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Congratulations and best wishes to the Municipality of the District
of Digby on launching its Web site! The Web site, combined with
the documented stories of local elders, is an excellent method of
teaching history to students. What better way to learn about their
heritage than to hear it firsthand, from the people that played
an important role in shaping the history of the area.
The Government of Canada is proud to support The Elder Transcripts
with a maximum financial contribution of $ 17,748 through the
Canada Millennium Partnership Program. This program contributes
up to one third of eligible project costs, while the private sector
and other organizations provide the remaining funding.
(Le gouvernement du Canada est fier d’appuyer le projet Le témoignage
des aînés par une contribution financière pouvant atteindre
17 748 $ grâce au Programme des partenariats du millénaire
du Canada. Ce programme couvre jusqu'à un tiers des coûts
admissibles des projets, alors que le secteur privé et d’autres
organisations fournissent le reste du financement.)
We are pleased to have had the opportunity to work in partnership
with the Municipality and the Southwest Regional School Board in
the collection of the elder transcripts for publication in book
form as well as on the Web site. This initiative also supports a
government-wide initiative to make Canada the most connected country
in the world via the Internet.
It is also fitting, during this International Year of Volunteers,
to take the time to recognize and appreciate the volunteers who
contributed to the success of this project, and to society in general,
through their dedicated efforts. The federal government was there
to offer its support, but the real motivation came from the people
themselves. It is their legacy they leave for future generations.
The Elder Transcripts is one of close to 1,700 projects that we
have supported from coast to coast to coast. To find out how other
Canadians are leaving their mark in the new century, visit our "Canada
and the Millennium" Web site at www.millennium.gc.ca. Or simply
call toll-free 1 800 O-Canada.
At this historic time, you are joining the thousands of Canadians
that are contributing to the millennium legacy in the spirit of
our national millennium theme, "Sharing the Memory, Shaping the
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