Cultural Sector Enjoys a Successful
2006
January 18
Labrador
Organizations Receive More Than $90,000 for Development Projects
January 23
Increased Ferry Rates and Fuel Surcharge Will Hurt
Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism Industry
January 31
Media Advisory:
Minister to Announce Flagbearer at Canada Winter Games Athletes Rally
February
February 7
HNL Launches
Total Tourism Market Readiness Program
Ministers Concerned About Marine Atlantic Rate
Increases
February 9
Media Advisory: Canada Games Athletes Rally for
West Coast Athletes
Media Advisory:
Minister to Attend Official Launch of Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corridors Project
February 11
Devereaux Rink Canadian Junior Women's Curling Champions
February 14
Team NL to depart February 21 for Canada Winter Games
February 16
Media Advisory: Minister
to Attend Heritage Day Celebrations
Newfoundland
and Labrador Talent
A Strong Force at East Coast Music Awards
February 18
Province Remembers Dermot O�Reilly
February 19
Public Advisory: Colonial Building Open House and
Information Session
Heritage Newfoundland and
Labrador - Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador Celebrates Heritage
Day and Announces Awards
Corner Brook
to Host 2008 Summer Games
Newfoundland and Labrador
Musicians Bring Home East Coast Music Awards
February 21
Minister
Welcomes Public Input into Colonial Building Restoration
Government Welcomes
Provider of Direct Trans-Atlantic Flights to Newfoundland and Labrador
Minister Refutes
Allegations by Opposition in Summer Games Selection
February 23
Provincial and Territorial Ministers Call for
Sport, Recreation and Physical Infrastructure Program in Next Federal Budget
March
March 6
Media Advisory: Minister to Launch
No Place Like Home Winter Campaign in Steady Brook
March 7
Province Promoting
Winter Tourism at Home
March 8
Government
Congratulates Gordon Pinsent on Canada�s Walk of Fame Honour
March 9
Minister Announces Appointment to Newfoundland and
Labrador Arts Council
School Sports Newfoundland
and Labrador - Provincial Girls 4A and Boys 2A, 3A, 4A, Fair Play and Small
Schools Basketball Tournaments Held This Weekend
March 12
Province Congratulates Outstanding Performances
by Newfoundland and Labrador Athletes
March 14
Media Advisory:
Minister to Attend Manning Awards
Manning Awards Honour
Heritage Excellence
March 15
Fund Supports
Winter Fun in Labrador
March 23
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Another Taste of
Labrador Fundraiser
March 28
Media
Advisory: Minister to Attend Readings by Winterset Award Finalists
March 29
Media Advisory:
Minister to Attend Winterset Award Ceremony
April
April 2
Schools Showcase Histor!ca Heritage Fair Projects
April 12
Media
Advisory: Announcement on Funding for Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers
Cooperative (NIFCO)
April 13
Filmmakers� Facility To Go High Definition Thanks To
An Investment Of More Than $1.4 Million
April 17
Media Advisory: Minister to Announce Acquisitions
for 2006 Art Procurement Program
April 18
Province Acquires 60 Original Works of Art Under
2006 Art Procurement Program
Media Advisory: Minister
to Attend Silver Puffin Awards Luncheon
April 25
Ministerial Statement -
Art Procurement Program
April 26
Taking Action to
Achieve Our Vision of a Prosperous Newfoundland and Labrador: Investing
in Economic Development and Diversification
Implementing Action to Modernize Infrastructure
May
May 3
Media Advisory: Minister to Announce Details of
Cultural Plan Year II
May 4
Media Advisory: News Conference Re-Scheduled
Media Advisory: Minister
to Present Artist of the Year Award
May 5
Cultural Plan
Continues to Support Arts and Heritage
May 9
Media Advisory: Premier�s Athletic Awards Reception
May 10
Media Advisory: Minister to Announce Investment in
Fisheries Heritage
Ministerial Statement -
Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Awards Showcase West Coast Culture
May 11
Minister Announces Funding for Fisheries Heritage
May 15
Media Advisory:
Minister to Speak on Tourism Outlook for 2007
May 17
Province
Provides Support to Prepare for Cupids400 Celebrations
May 18
Media Advisory:
Minister Hedderson to Address International Events
Provincial Historic Sites
Open for 2007 Season
May 24
Media Advisory:
Minister to Launch Provincial Recreation and Sport Strategy
Ministerial Statement -
Provincial Historic Sites Bring History to Life
May 25
Active,
Healthy Newfoundland and Labrador Shares Vision of Recreation and Sport
Accessible to All
Media Advisory: Minister
Hedderson to Address Provincial Arts and Recreation Gatherings
School Sports Newfoundland
and Labrador - Special Olympics Part of School Sports Track and Field
Championships
May 28
2007 Arts and Letters
Awards Recipients Announced
May 29
Still No Place
Like Home for Vacation Getaway
Media Advisory: Minister
to Participate in EVA Awards
May 31
Media Advisory: Minister of Business and Minister
of Tourism, Culture and Recreation to Announce New Initiative for Business
Attraction
Media Advisory: Minister to Address Gander Chamber of
Commerce
June
June 1
Resort
Property Investment Tax Credit to Attract New Business
Minister Launches Tourism
Awareness Week
Province Lends Support to
Canada�s National Rugby Fest
June 5
Minister
Announces Provincial Historic Commemorations Program
Minister Announces Funding
for Arts and Heritage
June 7
Media Advisory:
Minister to Speak at Trails to the Vikings Marketing Launch
June 8
Public Advisory:
Further Delay of Opening of Labrador Marine Season
June 12
Minister Announces Establishment of Status of the
Artist Working Committee
June 14
Team Gushue Commemorative Print to be Displayed in
Newfoundland and Labrador Schools
June 15
Minister Announces Appointments to Newfoundland and
Labrador Arts Council
June 19
Media Advisory: Minister to
Make Announcement on Cupids400 Celebrations
June 20
Minister Announces $2
million for Cupids400 Celebrations
Newfoundland and
Labrador Brings Fresh Air to Toronto
June 22
Newfoundlanders
Participate in Festival of the Sea Conferences in Ireland
June 26
Media Advisory:
Premier in Labrador
For TLH Announcement and Sod Turnings
June 29
Media Advisory: Premier Williams to Participate in
Memorial Day Events
Minister to
Attend National Debut of Shallaway�s Opera Production Ann and S�amus
July
July 1
Premier Announces Plan to Replicate Beaumont Hamel
Plaques
July 4
Canada�s
New Government and Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Help Promote Tourism
in Western Newfoundland and Southern Labrador
July 5
Town of Harbour Breton Celebrates Official Opening of the Elliott Premises
July 9
Media Advisory:
Announcement on Funding for Cruise
Newfoundland and Labrador
Invest
in Province�s Cruise Industry
July 19
Minister Announces $248,208
in Arts and Heritage Funding
July 24
Minister Announces $40,000 in Arts
Funding to
Film Producers Association of Newfoundland
July 25
Minister Announces $30,000
in Funding to Association of Cultural Industries
July 31
Ministers
Announce $58,000 in Funding to Stephenville Theatre Festival
August
August 1
Minister Encouraged by
Tourism Numbers
August 2
Ministers Announce Funding for Them Days Magazine and Archives
August 3
Minister Announces $50,000
in Funding to Cape Freels Heritage Trust
August 6
Minister Announces $60,000 in Arts
Funding to
Writers� Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador
August 7
Minister Announces $50,000 in Funding
to
Resource Centre for the Arts
August 8
Media Advisory:
Minister to Speak at Tuckamore Festival Opening
Minister Announces $20,000 in Funding
to
Beyond the Overpass Theatre Company
August 10
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend
Mutiny of 1800 Vignette at Quidi Vidi Battery
National Basketball Scores
Interim Director Announced for The Rooms Provincial
Art Gallery
Provincial Historic Sites Launches New
Live History Program
August 31
Government Disappointed with Air Canada�s Decision to
End Transatlantic Flights
September
September 8
Province�s Tourism Marketing Campaign Wins Top
Atlantic Award
September 11
Federal, Provincial,
Territorial Meeting Provides Opportunity to Discuss Key Cultural Issues and
Cupids400 Celebrations
September 25
Provincial
Government Takes Exception to Latest Marine Atlantic Rate Increase
October
October 12
Province�s Tourism Website Nominated for National
Award
October 16
18th St. John�s
International Women�s Film Festival Begins Tonight
October 25
School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador - School
Sports Newfoundland and Labrador Benefits from Royal Bank of Canada Sponsorship
November
November 1
Media
Advisory: Minister to Address Sport Newfoundland and Labrador AGM
November 2
Minister Provides Update on Recreation and Sport
Strategy
November 5
Minister Congratulates Sports Hall of Fame Inductees
November 6
Tourism Marketing Campaign Wins
Top National Award
November 7
Storytellers Gather in St. John�s
for 4th Annual Festival
Young Entrepreneur Flying High with
New Business at Marble Mountain
November 9
Newfoundland and Labrador Wins Big at
Canadian e-Tourism Awards
November 14
Premier Encourages Applicants for
Athletic Awards
November 15
Gros Morne Theatre Festival Receives
Federal-Provincial Funding
November 16
Province
Announces Newly-Renamed Art Bank and Submission Deadline for Purchase Program
November 19
Media Advisory: Minister
to Attend Closing Ceremonies of Labrador Creative Arts Festival
November 23
Media Advisory: Minister to
Address Newfoundland Pony Society AGM
November 27
Province Supports Efforts to Save the Newfoundland
Pony
November 30
Sport Newfoundland and Labrador - Newfoundlander
Named Volunteer of the Year for Canada
December
December 3
Newfoundland and Labrador Makes Lonely Planet "Bluelist"
December 7
Travelling Culture Kits Bring The Rooms to Rural
Schools
Sport Newfoundland and Labrador - 2009 Canada Games Coaches for Indoor and Beach
Volleyball Appointed
December 11
February 15 Deadline for
Arts and Letters Awards Submissions
December 17
Media Advisory: Minister to Accept
Historic Document Donated to Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador
December 19
Kinsmen Club Donates
Original Charter Document to Provincial Archives
Marine Atlantic Ferry Rate Increases
Unacceptable to Provincial Government