SASKATCHEWAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL GRANTS ALLOCATED

The Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce, during Heritage Week, that the 2011-2012 fiscal year grants have been allocated. A total of $298,951 was approved and allocated to 45 initiatives. Funding was provided for projects in the following categories: 28 conservation; 13 research; three education and one special project.

Individual grants ranged from $775 for an archaeological research project analyzing artifacts obtained from the Camp Rayner site, near Outlook, to $49,000 for conservation work at the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Saskatoon.

"The Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation is a major support agency for heritage conservation and development," Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Bill Hutchinson said. "Heritage Week is a great time to celebrate the fact that the foundation provides financial support to heritage projects at the provincial and community levels to conserve, research, interpret, develop and promote Saskatchewan's diverse culture and heritage treasures."

"The Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation's grant assistance programs complement the commitment, hard work and economic resources of communities, agencies and individuals across Saskatchewan," Heritage Foundation Chairman Wesley Moore said. "Through this support, our stories, significant heritage properties and shared values are preserved for the benefit of present and future generations."

The Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation is a government agency that works closely with the Heritage Conservation Branch of the Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport.

In addition to its funding activities, the foundation is mandated to acquire, manage and develop real and moveable property in the name of the Crown and accepts the donation of cash monies, property and other bequests.

For more information on the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation please visit www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/SHF.

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For more information, contact:

Suzanne Pambrun
Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation
Regina
Phone: 306-787-2105
Email: suzanne.Pambrun@gov.sk.ca

Janice Wilby
Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport
Regina
Phone: 306-787-5781
Email: janice.wilby@gov.sk.ca