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INFORMATION BULLETIN
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2010HSD0081-001014 |
Ministry of Housing and Social Development
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GRANTS SUPPORT ARTS AND HERITAGE ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA
VICTORIA – Archivists and artists, dancers and drummers in the North, Interior, Central and Kootenay regions of British Columbia will receive $747,760 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 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, such as the Rossland Gold Fever Follies and the Vernon Winter Carnival. Museums and historical societies are also eligible for funding. Bella Coola, Nelson, Hudson’s Hope, Golden, and Osoyoos are among the communities that received grants to conserve local history.
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.
BACKGROUNDER
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2010HSD0081-001014 |
Ministry of Housing and Social Development
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2010-11 Community Gaming Grant Recipients
Grant Category: Arts and Culture
100 Mile House & District Soccer Association - $32,400.00
Armstrong Interior Provincial Exhibition Association - $15,000
Bella Coola Bella Coola Valley Museum Society - $7,050
Blind Bay South Shuswap Canada Day - $6,000
Britannia Beach Britannia Beach Historical Society - $45,000
Christina Lake Christina Lake Stewardship Society - $25,000
Cranbrook Cranbrook and District Arts Council - $1,950
Creston Creston & District Historical and Museum Society - $1,270
Creston Creston Valley Junior Hockey Society - $22,500
Golden Golden & District Historical Society - $5,300
Golden Golden District Arts Council - $10,000
Hope Hope & District Arts Council - $5,000
Houston Houston Figure Skating Club - $13,000
Hudson's Hope Hudson's Hope Historical Society - $12,500
Invermere Columbia Valley Arts Council - $5,000
Kamloops Filipino Canadian Association - $5,000
Kamloops Kamloops Heritage Railway Society - $2,500
Kamloops Kamloops/Thompson Honour Choir - $5,000
Kelowna Community Recreational Initiatives Society - $24,000
Kelowna Kelowna Museums Society - $25,000
Kelowna Kelowna Visual & Performing Arts Centre Society - $2,750
Kimberley Kimberley Arts Council Centre 64 Society - $3,000
Kimberley Kimberley Pipe Band Society - $10,500
Kitimat Kitimat Arts For Youth - $2,800
Kitimat Kitimat Museum & Archives - $6,700
Merritt Merritt Otters Swim Club - $9,000
Nelson Association Des Francophones Des Kootenays Ouest - $5,500
Nelson Nelson & District Museum & and Historical Society - $2,250
Nelson Nelson Fine Arts Centre Society - $2,680
Osoyoos Osoyoos Museum Society - $10,000
Penticton Penticton Academy of Music - $7,000
Powell River Powell River Academy of Music - $15,000
Powell River Powell River Historical Museum & Archives Assn. - $10,000
Prince George Bel Canto Choirs Association - $5,000
Prince George Prince George Conservatory of Music - $12,500
Prince George Prince George Gymnastics Society - $60,000
Prince George Yalenka Ukrainian Dancers Society - $2,500
Revelstoke Revelstoke Heritage Railway Society - $6,000
Rosedale Fraser Valley Pipe Band Society - $1,500
Rossland Rossland Gold Fever Follies Society - $8,000
Salmon Arm Salmon Arm Folk Music Society - $7,000
Salmon Arm Shuswap Youth Soccer Association - $81,180
Sechelt Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra Association - $630
Sicamous Sicamous Eagles Junior "B" Hockey Club - $30,000
Terrace Terrace Art Association - $2,100
Terrace The Dare to Dream Foundation - $7,500.
Trail Greater Trail Swim Racing Society - $20,000
Trail Trail Historical Society - $2,000
Vernon Arts Council of the North Okanagan - $13,000
Vernon Greater Vernon Minor Hockey Association - $30,000
Vernon O'Keefe Ranch and Interior Heritage Society - $8,500
Vernon Powerhouse Theatrical Society - $22,000
Vernon Sadok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble - $2,500
Vernon Vernon Community Music School Association - $4,500
Vernon Vernon Winter Carnival Society - $20,000
Whistler Whistler Arts Council - $6,000
Whistler Whistler Museum and Archives Society - $22,200
Whistler Whistler Skating Club - $17,500
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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.
