Core Funding Increase

Increase in core funding for community groups in the Eastern Townships

QAHN President Grant Myers and Executive Director Matthew Farfan (right & second from right, respectively), along with members of Townshippers' Association, welcomed federal National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge to their offices last week for an announcement about core funding. Photo: courtesy Matthew Farfan.

By Taylor McClure
Townships’ Daily News Bits
CIDI 99.1 FM
Published on 20/03/24 - Played on 19/03/24

The Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) and the Townshippers’ Association – two community groups that serve the English-speaking communities in the Eastern Townships – have received a boost in core funding from the federal government. 

Over the next two years, QAHN will be receiving just under $44,000 and the Townshippers’ Association will benefit from an additional $68,400.  

According to Matthew Farfan, executive director of QAHN, and Don Warnholtz, president of Townshippers’ Association, core funding gives community groups a “solid base” to maintain its existing services, while opening up the doors for more growth.  

For QAHN, the funding will allow the group to address challenges with inflation and invest in its regular programming, including its Heritage Talks series, noted Farfan.

The Townshippers’ Association wants to invest in the recruitment and retention of staff in order to maintain quality services for the population of the Eastern Townships, mentioned Warnholtz.

Listen to the full interview below: