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Projects receive provincial funding to help create a more inclusive Island
Dec 1, 2022 Lucky Fusca, executive director of the PEI Transgender Network Ltd., says receiving funding for their project will allow the organization to create a series of events that will centre, uplift, and continue to foster positive experiences for the transgender and gender diverse community on Prince Edward Island. The organization is one of […]
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Government of Canada announces funding for 4 organizations supporting Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in Newfoundland and Labrador
From: Women and Gender Equality Canada December 1, 2022 – Long Range Mountains, Newfoundland and Labrador — Women and Gender Equality Canada The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls highlighted the underlying systemic causes of ongoing violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. The COVID-19 pandemic also created unprecedented challenges […]
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Media advisory: First Light Friendship Centre in St. John’s and the Government of Canada to announce new funding
From: Indigenous Services Canada St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador — Please be advised that Stacey Howse, Executive Director of the First Light Friendship Centre; the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Member of Parliament for St. John’s South—Mount Pearl and Minister of Labour; and Joanne Thompson, Member of Parliament for St. John’s East, on behalf of the […]
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NL Government: Future Fund Act to Receive Second Reading in House of Assembly
October 11, 2022 Today, the Future Fund Act will receive second reading in the House of Assembly. If passed, this Act will require government to invest revenue from one-time sources and non-renewable resources to strengthen finances, pay down expensive debt and lower the cost of borrowing. These actions are important for all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, […]
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Nunatsiavut Emergency Heat Subsidy Program ends
May 31, 2022 For Immediate Release The Nunatsiavut Government wishes to remind Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement residing in the five Labrador Inuit communities that the COVID-19 Nunatsiavut Emergency Heat Subsidy Program has now ended. The purpose of program was to provide those most vulnerable and those economically affected by the global […]
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Atlantic First Nations Water Authority welcomes funding infusion – CBC
Apr 26, 2022 18 Mi’kmaw and Wolastoqey First Nations pursue greater control over water and sewerage Officials with a fledgling regional water and sewerage utility say First Nations in Atlantic Canada are a lot further along on the path to water sovereignty following a commitment of more than $170 million over 10 years in the […]
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Minister O’Regan highlights affordable housing investments in Budget 2022
From: Employment and Social Development Canada News release April 13, 2022 Through Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable, the government of Canada makes targeted and responsible investments to create good jobs, grow our economy, and build a Canada where nobody gets left behind. Today the Honourable Seamus O’Regan […]
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NS Government: Province Supports Volunteer Fire Departments
March 22, 2022 The Government is investing $3.5 million to help volunteer fire departments, ground search and rescue organizations and First Nations fire departments recover from fundraising losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 340 organizations will each receive a one-time grant of $10,000. “The pandemic has had a big impact on municipalities and volunteer […]
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Nunatsiavut Government: Budget 2022-23 focused on continued progress
March 8, 2022 In handing down his last budget as Treasurer of the Fourth Nunatsiavut Assembly today in Hopedale, Finance, Human Resources and Information Technology Minister Tony Andersen reflected on the past, while focusing on the future. “Since 1990, it has been an honour and a privilege to have represented Labrador Inuit on the Labrador […]
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Budget 2022-23 outlines investments in Islanders now and for the future
Feb 24 2022 Today, Premier Dennis King and Finance Minister Darlene Compton delivered government’s 2022-23 operating budget that outlines $2.7 billion in spending to assist Islanders as PEI moves forward and transitions to growth and recovery. “The past 23 months have been incredibly difficult for all Islanders, but as we move through our transition plan […]
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