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News Releases

    2012

  • February 13, 2012
    Province Announces Support For Arts Program Supporting Mental Health And Social Connections
    Artbeat Studio Inc. will receive $20,000 from the Urban Art Centres Program to support Studio Central, a community initiative that increases arts opportunities with a focus on mental-health promotion, Culture, Heritage and Tourism Minister Flor Marcelino announced today.
  • February 3, 2012
    Province provides up to $400,000 to arts-based community organizations.
    Funding Supports 11 Groups Providing Valuable Creative Programming: Marcelino. Manitoba continues to support valuable creative programming with over $400,000 in Urban Art Centres (UAC) funding for 11 community-based organizations delivering annual ongoing arts programming, Culture, Heritage and Tourism Minister Flor Marcelino announced today.

    2011

  • May 13, 2011
    Five wWinnipeg Communities To Be Revitalized With $1.8 Million From Neighbourhoods Alive!: Irvin-Ross
    Five Winnipeg communities will be rejuvenated with an investment of $1.8 million from the province, making neighbourhoods safer and more attractive while offering more educational, recreational and social opportunities for families, Housing and Community Development Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross announced today.
  • May 11, 2011
    New Tax Credit Supports Job Growth For Manitobans Facing Employment Barriers
    The new Neighbourhoods Alive! Tax Credit (NA!TC) will encourage Manitoba corporations to support community groups with charitable status to establish new revenue-generating enterprises, Finance Minister Rosann Wowchuk and Housing and Community Development Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross announced today at the future site of the L'Arche Café, a new enterprise that will employ people with developmental disabilities.

    • 2010

  • September 16, 2010
    NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTHY FOOD INITIATIVE HAILS MANITOBA GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT: IRVIN-ROSS
    $416,000 Builds Skills, Develops Fresh Food in Local Gardens-A neighbourhood healthy food initiative that sells fresh, homemade gourmet soups to raise funds for its own community revitalization is welcoming a Manitoba government investment that is being used to support community residents to grow and prepare healthy food, Housing and Community Development Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross announced today. For more information please see Factsheet.
  • September 10, 2010
    Neighborhoods Alive! Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Funding for Arts and Culture
    Creating new and expanded opportunities for communities is the goal of $148,600 in funding from Neighbourhoods Alive! for nine arts and culture-based projects, Housing and Community Development Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross announced today. "This is the 10th anniversary of Neighbourhoods Alive! and, since its inception, government has supported local citizens taking the initiative to revitalize their communities and neighbourhoods," said Irvin-Ross. "Neighbourhoods Alive! recognizes that each community is unique, and the best insights and most effective solutions for renewal can be found within the community itself." For more information please see Factsheet.
  • May 27, 2010
    Irvin-Ross Announces Expansion of Neighbourhoods Alive! to Winnipeg's Elmwood Community
    MinisterAcknowledges 10-year Anniversary of NA!: Neighbourhoods Alive!, one of the provincial governmentÂ’s key community economic development initiatives, is being expanded to the Elmwood area in Winnipeg with $90,000 in funding, Housing and Community Development Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross announced today. For more information see NA! Elmwood factsheet May 27 2010 on N.A! in Elwood.
  • May 3, 2010
    Neighbourhoods Alive! Invests More Than $974,965 in Youth Programs
    Summer camps, leadership training and video projects are among 36 initiatives for young Manitobans being supported over the next three years with an investment of $974,965 from the provincial government, Housing and Community Development Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross announced today to kick off National Youth Week May 1 to 7. For more information see factsheet on N.A! projects

2009

2008
Neighbourhoods Alive! Funds First Projects In Portage La Prairie
Province Neighbourhoods Alive! Funds First Projects in Selkirk
Province Celebrates Recreation Activity Worker Graduates
Newest Neighbourhoods Alive! Communities Developing Plans for Neighbourhoods

2007
Neighbourhoods Alive! Expands to Five Additional Communities
   - Backgrounder: Neighbourhoods Alive! Accomplishments

2006
Minister Announces West Broadway Neighbourhoods Alive! Funding
Manitoba's Neighbourhoods Alive! Commits Almost $1 Million for Neighbourhood Renewal in Brandon

2005
More Prosecuters, More Police, More Prevention: Manitoba Builds on its Crime Fighting Strategy
Province Announces Long-term Support to Bolster Successful Neighbourhoods Alive! Initiative in Thompson
Province Celebrates and Expands Successful Neighbourhoods Alive! Initiative
Smith Announces Long-term Support to Bolster Successful Neighbourhoods Alive! Initiative in Brandon

2004
Eight New Lighthouse Sites Opened
Neighbourhoods Alive! Invests in Healthy Lifestyles
Renewal of Brandon's Core Area Continues with Neighbourhoods Alive! Assistance
Six Thompson Projects Receive Neighbourhoods Alive! Investment
Neighbourhoods Alive! Invests Almost $500,000 in Inner City Youth
Neighbourhoods Alive! Funds Innovative Training Programs

2003
Inner City Safety Supported by Neighbourhoods Alive! Funding
Neighbourhoods Alive! Funds Brandon Community Development Projects
Neighbourhoods Alive! Funds Innovative Training Programs
North End Community Renewal Corporation Receives $100,000 to Expand Small Grants Fund
Thompson Neighbourhoods Alive! Announces Three New Projects

2002
Neighbourhoods Alive! Celebrates Launch of Positive Athletics and Cultural Experiences
Neighbourhoods Alive! Announces Eight New Initiatives for Thompson
Neighbourhoods Alive! Projects to Benefit West Broadway Area
Province's Neighbourhoods Alive Provides Green Space in Brandon
Neighbourhoods Alive! Support Winnipeg Initiatives
Winnipeg's Historic North End Benefits from Neighbourhoods Alive!: Friesen
Neighbourhoods Alive! Invests in Winnipeg's Inner City
Neighbourhoods Alive! Invests in Community Economic Development
Neighbourhoods Alive! Invests in Six Projects in Brandon

2001
Neighbourhoods Alive! Supports Recreation, Education and Training Initiatives
Neighbourhoods Alive! Program Funds Seven Winnipeg Initiatives
Neighbourhoods Alive! Expands in Thompson
Province Increases Job Training for Inner City Youth
Winnipeg Initiatives Supported by Neighbourhoods Alive!
Neighbourhoods Alive! Supports Winnipeg Initiatives
Neighbourhoods Alive! to Support Training for Aboriginal Community

2000
Neighbourhoods Alive! Launched in Thompson
Neighbourhoods Alive! Launched in Brandon
Recreation for Aboriginal Youth Supported by Neighbourhoods Alive!
Neighbourhoods Alive! Strategy to Help Agencies Helping Youth at Risk
Neighbourhoods Alive! Program Launched by Manitoba Government

1999
Manitoba Government Launches Neighbourhoods Alive! Program

 

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