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A Concert Hall in Montreal. Why Not Vancouver?

On August 24, 2011, in BC MLA , BC Place , Christy Clark , David Podmore , Ida Chong , Ministry of Community , OSM Concert Hall , Sport and Cultural Development , Warren Buckley , by Tom Durrie

Our letter to David Podmore



307—1683 Adanac Street
Vancouver, BC
V5L 2C7

August 24, 2011

Mr. David Podmore , Chair
BC Pavilion Corporation
Box 16, Suite 850
999 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
V6C 2W2

Dear Mr. Podmore :

I draw your attention to a magnificent new concert hall which is about to open in Montreal.

http://www. osm .ca/en/index_ nouvelles _ liste _detail. cfm ? NewsID =320

As conductor Kent Nagano says in the brief video, a concert hall “reflects the identity of the community.” Why not consider a similar facility for the provincial lands around BC Place in Vancouver?

Vancouver is sorely in need of new exciting and contemporary cultural venues—a concert hall, an opera house, a lyric theatre, etc. What a statement such a development would make to the world about our city!

We have already noted the significance of similar developments in Oslo, Valencia, Copenhagen, and Miami Beach. Why not add Vancouver to this list of progressive cities?

Sincerely yours,


Tom Durrie , executive director
Arts Advocacy British Columbia
www. artsadvocacybc .ca

Copies to:
Mr. Warren Buckley, President and CEO, BC Pavilion Corporation
Hon. Christy Clark, Premier
Hon. Ida Chong , Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development

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British Columbia Gaming Grant Review

On August 13, 2011, in Art and Culture Funding , Christy Clark , Gambling , Gaming Grant Review , Gaming Revenue , Uncategorized , by Tom Durrie

FOUR PRESENTATION POINTS FOR THE GAMING GRANT REVIEW
SEE ALSO: ACTION ALERTS

AABC board member David Stewart is presenting the following four points to the Castelgar forum on Monday,  August 15th:

  1. Streamline the application and reporting process for organizations whose budgets are under $50,000 per year
  2. Re-structure eligibility to include adult engagement in Arts, Culture, and Heritage activities
  3. Use gaming grants to increase the Province’s funding to Arts, Culture, and Heritage to at least the National Average. BC has, for too long had the questionable distinction of ranking thirteenth of all the provinces and territories when it comes to arts and heritage funding.
  4. Re-introduce and strengthen options for multi-year funding to enhance the sustainability of charitable organizations.

David is president of both the  BC Choral Federation and the  North Kootenay Lake Arts & Heritage Council.

You’ll find information about the review at this government website . Be sure to follow the links to location nearest you, how to make a written submission, etc. It’s also informative to Google “BC Gaming Grant Review” and see what other people are saying about it. Is this a serious request for citizen recommendations–or just the usual Liberal window dressing?

Don’t forget to see: ACTION ALERTS

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