Federal funding for Iqaluit arts initiative

Iqaluit is a step closer to having its own year-round centre for showcasing the arts and culture.

Nancy Karetak-Lindell, Liberal MP for Nunavut, recently announced the federal government was providing $40,000 for the city and Iqaluit Rotary Club to do a feasibility study on an arts centre for Iqaluit.

In a joint announcement with a representative for Heritage Canada, Karetak-Lindell’s office released a statement that the city and citizens’ group would look at what the centre would require, and how to best promote it.

Funding for the centre comes from the Department of Canadian Heritage through Cultural Spaces Canada, part of funding already announced in the last federal budget.