A trio of federal funding announcements in Niagara today.

Justice Minister and Niagara Falls M-P Rob Nicholson announcing close to 183-thousand dollars in funding over two years to the Child Advocacy Centre , located in St. Catharines.

From St. Catharines it was on to Vineland where Nicholson announced a  2 and a half million dollar investment to support the development of innovative horticultural technologies.

Nicholson ended the tour of the region, in Niagara on the Lake, where he announced 457 thousand  dollars in funding for the Shaw Festival Endowment Foundation.