[BCMA MBEN] [BCMA] Schedule Set for Community Gaming Grant Review

[Lesia Davis]

Hi Kris, Jim and membership,

Thank you Kris for your reply and suggestion of forwarding our thoughts.

Campbell River was the first of community forums, and I think the arts &
culture were well represented.  I took the opportunity of giving an oral
presentation, as did the Art Gallery.  Apparently, clips of my presentation
were heard by various people on CBC radio the next morning, including from
Nanaimo.  Interestingly, they told us that all oral presentations & all
written submissions will be posted on their website.  Some key points that I
wanted to raise were:

-- re-instate and strengthen options for multi-year funding as this is
essential to the sustainability of  organizations. (short term, project
grants  should only enhance strong multi year operating assistance)

-- should be based on merit of broad programs  to communities,  for all
families & age groups  (removal of the clause 'for youth' & by youth...)  

--an increased % of gaming revenue should be used towards grants to
community groups

-- consistent, improved communication and clear guidelines

Let us hope the review process will bring us all results that we are so in
need of,

Lesia

 

 

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Hi Jim & Council,

Thank you for the notice and encouragement for participation in the
Community Gaming Review and your work on our behalf.   Community Gaming
Grants is a crucial issue to many of us, and I am sure  the BCMA member
concerns are broad and diverse.  Fittingly, as updated in the most recent
issue of Roundup,  Advocacy is a key strategic tactic of Council.

 I would really appreciate if BCMA could share  the BCMA input given on
behalf of member needs & concerns and a timely copy of its formal submission
as it is prepared.  I think it would help us all as we formulate our
submissions and attend review meetings.  

I am responding through the list serve as this may be of help and interest
to many of us?

With thanks,

 

Lesia Davis, BA, ACAD

Executive Director

Museum at Campbell River

Box 70, Station A   470 Island Hwy

Campbell River, BC V9W 4Z9

www.crmuseum.ca

250.287-3103

 

 

 

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Subject: [BCMA] Schedule Set for Community Gaming Grant Review

 

Members & Subscribers; 

 

The Province has now confirmed that the recently announced Community Gaming
Grant Review will tour 14 BC communities, beginning August 11 in Campbell
River, BC and concluding September 16 in Vancouver. 

 

Attached is the formal government announcement & backgrounder with the full
14-community tour schedule of dates & locations. Included are Quick Facts
about Gaming in BC and Terms of Reference for this Review. 

 

BCMA is urging members and stakeholders to participate in and contribute to
this important review process to help ensure continued and improved support
for our sector. 

 

"The Community Gaming Grant Review is examining the role of government in
allocating gaming revenue with input from charities, community members,
industry representatives and local government." 

 

The BCMA participated in the terms of reference review process earlier this
spring, will meet with the appointed independent reviewer, Skip Triplett
this coming week, and will make a formal submission to the review on behalf
of the Association and members' needs & concerns. 

 

Presentations can be made up to 5:00pm, September 16, 2011: 

 

- through the website:  <http://www.communitygaminggrantreview.gov.bc.ca>
www.communitygaminggrantreview.gov.bc.ca   

 

- by mail: PO Box 9827 Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, BC V8W 9W4 

 

- by Fax: 250-356-2842 

 

- by email: communitygaminggrantreview at gov.bc.ca 

 

- in person (see website, above for registration & presentation information)
at the 14-community forum locations listed). 

 

Here is your chance to have a direct say in how support for our sector is to
shaped and will truly benefit the invaluable work we conduct and the
contributions we make to quality of life in our communities. 

 

Stay tuned for follow-up BCMA listerv & website postings. Please feel free
to share your views and ideas HERE so that others may benefit. 

 

BCMA would also appreciate receiving an emailed copy, or at least knowing
about your submission to this review process, at: BCMA at museumsassn.bc.ca 

 

Thank you! 

--Jim 

 

_______________________________ 

Jim Harding, ED 

BC Museums Association 

(250) 356-5694 

 

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