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INFORMATION BULLETIN
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2010HSD0079-001012 |
Ministry of Housing and Social Development
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GRANTS SUPPORT ARTS, HERITAGE ON VANCOUVER ISLAND
VICTORIA – Pipers and painters, choristers and curators will share $662,740 in Community Gaming Grants supporting youth arts and culture, fairs, festivals and museums on Vancouver Island.
More than 175 organizations across British Columbia will receive grants to foster talent and support events that celebrate local traditions and customs, Rich Coleman, Minister of Housing and Social Development, announced today.
The Province has budgeted $7.4 million more than last year for gaming grants - a total of $120 million for 2010-2011. The grants will fund approximately 6,000 organizations that support people in need, public safety, youth arts and sports, education and parent and district advisory councils.
The category, Arts and Culture, encompasses youth programs and fairs and festivals suitable for all ages that celebrate community, regional or cultural characteristics. Youth groups, such as the British Columbia Boys Choir in Nanaimo, and historical societies, such as the Duncan Firefighters Historical Society, received grants.
Effective April 1, 2010, the Province combined two gaming grant programs (bingo affiliation and direct access) into the Community Gaming Grant program, an amalgamation that ensures all community groups have fair and equitable access to gaming funds. It also streamlines and simplifies the grant application, review and approval process for applicants and the Province.
To date, approximately $57 million has been allocated to gaming grants for 2010-2011. The Province considers applications for community gaming grants four times per year, with each intake devoted to a specific sector.
The list of community gaming grant recipients can be found here:
http://www.hsd.gov.bc.ca/gaming/reports/docs/grants-cgg-arts-2010-11.pdf
For more information about community gaming grants, please visit: http://www.hsd.gov.bc.ca/gaming/
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A backgrounder follows.
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Media Contact:
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Cindy Rose Public Affairs Bureau Ministry of Housing and Social Development 250 387-6490 |
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For more information on government services or to subscribe to the Province’s news feeds using RSS, visit the Province’s website at www.gov.bc.ca.
BACKGROUNDER
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2010HSD0079-001012 |
Ministry of Housing and Social Development
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2010-11 Community Gaming Grant Recipients
Grant Category: Arts and Culture
Brentwood Bay Via Choralis Performance Society - $ 1,750
Comox Comox Archives & Museum Society - $ 5,000
Comox Comox Valley Pipe Band Society - $1,800
Courtenay Sid Williams Theatre Society - $2,000
Duncan Duncan Firefighters Historical Society - $4,000
Duncan Vancouver Island Providence Community Assn. - $30,000
Galiano Island Access to Media Education Society - $25,000
Lake Cowichan Kaatza Lakeside Players Society - $14,000
Mansons Landing Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society - $3,500
Nanaimo British Columbia Boys Choir - $11,000
Nanaimo Pacific Institute of Bagpiping & Celtic Music Society - $1,000
Parksville Vancouver Island Opera - $ 1,000
Port Alberni Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society - $9,000
Qualicum Beach Old School House Arts Centre - $2,500
Saanichton British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association - $103,000
Salt Spring Island Stagecoach School for the Performing Arts Society - $5,000
Shawnigan Lake Shawnigan Lake Historical Society - $3,250
Sidney Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula - $ 1,000
Sooke Sooke Community Choir Society - $2,040
Sooke Sooke Fine Arts Society - $1,000
Victoria Beacon Hill Baseball & Softball Association - $14,400
Victoria British Columbia Museums Association - $15,000
Victoria Dogwood Heritage Society of BC - $12,500
Victoria Falcon Gymnastics Parent Association - $20,000
Victoria Four Seasons Musical Theatre Society - $10,000
Victoria Victoria Hallmark Society - $4,500
Victoria Independent Media Producers Network Society - $20,000
Victoria International Theatre Inconnu Society - $3,000
Victoria Pacific Coast Swimmers and Parents Association - $100,000
Victoria Pacific Peoples' Partnership Association - $13,500
Victoria Saanich Minor Hockey Association - $71,000
Victoria Story Theatre Productions Society - $15,000
Victoria The Octa Collective Society - $8,500
Victoria Victoria Epilepsy and Parkinson's Center Society - $32,000
Victoria Victoria Minor Hockey Association -$63,000
Victoria Victoria Operatic Society - $26,000
Victoria Victoria Symphony Society - $2,500
Victoria Viva Youth Choirs Society of Victoria - $5,000
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Media Contact:
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Cindy Rose Public Affairs Bureau Ministry of Housing and Social Development 250 387-6490
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For more information on government services or to subscribe to the Province’s news feeds using RSS, visit the Province’s website at www.gov.bc.ca.
