[BCMA MBEN] (Fwd) UPDATE: BC150-HERITAGE LEGACY FUND

[Jim Harding]

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From:	"Jan Thomas" <jthomas@heritagebc.ca>
To:	"Jan Thomas" <jthomas@heritagebc.ca>
Subject:	UPDATE:  BC150-HERITAGE LEGACY FUND
Date sent:	Fri, 2 Jan 2009 09:18:29 -0800

UPDATE:  BC150-HERITAGE LEGACY FUND

 

In the few weeks since the new $1 million BC150-Heritage Legacy Fund 
program was announced on December 3 we have received an 
overwhelming response.   As of yesterday, December 30, all available funds 
have been fully committed.   

 

Reviewed on a first come, first served basis, in the past week nearly 60
worthwhile projects have been approved for financial support.  Thirty-seven
communities in all regions of the province will benefit, from Cranbrook to
Port Edward, from Hudson's Hope to Mill Bay.  Projects include historic
research, site interpretation, school programs, upgrades for museums and
archives, exhibitions, digitization of records, websites, publications, oral
history, minor improvements to heritage buildings, and special events and
celebrations.  All projects will be completed by March 31.

 

We stopped providing application forms as soon as it was clear that demand
would quickly outstrip available funds, to avoid unnecessary disappointment.
Still, we have received many deserving applications that regrettably we will
not be able to support.  Beyond these, we are keeping a log of enquiries
which will be very helpful when we report back to our provincial government
partners on the current level of interest and potential activity in B.C.,
and the need for additional funding support.

 

On behalf of the Heritage Legacy Fund of BC Society, thank you to 
everyone who responded to our program.  We are absolutely delighted to 
provide new funding to so many worthwhile heritage projects right at the 
start of the New Year, and only regret that we cannot say "yes" to many 
more.  We will be following closely the progress of these many projects as 
they are completed over the next few months, sparking new interest in 
heritage in so many B.C. communities.

 

Best Regards,
Rick Goodacre
Executive Officer
Heritage Legacy Fund of British Columbia Society
 

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Jim Harding, ED
BC Museums Association
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