Federal government announces $1 million in funding for Acadian cultural projects

MONCTON, N.B. — The federal government is spending $1 million on dozens of projects that celebrate Acadian culture in Atlantic Canada.

Canadian Heritage Minister Melanie Joly was in Moncton, N.B., to announce funding for 59 projects for National Acadian Day events in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.

The projects include the Festival acadien de Caraquet in New Brunswick and Grand-Pre 2017 in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley.

Joly says the money is part of the Canada 150 Fund and will give Acadian communities the chance to showcase their culture during National Acadian Day celebrations.