Harper Government Creates Jobs and Growth Through Investments in Culture in British Columbia
VANCOUVER, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - New support for arts and culture organizations will help create jobs and growth throughout British Columbia, thanks to investments by the Government of Canada.

Coach Frank Beamer and First Book Join Forces to Bring New Books to Virginia Kids
Foundation to Fund 32,000 New Books for Kids in Need ROANOKE, Va., March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, Herma's Readers, the Virginia literacy foundation founded by legendary Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer, and First Book, the national nonprofit that provides new books to kids in need, announced a new partnership that will provide 32,000 brand-new books to kids from low-income families across Virginia. (Logo: ) "The research is there, and it's clear," said Beamer.

Andrew Westoll Wins The 2012 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction
TORONTO, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - The winner of The 2012 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction is Andrew Westoll (Toronto, ON) for his book The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: A Canadian Story of Resilience and Recovery. Of the book, the jury said: "Brilliantly blending science and storytelling, primatologist and author Andrew Westoll takes us deep into the world of the haunted and haunting rescued research chimps of Fauna Sanctuary.