CEMA sponsorship
The Canadian Egg Marketing Agency has announced a four year $1 million sponsorship agreement with Hockey Canada and the Canadian Soccer Association.
The money will be used to promote a variety of teams and events, from minor leagues through to Olympic calibre players.
The Get Crackin’ symbol will soon be a common sight at events such as the Women’s World Cup soccer tournament in China and the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
It will also be prominent at world junior hockey tournaments and minor league sports events in 50 Canadian communities.
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The sponsorship deal was announced at the agency’s summer meeting in Kananaskis, Alta., July 9.
Conservation funding
Manitoba’s 18 conservation districts will receive increased funding from the provincial government to strengthen land and water management planning and programming.
A total of $4,835,000 will be available for the conservation districts program, including $116,000 to support the formation of a new conservation district and expansion of four existing ones.
The funding will be distributed as follows: Alonsa, $250,000; Cooks Creek, $285,000; East Interlake, $225,000; Intermountain, $252,000; Kelsey, $150,000; Lake of Prairies, $150,000; La Salle-Redboine, $230,000; Little Saskatchewan, $180,000; Mid-Assiniboine, $115,000; Pembina Valley, $400,000; Seine-Rat River, $325,000; Swan Lake Watershed, $125,000; Tiger Hills, $115,000; Turtle Mountain, $320,000; Turtle River Watershed, $410,000; Upper Assiniboine, $260,000; West Souris River, $217,000; and Whitemud Watershed $710,000.
Manitoba’s conservation districts are made up of neighbouring rural municipalities that work with the province on water and soil management issues.
