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Nov 9, 2006 - News Release
PREMIER CALVERT MOBILIZES SK SUPPORT FOR LITERACY ACTION DAY
Premier Lorne Calvert expressed support for the Saskatchewan Literacy Network in lobbying the federal government to reinstate federal literacy funding at today's Literacy Action Day on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Literacy Action Day is a planned, annual event sponsored and organized by the Movement for Canadian Literacy.

Oct 18, 2006 - News Release
CALVERT PRESENTS 2006 COUNCIL OF THE FEDERATION LITERACY AWARD
Premier Lorne Calvert presented Saskatoon literacy volunteer Carey Rigby-Wilcox with the 2006 Council of the Federation (COF) Literacy Award in Saskatoon today.

Oct 3, 2006 - News Release
SASKATCHEWAN LITERACY COMMISSION PROVIDES OVER $575,000 FOR COMMUNITY LITERACY PROGRAMS

Oct 3, 2006 – News Release
PREMIER CALVERT CALLS FOR REINSTATEMENT OF FEDERAL LITERACY FUNDING

Sept 8, 2006 - LITERACY GRANTS AWARDED ON INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY

Fifteen SaskSmart Innovations Fund Expression of Interest grants have been awarded on International Literacy Day. Recipients of the grants will use the $10,000 to develop local Community Literacy Plans.

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• Innovations Fund Recipients

August 10, 2006

• Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) issues 2006 Calls for Proposals: Adult Learning, Literacy, and Essential Skills Program (ALLESP)

ALLESP was implemented April 1, 2006 to integrate the National Literacy Program (NLP), the Office of Learning Technologies (OLT) Program and the Learning Initiatives Program (LIP) into a single cohesive program.

July 31, 2006 - News Release

• GOVERNMENT INVESTS $800,000 IN ADULT LITERACY
  
  The Government of Saskatchewan is investing nearly $800,000 into adult literacy programs to provide an estimated 2,500 adult learners the opportunity to improve their literacy skills in 2006-07.

• COUNCIL OF THE FEDERATION 2006 SASKATCHEWAN LITERACY AWARD RECIPIENT ANNOUNCED
  Carey Rigby-Wilcox, a community literacy volunteer from Saskatoon, has been named the Saskatchewan recipient of the Council of the Federation Literacy Award for 2006. http://www.gov.sk.ca/newsrel/releases/2006/07/31-576.html

June 15, 2006

• The Family Literacy Initiative 2006-07 Call for Proposals has been released

May 25, 2006

• COUNCIL OF THE FEDERATION LITERACY AWARDS SASKATCHEWAN CALL FOR NOMINATIONS 2006

The Premier of Saskatchewan invites you to nominate a deserving literacy volunteer for the 2006 Council of the Federation Literacy Award. Nomination Deadline: June 27, 2006

May 15, 2006

• THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF COMMUNITY LITERACY PLANS to the SaskSmart Innovations Fund HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JULY 31, 2006

• The application deadline for SaskSmart Innovations Fund Expressions of Interest has been reset to 2 pm, July 4th due to government offices being closed June 30 and July 3.

About Sasksmart

SaskSmart is a new initiative designed to provide all Saskatchewan people with the basic literacies and essential skills they require in English, Mathematics and Science/Technology.

SaskSmart builds on the successes of existing literacy programs and services in the public, private and volunteer sectors. The SaskSmart initiative helps provide a strong, coordinated approach to basic literacy and essential skills for learners throughout life.

SaskSmart will raise the profile of literacy in the province, and ensure that children, youth and adults understand the relationship of their literacy levels to their success in work and life. High levels of literacy benefit each individual and society collectively.

SaskSmart will ensure that individuals have opportunities to acquire literacies and essential skills that are the key to ensuring economic and social inclusion and increased civic participation. High levels of literacy will enhance personal well-being, provide access to future learning, help to sustain employability, enhance career development, and increase creativity and productivity.

The government is committed to building a bright future in which all people have the chance to grow, to develop and to reach their potential. Literacy development makes it possible for people to participate successfully in the labour market and to create a better quality of life for themselves and their families.

Hon. Andrew Thomson, Premier Lorne Calvert and Literacy Commissioner Margaret Lipp at the SaskSmart unveiling on September 7, 2005 at Caroline Robins Community School in Saskatoon, SK.

Literacy is the foundation of strong communities and a vibrant economy.