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INFORMATION BULLETIN
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2010HSD0080-001013 |
Ministry of Housing and Social Development
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GRANTS SUPPORT ARTS AND HERITAGE IN METRO VANCOUVER
VICTORIA – Actors and artists, choristers and curators in Metro Vancouver will benefit from more than $1.4 million in Community Gaming Grants supporting youth arts and culture, fairs, festivals and museums.
More than 175 organizations across British Columbia will receive grants to foster talent and support events celebrating 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 that are suitable for all ages and celebrate community, regional or cultural characteristics, such as the Chilliwack Fair. Youth groups such as the Triumph Street Pipe Band Society in Port Coquitlam, and historical societies, such as the Deep Cove Heritage Society, received grants.
Effective April 1, 2010, the Province combined bingo affiliation and direct access grants into the Community Gaming Grant program to ensure all community groups have fair and equitable access to gaming funds. This round of grants includes payments honouring multi-year grant commitments made prior to the Community Gaming Grant program.
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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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.
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2010HSD0080-001013 |
Ministry of Housing and Social Development
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2010-11 Community Gaming Grant Recipients
Grant Category: Arts and Culture
Bowen Island Bowen Island Historians - $9,000
Burnaby Vancouver Regiment Irish Pipes and Drums Society - $4,000
Burnaby Wesburn Community Association - $30,000
Burnaby Wesburn Wranglers Teen and Preteen Square Dance Club - $4,250
Chilliwack Chilliwack & District Agricultural Society - $3,000
Coquitlam Coquitlam Sharks Aquatic Club - $35,000
Delta Burns Bog Conservation Society - $30,000
Delta Delta Community Music School Society - $4,500
Delta Delta Symphony Society - $10,500
Harrison Mills Fraser Heritage Society - $10,000
Langley Canadian Animal Rescue & Extended Shelter Society - $43,000
Langley Canadian Museum of Flight Association - $18,000
Langley Langley Ukulele Association - $18,000
Fort Langley BC Farm Machinery & Agricultural Museum - $1,665
Maple Ridge Alouette River Management Society - $40,000
Maple Ridge District 5050 Pipe Band Society - $1,200
Maple Ridge Maple Ridge Historical Society - $15,000
Maple Ridge Polonez Polish Canadian Dance Society - $10,000
Maple Ridge White Spot Pipe Band Society - $12,500
Mission District of Mission Arts Council - $16,500
Mission Valley Bald Eagle Festival - $5,000
Mission Kiwanis Fraser Valley Music Festival Society - $20,000
Mission Mission Folk Music Festival Society - $30,000
New Westminster Icelandic Canadian Club of British Columbia - $25,000
North Vancouver Chiba Taiko Association - $3,000
North Vancouver Deep Cove Heritage Society - $5,000
North Vancouver North Vancouver Community Arts Council - $7,250
North Vancouver North Vancouver Youth Band - $6,000
North Vancouver R.N.B. Dance and Theatre Arts Society - $45,000
North Vancouver SMP Dramatic Society - $2,000
North Vancouver Svitanok Performing Arts Society - $2,850
Port Coquitlam Triumph Street Pipe Band Society - $ 7,500
Port Moody Coastal Sound Music Academy Society - $ 22,750
Port Moody Creative Dance Association - $10,000
Richmond BC Highland Dancing Association - $10,000
Richmond Greater Vancouver Historical Performance Society - $2,500
Richmond Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society - $5,000
Richmond Richmond Music School Society - $15,000
Richmond Richmond Youth Concert Band Association - $6,450
Richmond Voci Crescendi Society - $7,500
Surrey Guildford Athletic Club - $56,500
Surrey Pyrsos Hellenic School of Surrey - $1,250
Surrey Semiamoo Minor Hockey Association - $75,000
Surrey Surrey Little Theatre - $5,000
Surrey Vancouver Cantonese Opera - $1,465
Vancouver A.S.T.C. Science World Society - $25,000
Vancouver Art Starts In Schools Society - $15,000
Vancouver British Columbia Choral Federation - $1,750
Vancouver Friends of the Vancouver City Archives - $5,625
Vancouver Green Thumb Players Society - $6,500
Vancouver Joe Ink Performance Society - $3,000
Vancouver Kokoro Dance Theatre Society - $50,000
Vancouver Phoenix Gymnastics Club - $70,500
Vancouver Reel To Real - $5,650
Vancouver S.S. Master Society - $10,000
Vancouver Some Assembly Arts Society - $6,000
Vancouver Sunset Figure Skating Club - $50,000
Vancouver Thamil Cultural Society of BC - $8,300
Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Centre of British Columbia - $16,000
Vancouver Theatre Under The Stars Musical Society - $10,000
Vancouver TTS Theatre Terrific Society - $35,000
Vancouver Urban Ink Production Society - $7,500
Vancouver Vancouver Academy of Music - $9,250
Vancouver Vancouver Ballet Society - $2,500
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Society - $7,500
Vancouver Vancouver Hawks Field Hockey Club - $50,000
Vancouver Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra Society - $1,000
Vancouver Vancouver International Sculpture Biennale - $ 250,000
Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall - $25,000
Vancouver Vancouver Moving Theatre Society - $22,500
Vancouver Vancouver Out On Screen Film and Video Society - $3,000
Vancouver Vancouver Police Historical Society - $12,500
Vancouver Welsh Society of Vancouver - $5,575
Vancouver West Coast Book Prize Society - $7,000
Vancouver West Coast Railway Association - $18,500
West Vancouver West Vancouver Youth Band Society - $10,000
White Rock Pitch In B.C. Waste Management - $38,500
White Rock Surrey German Language School Society - $7,750
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Media Contact:
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Cindy Rose Public Affairs Bureau Ministry of Housing and Social Development 250 387-6490 |
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.
