creativity. The renovations to the Performing Arts Youth Centre will achieve this goal and will help to foster an inspired community.”
- The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada
“We are grateful for this investment in the Performing Arts Youth Centre and are very pleased this announcement is being made at our #IAmMusic show, which celebrates Canadian music, culture, and the importance of the arts in our lives. What a great way to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary! The arts contribute greatly to our understanding of community and to the ability of citizens to be innovative and to understand how to work and live together.”
- Catherine Barclay, Chair of the Board of Directors, Youth Singers of Calgary Society
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Contacts
Donna Kinley
Regional Communications Manager
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Telephone: 780-495-6892
Email: Donna.Kinley@canada.ca
Catherine Barclay
Chair of the Board of Directors
Youth Singers of Calgary Society
Calgary, Alberta
Telephone: 403-978-0112
Email: cmubarclay@hotmail.com
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Twitter: @WD_Canada, @canada150th, @MinisterISED, @YouthSingers
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Website: WD Homepage, Canada 150 Homepage, Youth Singers of Calgary
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Instagram: @canada150
WD Toll-Free Number: 1-888-338-WEST (9378)
TTY (telecommunications device for the hearing impaired): 1-877-303-3388
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