Tourism, Culture and Recreation - 2011
January, February,
March, April,
May, June,
July, August, September,
October, November, December
January
January 4
Bell Island Playground and Recreation Area Upgraded
January 5
Winter Tourism Campaign Encourages Residents to Enjoy the Season
Trout River Receives Support for Outdoor Basketball Court
January 6
New Playground Equipment Announced for Whitbourne
January 7
New Recreation Infrastructure for Gull Island
January 10
Arts and Culture Centres Announce 2011 Winter Line Up
January 13
Mary Queen of the World School Receives Boost for Recreation Area
January 17
New Tourism Television Ads Begin Airing Today
January 18
Open Call for Minor Project Capital Grant Program
January 19
Minister to Attend Canada Games Athletes� Rally
January 20
Ben Taylor Named 2011 Canada Winter Games Flagbearer
January 21
Media Advisory: Minister to Announce Major Sporting Events
January 24
Minister Announces Towns to Host
Newfoundland and Labrador Games
January 25
Media Advisory: Minister to Address
International Hunting Convention
January 26
Clarenville Soccer and Track Facility Upgraded
January 27
Grand Falls-Windsor Soccer Pitch Receives
$15,000 Boost
February
February 1
Tourism Campaign Receives International Honours
February 2
Provincial Government Supports Interactive Sports Event
February 3
Groups Encouraged to Apply to Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Program
February 4
Cultural Sector Receives Additional Financial Boost
February 9
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting
February 10
Team Newfoundland and Labrador Off to 2011 Canada Games
February 14
Bronze Medal Win for Team Newfoundland and Labrador
February 16
Team Newfoundland and Labrador on the Podium � Again!
February 17
Media Advisory: Minister to Speak at
Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador Luncheon
And a Silver Medal Makes Three!
February 18
Awards Honour Contributions to Tourism Industry
Tourists to the Province Top Half-Million Mark
February 22
Double Medal Win in Cross-country Skiing at
Canada Games
February 24
Minister Congratulates Participants of 2011 Special Olympics Newfoundland and Labrador Winter Games
February 28
Minister Congratulates Team Newfoundland and Labrador
March
March 4
Co-operative Effort Gets Damaged T�Railway Sections Reopened
March 9
Conception Bay South Makes it to the Top 10 for Kraft Hockeyville
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Opening of Jake�s Gift
March 11
Cain�s Quest Breaking Trails for Extreme Sporting in Labrador
March 21
Conception Bay South Named Top Five
Finalist for Kraft Hockeyville 2011
April
April 1
Further Upgrades Made to Joseph R. Smallwood Arts and Culture Centre
April 4
Ministerial Statement - Town of Conception Bay South Wins Kraft Hockeyville 2011
April 5
Spring Schedule Rolls Out at Provincial Arts and Culture Centres
April 6
Funds Granted for 2012 Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games
April 8
Media Advisory: Minister to Make Funding Announcement
April 11
Restart a Heart Program Receives Additional Funding from Provincial Government
April 15
Additional $277,550 Invested in Community Recreation and Sports Projects
Applications for Community Development Grant Program Available Now
Media Advisory: Provincial Arts and Letters Awards to be Presented Tomorrow
April 18
Ministerial Statement � Artistic Talents Recognized at Arts and Letters
Awards Gala
Minister Congratulates Arts and Letters Award
Recipients
April 19
Infrastructure Investments Stand Strong for Real and Lasting Economic Benefits
Investments for Communities Help Build a Prosperous Future
Investments in Tourism, Culture, and Heritage Strengthen Prosperity in Newfoundland and Labrador
April 26
New Chair Appointed to Marble Mountain Development Corporation�s Board of Director
April 28
Residents Encouraged to Get Their Groove on for
International Dance Day
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Sport Newfoundland
and Labrador�s Annual Presentation of Scholarships
April 29
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Newfoundland
and Labrador Arts Council Awards
May
May 3
New After School Initiative Encourages Youth to Get More Physically Active
May 6
Communities Invited to Apply for Capital Grant Programs
May 10
Expo �67 Fountain Will Stay in Corner Brook
Portugal Cove South Receives $13,000 for Recreational Infrastructure
May 11
Port Anson Receives $15,000 in Recreational Infrastructure Funding
St. Kevin�s High School Benefits from $15,000
Recreational Infrastructure Investment
Ministerial Statement - Sportfest Showcases
Diversity of Organized Sport for Youth in the Province
May 12
Recreational Infrastructure Investment of $15,000 for Gander School
May 13
Lewin�s Cove Playground Receives $15,000 Recreational Infrastructure Boost
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Trails, Tales and Tunes Festival
May 17
Ministerial Statement - Revamped Tourism Website Wins National Award
Media Advisory: Minister to Participate in Proclamation Signing
May 18
Twillingate Benefits from Recreational Infrastructure Investment
May 19
Hughes Brook Benefits from $15,000 Investment in Playground Equipment
Media Advisory: Minister to Designate Cupids Cove Plantation Site as a Provincial Historic Site
May 20
Designation of New Provincial Historic Site Celebrated in Cupids
Seal Cove Receives $15,000 for Recreational Infrastructure Improvements
May 25
Media Advisory: Premier to Host Athletic
Awards Reception
Stage is Set for Film and Television
Industry to Expand
May 26
Outstanding Accomplishments of Provincial Athletes
Honoured
Recreational Infrastructure Investment for Arnold�s Cove
Ministerial Statement - 100 Years and Counting
� Parks Canada Celebrates Centennial
May 27
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend EVA
Awards
Recreational Infrastructure Investment
Provided to Deep Cove
May 30
Historic Commemoration Deadline Approaching Fast
June
June 3
June is Recreation Month!
Media Advisory: Minister to Address Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador AGM
June 6
Wesleyville�s Beothic Arena Benefits from Recreational Infrastructure Investment
June 7
Media Advisory: Minister to Address Tourism Awareness Week Luncheon
Media Advisory: Minister to Announce Provincial Historic Commemorations Designations
June 9
Latest Historic Commemorations Designations
Announced
June 20
48 Half-Hours Contest to Sweep Canada
June 21
Nickel Independent Film Festival Appeals to All Ages With an Assortment of Screenings and Workshops
Botwood Receives $15,000 for Recreation Infrastructure Improvements
June 22
Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra Receives Marketing Support
Belleoram Receives $15,000 for Upgrades
June 23
Funding Provided to Flatrock for Recreational Infrastructure Improvements
Media Advisory: Minister to Launch New Exhibit at Commissariat House
June 24
48 Half-Hours Contest Garners an Amazing Response
New Exhibit at Commissariat House Explores the Making of News in 19th Century St. John�s
Town of Rushoon Gets New Playground Equipment
June 29
Media Advisory: Minister to Reopen Provincial Seamen�s Museum
Walking Trail to be Developed in Chamberlains Park
July
July 5
Job Creation Partnership Program Making an
Impact on Burin Peninsula
July 6
L�Anse-au-Loup Benefits from $13,000 Investment in Playground
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting
July 7
Projecting Newfoundland and Labrador in Toronto
Projects Supporting Tourism Underway in Bonavista South Area
Applications for Seniors Community Recreation Grant Program Now Available Online
July 8
New Exhibit Entices Visitors to Explore the Trinity Bight Area
July 12
Media Advisory: Minister to Make Sports Funding Announcement
July 13
Isle aux Morts Receives $6,000 for Recreational Infrastructure
Over $3 Million Committed to Provincial Sport and Recreation Federations and Organizations
July 14
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Opening of Traditional Music Conference
Stephenville Theatre Festival Benefits from $30,000 Investment
Recreational Infrastructure Funding Benefits Town of Harbour Main
July 15
Over $82,000 Invested in the Cultural Community
T.A. Soper Memorial Stadium in Buchans to Receive Upgrades
Job Creation Partnership Projects Enhance Tourism and Heritage in Burgeo-LaPoile District
July 18
Beyond The Overpass Theatre Company Benefits from Cultural Investment
Portugal Cove-St. Philip�s Receives Funding for New Soccer Field
July 19
Green�s Harbour Granted Funding for New Playground
Neighbourhood Dance Works to Benefit from Provincial Government Investment
July 20
Port Albert Recreation Committee Granted $15,000 to Improve Community Centre
Humber Valley Receives Job Creation Partnership Funding
Media Advisory: Minister to Make Recreation Funding Announcement
July 21
Community Recreation Programming Enhanced Province-wide
July 22
Rising Tide Theatre Benefits from Cultural Sector Investment
Funding Announced to Improve Community Programming and Preserve Heritage in St. Barbe Region
July 25
Artistic Fraud Benefits from Cultural Investment
July 26
Campia Gymnastics Club Receives $15,000 in Recreational Infrastructure Funding
July 27
Recreational Infrastructure Funding Benefits Town of St. Vincent�s-St. Stephen�s-Peter�s River
Terra Nova Area Benefits from Recreational Infrastructure Grants
July 28
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Smallwood Days in Gambo
Newfoundland Quarterly Benefits from Cultural Grant
Mount Pearl Minor Hockey Association Receives Recreational Infrastructure Investment
July 29
Cultural Investment Provided to New World Theatre
Riverdale Tennis Club Receives Funding for Upgrading
Turks Gut Heritage House Receives Funding for Improvements and Maintenance
Media Advisory: Minister to Visit Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Premier Announces $3.5 Million for New Swimming Pool in Lewisporte
August
August 1
Association of Heritage Industries Benefits
from Cultural Investment
Labrador Athletes Benefit from Increased Travel Subsidy
Labrador West Benefits from $15,000
Recreational Infrastructure Investment
August 2
Partnership with National Geographic
Will Lead to Development of Geotourism Guide
Elementary School Benefits from Recreational
Infrastructure Investment
August 4
Rose Blanche Receives $15,000 for
Recreation Infrastructure
August 5
Margaret Bowater Park Officially Reopened Today
Sou�west Arm Receives $15,000 for Recreational Infrastructure Upgrades
August 9
Straits - White Bay North Receives Job Creation Partnership Funding
New Recreational Infrastructure Benefits Macdonald Drive Elementary
Dance Community�s Moves Supported by Provincial Government
August 10
Work of Visual Artists Supported Through $70,000 Provincial Grant
Lake Melville Benefits from Recreational Infrastructure Investment
August 12
Media Advisory: Minister to Visit Twillingate-New World Island Area to Announce Tourism Initiative
August 15
Tourism Initiative Focuses on Building Multi-Seasonal Traveller Attractions
Ferryland Area Receives $15,000 in Recreational Funding
August 16
Central Region Benefits from New Recreation
Infrastructure
St. Alban�s Recreation Benefits from Capital Grant Funding
Media Advisory: Minister to Announce Details
of Investment in Marble Mountain
August 17
Virginia Waters Area Provided with Funding to
Upgrade Recreational Infrastructure
Marble Mountain Strengthens Infrastructure
with $450,000 Investment from the Provincial Government
Ten Job Creation Partnerships Approved for the Isles of
Notre Dame
Town of Wabush Receives $15,000 to Improve
Recreation Infrastructure
August 18
Birds Not the Only Tweeters in Five Provincial
Parks
August 19
Financial Support for Museum Association Helps
Preserve Heritage
Communities in Bonavista Area Obtain
Recreational Funding
Hant�s Harbour Granted $15,000 for
Recreational Facility
August 22
Association of Cultural Industries Receives Provincial Government Funding
Funding Improves Playground in the Town of Glenwood
Playground Equipment in Springdale Funded by Provincial Government
August 23
Burin Peninsula Funding Improves Recreational Infrastructure
Hill View Park in Parsons Pond Uses Funding for Facelift
August 24
Media Advisory: Minister to Make Recreation Funding Announcement
Chapel Arm Receives Recreational Infrastructure Funding
Over $178,000 Committed to Recreational Programming for Seniors
$15,000 Invested Towards Publication of Arts and Culture Magazine
St. John�s Organizations and Schools Receive Recreation Funding
August 25
Mount Pearl Organization Receives $15,000 for New Recreation Equipment
Media Advisory: Minister to Announce Initiatives for Arts and Culture Centres
Women�s Film Festival Granted $60,000 from Provincial Government
Premiere Sporting Event Boosted with $15,000 Investment
August 26
Leslie Harris Centre Benefits from Provincial Government Funding
Calling All Climbers! New Equipment Coming to Paradise Youth Centre
Changes Announced for Province�s Arts and Culture Centres
Goulds Improves Recreation Centre with Provincial Grant
August 29
Writers� Alliance Benefits from $80,000 Grant
Recreational Investment of $30,000 Slated for Bell Island and Torbay
Leading Tickles Receives $15,000 Investment for Playground Equipment
August 30
Job Creation Partnership Funding Announced for Bishop�s Falls
Publishing Industry Supported with $200,000 Investment
August 31
Western Region Communities Benefit from Recreation Infrastructure Upgrades
Upgrades Coming to Baseball Field in Postville
Over $50 Million Investment Will Build Four Recreational Facilities
September
September 8
Media Advisory: Minister to Speak at Rotary Club of St. John�s Luncheon
September 14
Provincial Arts and Culture Centres Excited
About Fall Line-Up
September 16
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Targa Newfoundland Awards Gala
September 23
Arts and Letters Awards Program Turns 60!
September 26
Culture Days Ready to Roll in Newfoundland and Labrador
September 27
Culinary Delights to Discover at Roots, Rants and Roars Festival
October
October 18
Record Year for St. John�s International
Women�s Film Festival
October 19
Province�s Tourism Marketing Efforts
Nominated for Top National Awards
October 25
Media Advisory: Minister to Address Inaugural Culinary Event
October 26
Campsite Reservation System Experiences Growth in 2011 Season
November
November 7
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Arts Work Conference
November 8
Teachers Receive Awards at Arts Work Conference
November 17
Symposium Shows Vital Contribution of Archives to Scientific Research
November 21
Commissariat House Kicks Off the Holiday
Season
November 22
Media Advisory: Minister to Speak at
Adventure Central Meeting
November 25
Tourism Marketing Campaign Awards Surpass
130
November 29
Media Advisory: Ministers to Address Newfoundland and Labrador Outfitters Association
December
December 2
Home from the Sea Campaign to Receive up to $500,000 from the Provincial Government
December 6
Media Advisory: Ministers to Make Funding Announcement
December 7
Applicants Selected for the New After School Physical Activity Initiative
December 15
Heritage Celebrated Through Commemorations Program
December 22
Staff Appointed to Lead the Province in the 2013 Canada Summer Games
December 29
Premier�s Athletic Awards Program is Open for Applications
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