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Federal Funds for Flight Museum FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The federal government has announced partial funding for the Canadian Museum of Flight's Aviation Heritage 2000 Project. This initiative will receive $81,600 through the Canada Millennium Partnership Program, which encourages public and private sector participation to create millennium projects that will make a difference in the lives of Canadians. Federal funding for each CMPP project is limited to a maximum of one-third of all eligible project costs. The remaining two-thirds come from other partners in the community. "With the application phases completed, the CMPP is starting to be in full swing. From coast to coast to coast, Canadians are marking the millennium in their own meaningful ways," said Herb Gray, minister responsible. "This means that the people of Langley are joining the thousands of people from coast to coast to coast who are promoting our history, our arts and culture, our youth, our environment and the development of our communities with the help of the CMPP." The Millennium Bureau of Canada, which administers the CMPP, received more than 5,000 proposals in the final application phase alone. It approved over 700 projects for partial funding, bringing the total number of CMPP projects to over 1,700. "The Aviation Heritage 2000 Project will be a welcomed addition to the Canadian Museum of Flight as it will surely encourage interest in the study of Canadian aviation" said Vancouver South-Burnaby MP Herb Dhaliwal. The federal government is mainly a facilitator. By partially funding projects, it helps local project organizers to obtain broad community support for their endeavours but the real motiviation comes from the people themselves. The Canada Millennium Partnership Program gives Canadians the opportunity to mark the millennium in their own way. The Aviation Heritage 2000 Project was made possible with the help of numerous partners, sponsors and volunteers, including: the Township of Langley, the Canadian Museum of Flight Members, Bear Crane Services Ltd., and the Canadian Millennium Partnership Program. | |
