[Bcma-l] (Fwd) Provincial Profiles of Cultural and Heritage Activities
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Profiles of Cultural and Heritage Activities</b></span></font></div>
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ovincial Profiles of Cultural and Heritage Activities</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Hi=
ll Strategies Research</span></font></div>
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tober 2, 2007</span></font></div>
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ovincial Profiles of the Cultural and Heritage Activities in 2005, a</span=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ne=
w report in the Statistical Insights on the Arts series from Hill</span></=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">St=
rategies Research, provides insights into the number and
percentage of provincial residents 15 or older who:</span></font></div>
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160;   * Attended live performances;</span></font></div>
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160;   * Visited art galleries and other museums;</span></font><=
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160;   * Visited historic sites and other heritage organizations=
;</span></font></div>
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160;   * Read a newspaper, magazine or book;</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
160;   * Watched movies or videos; or</span></font></div>
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160;   * Listened to recorded music.</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">So=
me of the report's key findings include:</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
160;   * In most provinces, as in Canada as a whole, most cultur=
al and</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">he=
ritage activities attracted about the same percentage of the
population in 2005 as in 1992. Provinces in this situation include
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
160;   * Given the strong population growth in most provinces be=
tween</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">19=
92 and 2005, almost all cultural and heritage activities saw an
increase in the absolute number of provincial residents attending,
visiting, reading, watching or listening.</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
160;   * Reading, music and movies are among the most popular cu=
ltural</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">an=
d heritage activities in all provinces.</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
160;   * British Columbia and Ontario are the only provinces whe=
re a</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">he=
ritage activity – visiting a conservation area or nature park –
attracted at least half of the population in 2005.</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
160;   * Contrary to the national trend, many cultural and herit=
age</span></font></div>
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ctivities attracted a smaller percentage of British Columbians in 2005
than in 1992.</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
160;   * In Ontario, many cultural and heritage activities attra=
cted a</span></font></div>
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rger percentage of residents in 2005 than in 1992, including</span></font>=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">cu=
ltural/heritage performances (such as Aboriginal dance, Chinese</span></fo=
nt></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">op=
era, or Ukrainian dance), museums, public art galleries, historic</span></=
font></div>
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tes, book reading, movies and videos.</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
160;   * In Quebec, as in Ontario, many cultural and heritage ac=
tivities</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">at=
tracted a larger percentage of residents in 2005 than in 1992,
including cultural/heritage performances (such as Aboriginal dance,
Chinese opera, or Ukrainian dance), museums, public art galleries,
historic sites, conservation areas or nature parks, movies, videos and
music on CD or other pre-recorded formats.</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
160;   * Movie-going is particularly popular in Quebec. In fact,=
Quebec</span></font></div>
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the only province where more people go to movies than read books.
In addition, Quebec is the only province where movie-going is within 10
percentage points of video-watching.</span></font></div>
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ovincial press releases and the full report are available at</span></font>=
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