February 18
Tourism
Growth Highlighted at Industry�s 25th AGM and Conference
Update Provided on
T�Railway Provincial Park Structures
Media Advisory:
Ministers to Provide Update on the T�Railway Provincial Park
Minister Joins Heritage Foundation
to Mark Heritage Day, Announce Poster Contest Winners
February 20
Vote Online
to Bring Hockeyville to Port aux Basques
February 29
Appointments Made
to First Provincial Historic Commemorations Board
Minister Urges
Further Federal Commitment to Support Cupids400
March
March 4
Provincial Government Focuses on Cultural Tourism
Online Voters Help
Port aux Basques Win First Round of Hockeyville 2008
Premier Congratulates Gordon Pinsent on Genie Award
Win
March 7
Annual March Hare Events Continue in Corner
Brook
March 13
Media Advisory:
Minister to Attend Cain�s Quest Event
March 14
Them Days Inc.
Receives Funding to Ensure Protection of Unique Archival Collection
Government Provides $700,000
Facelift to Stephenville Arts and Culture Centre
March 18
Local Choirs Among Recipients
of Cultural Funding
March 24
New Opportunities Explored with St. Pierre
et Miquelon
March 25
Minister Congratulates Manning Award
Recipients
March 26
Province Appoints Members to Film
Development Corporation Board
Federal-Provincial Bilateral
Agreement to Increase Sport Participation in Newfoundland and Labrador
March 27
Vote Online for
Gros Morne National Park to Become One of New Seven Wonders of Nature
March 28
Vote for Port Aux Basques in Final Round
of Hockeyville Competition
April
April 1
Arts and Culture Centres Get Ready for 2008 Spring and
Summer Lineups
April 4
Newfoundland and Labrador Culture Takes Centre Stage
Minister to Attend Launch of Art Exhibit at Rideau
Hall
April 7
Minister Congratulates Newfoundland and
Labrador�s Stars and Legends of Sport
April 10
Ministerial
Statement - Provincial Athlete Named to Canadian National Paralympic Team
April 16
Minister To Welcome
2008 Tylenol Players� Championship to Province
April 17
Appointments
Made to Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
Information Sessions to Focus on
Highway Signage
April 22
Media Advisory: Minister to Take Part in
Celebrating Bartlett 2009 Announcement
April 23
Minister
Announces Additional Funding for
Celebrating
Bartlett 2009
April 29
Budget 2008 Investments in Natural Resources,
Business and Tourism Sectors Will Strengthen Province for Future Generations
Government Continues Strong Commitment to Labrador
Through Northern Strategic Plan
April 30
Ministerial Statement - Culture and Heritage Focus of Historica Fairs
May
May 2
Media Advisory: Minister to Present Artist of
the Year Award
Minister Announces Opening
Dates for Visitor Information Centres
Media Advisory: Minister to
Address Colony of Avalon Foundation AGM
May 5
Minister Congratulates Arts Council Award
Winners
May 7
Ministerial
Statement - Minister Notes Milestone in Filmmaking Industry
May 13
Ministerial Statement - Minister Pays Tribute to Helen Parsons Shepherd
May 15
Media Advisory: Minister to
Announce Infrastructure Funding for Marble Mountain Resort
May 16
Minister to Take Part in Trails, Tales
and Tunes Festival
Province Invests $1.2 Million
in Marble Mountain Infrastructure
May 22
Media Advisory: Premier�s
Athletic Awards Reception
Premier Pays
Tribute to Newfoundland and Labrador Athletes
May 23
Four
New Regional Recreation Directors To Increase Opportunities in Rural
Communities
May 26
Province
Experiencing Banner Iceberg Season
May 27
Minister Emphasizes Need to Increase
Physical Activity During Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meetings in
Victoria
May 29
Projects Announced for Bonavista Peninsula
Media Advisory:
Minister to Address School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador AGM
SSNL to Hold
Annual Meeting This Weekend
May 30
Media
Advisory: Minister to Address Coaker Symposium
Media Advisory: Minister to Present Arts and
Letters Awards
Minister Joins Industry Association to Launch Tourism
Awareness Week
June
June 2
Minister Joins in Presentation of 2008 Arts and Letters Awards
Next Phase of
Placentia�s Town Square Project Underway
Provincial
Government Contributes $50,000 to Historic Anniversary Celebrations
June 5
Premier Congratulates Cleary on Stanley Cup Win
June 9
Province Acquires 67 Works Under Art Bank Program
June 11
Media Advisory:
Minister to Attend North Atlantic Fiddle Convention Event
June 12
Province Expresses Disappointment Over Latest
Marine Atlantic Cost Increase
June 13
Province Provides $50,000 to Support North
Atlantic Fiddle Convention
June 16
Recreation Month Activities Focus on Need to Increase Physical Activity
June 17
More than $300,000 Invested in Summer
Cultural Events
June 19
Media
Advisory: Minister to Address Heritage Run Tourism Association AGM
June 25
Museum Week
Celebrates Province�s Rich History
Fresh Air Tourism
Campaign Launched in Ottawa
June 27
Mission
Staff Announced for 2009 Canada Summer Games
June 30
Province Anxiously Awaits Arrival of
Stanley Cup
July
July 2
Media
Advisory: Premier to Attend Official Opening of Provincial Sport and Training
Centre
July 3
Aboriginal Groups
Provided $95,000 in Funding to Support Cultural Heritage Initiatives
Provincial Sport and
Training Centre Officially Opens
Media Advisory: Premier to Announce Provincial
Involvement in Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
July 4
Newfoundland
and Labrador to be Highlighted at Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter
Games
July 8
Media Advisory:
Minister to Announce Investment in Provincial Historic Sites
July 9
Media Advisory: Ministers Available to Media
New Investment in
Provincial Historic Sites Designed to Enhance Programming and Visitor
Experience
July 10
NL Summer Games Track and Field Events to
be Held in Stephenville
July 11
Newfoundland and
Labrador Opens Giant Window to Fresh Air in Toronto
July 16
Ferryland Heritage Investments
Total Over $98,000
July 17
Publishing
Industry Benefits From $200,000 Investment
Terra Nova
Communities Benefit from Heritage Investment
July 18
Down to the Dirt to be Featured at
Toronto Film Festival
Trinity North Region Receives
Heritage Funding
July 21
Heritage
Investments in Bonavista North Total Over $73,000
July 22
Burin-Placentia West Receives Support for Heritage Initiatives
July 23
Trinity-Bay
de Verde Communities Benefit from Heritage Investments
July 24
Province
Invests $81,400 in Bonavista Area Heritage
July 25
Ironman
70.3 Triathlon Receives $100,000 in Support
Signal Hill Tattoo
Supported Through $54,000 Investment
July 28
Grenfell
Historic Society Provided Over $27,000
July 29
Battle
Harbour Historic Trust Receives Heritage Funding Support
July 30
People
in Downtown Toronto Get Carried Away With Newfoundland and Labrador
Tourism Promotion
July 31
Investment
in Community Heritage Projects Highlights Ongoing Support for Sector
Initiatives
Province Invests Over $29,000 in Operational Support to North Atlantic
Aviation Museum in Gander
August
August 1
Newfoundland and Labrador to Compete at North American Indigenous Games
August 6
Railway Coastal Museum Receives Over $50,000 for Operations
August 7
Over 1,300 Athletes to Compete at 2008 Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games
August 11
Beyond
the Overpass Theatre Provided $25,000 for Operations
Funding Helps
Communities Develop Recreational Programs
August 12
2009
Labrador Winter Games Board of Directors Announced
August 13
Literary Sector Receives $124,500 in Provincial Government Support
Provincial
Athletes Bring Home 18 Medals from North American Indigenous Games
August 14
Province Asks Federal Government to Review Arts Funding Cuts
Stephenville
Theatre Festival Supported through $25,000 Investment
August 15
Media
Advisory: Premier to Attend Closing Ceremonies of Newfoundland and
Labrador Summer Games
August 18
Minister Responds to Further Arts and Culture Program Cuts by the
Federal Government
2008 Newfoundland and
Labrador Summer Games a Success
August 20
Newfoundland and Labrador Paralympian
off to Beijing
August 21
Media Advisory:
Minister to Attend Tuckamore Festival
August 22
Placentia Area Theatre d�Heritage Receives Funding
Support
August 28
Visual Arts Sector Receives Provincial Support
August 29
Provincial
Government Provides Funding to Help Preserve Wonderful Grand Band
Television Series
September
September 2
Province
Provides Support for Performing Arts
September 8
Province Receives Arts and Culture Centre Report
September 9
Arts and Culture Centres Announce 2008 Fall Events
September 11
Province Pilots Visitor Satisfaction Program
Media Advisory: Minister to Announce Funding for East Coast Trail
September 12
East Coast Trail Receives More Than $728,000 in Provincial Support for Extension and Maintenance
Targa Newfoundland Attracts Visitors, Boosts Economy
September 18
Labrador Winter Games to be Held in 2010
September 19
Minister to Attend Celebration of Rising Tide�s 30th
Anniversary
September 23
Province Supports Artistic Efforts of Francophone Community
September 24
Qu�bec City
Meeting to Focus on Federal Cuts to Cultural Programming
September 26
Newfoundlander Named Female Athlete of the
Year for Canada
Funding
Provided to Association of Cultural Industries
September 29
Well-Being of People Living on North Coast of Labrador Highlights
Ministers� Visit
Provincial/Territorial Ministers Urge Federal Government to Reverse
Decision on Cuts to Arts Programming
September 30
Appointments Made to Heritage Foundation of
Newfoundland and Labrador
