<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Hi everyone,</font><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">See below regarding funding for Canada’s 150th. More information can be found here: <a href="http://canada150.gc.ca/eng/1424795454758" class="">http://canada150.gc.ca/eng/1424795454758</a> </font></div><div class=""><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Best regards,</font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Theresa Mackay </font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Executive Director</font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">BC Museums Association</font></div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:wr-ro@pch.gc.ca" class="">wr-ro@pch.gc.ca</a><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">The Department of Canadian Heritage Launches the Canada 150 Fund/ Le Ministère du Patrimoine canadien lance le Fonds Canada 150 (MAP / PAM)</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">April 28, 2015 at 11:50:45 AM PDT<br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class=""><p class=""><font size="2" face="sans-serif" class=""><b class="">The Department of Canadian Heritage Launches the Canada 150 Fund</b></font><br class="">
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif" class="">Canada’s 150</font><font size="2" face="sans-serif" class=""><sup class="">th</sup></font><font size="2" face="sans-serif" class=""> anniversary of Confederation in 2017 is a pivotal milestone for our country that allows us to connect with our past, celebrate who we are, honour our exceptional achievements, and build a legacy for tomorrow. The Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH) is the lead department for the celebrations of Canada 150 and has created the </font><font size="2" face="sans-serif" class=""><i class="">Canada 150 Fund</i></font><font size="2" face="sans-serif" class="">; a funding initiative that aims to promote Canadian values, culture and history, generate national pride and bring citizens together to celebrate Canada 150. </font><br class="">
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif" class="">Please see the attached letter from The Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages regarding the </font><font size="2" face="sans-serif" class=""><i class="">Canada 150 Fund.</i></font><br class="">
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<i class="">(See attached file: Canada 150 Fund.pdf)</i><br class="">
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif" class=""><b class="">Le Ministère du Patrimoine canadien lance le Fonds Canada 150</b></font><br class="">
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif" class="">Le 150</font><font size="2" face="sans-serif" class=""><sup class="">e</sup></font><font size="2" face="sans-serif" class=""> anniversaire de la Confédération en 2017 marque pour notre pays une étape historique qui nous permet de renouer avec notre passé, de célébrer notre identité, de saluer nos réalisations exceptionnelles et de laisser aux générations futures un legs durable. Le ministère du Patrimoine canadien (PCH) est le ministère responsable des célébrations entourant le Canada 150 et a mis en place le </font><font size="2" face="sans-serif" class=""><i class="">Fonds Canada 150</i></font><font size="2" face="sans-serif" class="">; une initiative de financement qui</font><font size="2" face="sans-serif" class=""><i class=""> </i></font><font size="2" face="sans-serif" class="">a pour but de faire la promotion des valeurs, de la culture et de l’histoire du Canada, de susciter une fierté nationale et de réunir les citoyens en vue de célébrer le Canada 150.</font><br class="">
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif" class="">Veuillez voir la lettre ci-jointe de l'honorable Shelly Glover, ministre du Patrimoine canadien et des Langues officielles concernant le</font><font size="2" face="sans-serif" class=""><i class=""> Fonds Canada 150.</i></font><br class="">
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<i class="">(See attached file: Fonds Canada 150.pdf)</i></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>