[Bcma-l] (Fwd) [cecc] Creative Construct - Media release IV

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Creative Construct - Media release IV </b></span></font></div>
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E D I A&#160;&#160; R E L E A S E&#160; I V</span></font></div>
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ril 14, 2008</span></font></div>
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160; Special Spaces For Unique Ideas</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Bu=
ilding Communities From A Creative Centre</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
160; Event: The Creative Construct: Building for Culture and Creativity </=
span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Sy=
mposium</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Da=
tes: April 28 to May 01, 2008</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Ve=
nue: Fairmont Ch&#226;teau Laurier in Ottawa</span></font></div>
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formation: </span></font><a href=3D"http://www.cultureandcommunities.ca"><=
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<u>www.cultureandcommunities.ca</u></font></a></div>
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ntres of cultural activity and creativity don&#146;t exist in a vacuum. </=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Th=
ey arise from a territory and a set of community relationships. But </span=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ho=
w any particular creative centre comes into being is always a unique</span=
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tory.</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">He=
ld at the Ch&#226;teau Laurier in Ottawa from April 28 through May 1, </sp=
an></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">20=
08, Creative Construct is organized by the Centre of Expertise on </span><=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Cu=
lture and Communities at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver and </span><=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">th=
e City of Ottawa, and features first-hand accounts of exceptional </span><=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ce=
ntres and their community connections.</span></font></div>
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r example, the Symposium presents several keynote sessions and 
panel discussions exploring ways that cultural centres emerge and 
integrate with their communities:</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
183;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; New Aboriginal Centres: Miles G. =
Richardson and Jason Alsop, </span></font></div>
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 the Haida Heritage Centre at Quy&#146;llnagaay, Haida Gwaii (Skidegate, <=
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een Charlotte Island, BC) will discuss the origins of the centre, </span><=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">th=
e involvement of elders and artists, and the way the centre&#146;s five </=
span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ma=
ssive timber houses support the vision of the community&#146;s future. </s=
pan></font></div>
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milarly, Raymond Picard and Anne B&#233;rub&#233; reflect on the lengthy <=
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forts to create the Huron Wendat Nation&#146;s recently opened Museum 
and&#160; Hotel complex. Located in an evocative riverside location near 
Quebec City, in Wendake, the centre includes a 55-room hotel and a 
new museum.</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
183;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Unusual Sources for Successful Cu=
ltural Incubators: TOHU, </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">fo=
unded by En Piste (the national association of circus arts), the </span></=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Na=
tional Circus School and the internationally acclaimed Cirque du </span></=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">So=
leil, is now one of the world&#146;s largest gathering places for circus <=
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ts training, creating, production and performance. In addition to </span><=
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s many programs, TOHU also employs residents of the adjacent 
Saint-Michel neighbourhood, and its LEED Certified building is set at 
the entrance of a former urban landfill site in the process of </span></fo=
nt></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">re=
clamation. Charles-Mathieu Brunelle, Executive Vice-President of </span></=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">TO=
HU, shares the stage with Jonas Bj&#228;lesj&#246; of Hultsfred, Sweden&#1=
46;s 
Rock City. Who knew that what started as a party would become a 
festival phenomenon that transformed a small Swedish community into 
a vibrant centre for Rock music innovation and performance? With its 
year-round education programs, large performance hall, cabaret, 
library of popular music and the Swedish Rock Archives, plus related 
events and complementary business clusters, Rock City sees some 
500 visitors daily and hosts over 40,000 fans at its festival.</span></fon=
t></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
183;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Translating creativity, citizen entrepreneurs=
hip and cultural </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">de=
velopment into rural and small communities. What to do in small </span></f=
ont></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">co=
mmunities when words like &#147;arts and culture&#148; scare people away 
from a development opportunity? Front Porch Institute of Oregon 
founder Patrick Overton and guests will discuss experiences in 
bringing neighbours together and eliciting the community&#146;s assets to =
</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">co=
llectively generate meaningful and inclusive cultural spaces. Mr. </span><=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Ov=
erton&#146;s latest publication is Rebuilding the Front Porch of America:<=
/span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt"> E=
ssays on the Art of Community Making.</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Th=
e Creative Construct international symposium features over fifty </span></=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">sp=
eakers from Canada, the USA, Australia, France, Italy, and Britain. </span=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Th=
ese notable speakers, experts and artists will bring to delegates </span><=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">th=
e latest intelligence on what works and ways and means to create </span></=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">cu=
ltural infrastructure in the context of creative communities and the</span=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt"> c=
ultural economy.</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">At=
tending Creative Construct will be cultural planners and policy-</span></f=
ont></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ma=
kers, civic leaders and elected officials, architects, cultural </span></f=
ont></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">se=
ctor leaders and entrepreneurs, educators and urban theorists </span></fon=
t></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">in=
terested in sharing ideas and learning about the latest innovations </span=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">an=
d developments from around the world.</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Ot=
her workshops and panel discussions will address such themes as </span></f=
ont></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">cu=
ltural convergence with industry and science, urban renewal, and </span></=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">al=
ternative financing and partnership models. The symposium 
promises to be a turning point in the way we understand the 
importance of Canada&#146;s cultural infrastructure.</span></font></div>
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r a complete program listing and further information visit</span></font></=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#0000ff"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">www.cultureandcommunities.ca</span></font><font face=3D"Ar=
ial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt"> </span></font></div>
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dia Contact: Eileen Gillette or Lorenz von Fersen at 778.782.7978,</span><=
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font-size:10pt">eileen@cultureandcommunities.ca</span></font><font face=3D=
"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt"> </span></font></div>
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size:10pt">lorenz@cultureandcommunities.ca</span></font></div>
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search References:</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Ha=
ida Heritage Centre&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&=
#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; www.haidaheritagecentre.com</span></font></d=
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HU&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;=
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160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 
www.tohu.ca</span></font></div>
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ck City&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&=
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www.rockcity.se</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">C =
o m m u n i q u &#233;&#160; d e&#160; p r e s s e&#160; I V</span></font>=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Le=
 14 avril 2008</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
160; Des lieux exceptionnels porteurs de r&#233;flexions in&#233;dites</sp=
an></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Le=
s centres de cr&#233;ation &#150; Ces b&#226;tisseurs de la collectivit&#2=
33;</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
201;v&#233;nement : Symposium Construction cr&#233;ative : Espaces b&#226;=
tis et&#160; </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">cr=
&#233;ativit&#233;</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Le=
 r&#244;le des infrastructures culturelles</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Da=
tes : du 28 avril au 1er mai 2008</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Li=
eu : Fairmont Ch&#226;teau Laurier, Ottawa</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Re=
nseignements : www.cultureandcommunities.ca</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Le=
s centres d&#233;di&#233;s &#224; la cr&#233;ativit&#233; et &#224; l&#146=
;activit&#233; culturelle&#160; </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">n&=
#146;existent pas en vase clos. Ils sont issus d&#146;un territoire et d&#=
146;un </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">en=
semble de liens tiss&#233;s au sein d&#146;une communaut&#233;. Cela dit, =
ce qui </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">do=
nne vie &#224; un centre de cr&#233;ation est un cheminement 
incontestablement</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt"> u=
nique. Pr&#233;sent&#233; au Ch&#226;teau Laurier &#224; Ottawa, du 28 avr=
il au 1er mai</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">20=
08, le&#160; symposium Construction cr&#233;ative, organis&#233; par le Ce=
ntre</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">d&=
#146;expertise&#160; sur la culture et les collectivit&#233;s de l&#146;Un=
iversit&#233; Simon</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Fr=
aser &#224;&#160; Vancouver et la Ville d&#146;Ottawa, t&#233;moigne de ce=
ntres</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ex=
ceptionnels et&#160; de leurs liens &#224; leurs communaut&#233;s. Ainsi, =
parmi les</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">di=
verses tables rondes et rencontres pl&#233;ni&#232;res&#160; portant sur d=
es</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">as=
pects de l&#146;essor et de l&#146;int&#233;gration de centres&#160; cultu=
rels au sein</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">de=
 leurs communaut&#233;s, le symposium pr&#233;sentera :</span></font></div=
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
183;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; De nouveaux centres des Premi&#23=
2;res nations : Miles G.&#160; </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Ri=
chardson et Jason Alsop, du centre patrimonial Qay'llnagaay, Haida </span>=
</font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Gw=
aii (Skidegate, &#238;les de la Reine-Charlotte, C.-B.) parleront des </sp=
an></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ci=
rconstances entourant la cr&#233;ation du centre ainsi que de la </span></=
font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">pa=
rticipation des a&#238;n&#233;s et des artistes &#224; sa r&#233;alisation=
. Ils </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">so=
uligneront &#233;galement comment les cinq maisons fabriqu&#233;es en bois=
 </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">d&=
#146;=9Cuvre massif t&#233;moignent de la vision d&#146;avenir de cette co=
mmunaut&#233;. </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Da=
ns le m&#234;me ordre d&#146;id&#233;es, Raymond Picard et Anne B&#233;rub=
&#233; feront 
&#233;tat </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">de=
s efforts prolong&#233;s qui ont &#233;t&#233; investis dans la r&#233;ali=
sation du </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">mu=
s&#233;e et du complexe h&#244;telier de la Nation huronne-wendat ouverts =
</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">r&=
#233;cemment. Situ&#233; sur un site riverain enchanteur &#224; Wendake, t=
out pr&#232;s </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">de=
 la ville de Qu&#233;bec, ce centre compte 55 chambres d&#146;h&#244;tel e=
t un tout</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt"> n=
ouveau mus&#233;e.</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
183;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Sources inhabituelles pour des in=
cubateurs culturels r&#233;ussis 
:</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt"> L=
a TOHU est un organisme cr&#233;&#233; conjointement par En Piste </span><=
/font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">(l=
&#146;association nationale des arts du cirque), l&#146;&#201;cole nationa=
le de </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ci=
rque et le Cirque du Soleil, une compagnie reconnue </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">in=
ternationalement. La TOHU est l&#146;un des plus importants centres de </s=
pan></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">fo=
rmation, de cr&#233;ation, de production et de spectacles des arts du </sp=
an></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ci=
rque dans le monde. En plus de ses divers programmes, la TOHU </span></fon=
t></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
233;galement emploie nombre de r&#233;sidents du quartier Saint-Michel </s=
pan></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">av=
oisinant. Par ailleurs, l&#146;organisme r&#233;side dans un &#233;tabliss=
ement </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ce=
rtifi&#233; LEED, situ&#233; &#224; l&#146;entr&#233;e d&#146;un ancien si=
te d&#146;enfouissement </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ur=
bain en cours de revitalisation. Charles-Mathieu Brunelle, le vice-</span>=
</font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">pr=
&#233;sident ex&#233;cutif de la TOHU partage la sc&#232;ne avec Jonas Bj&=
#228;lesj&#246;, </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">po=
rte-parole du projet Rock City, &#224; Hultsfred, en Su&#232;de. Qui aurai=
t pu</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt"> p=
r&#233;voir que, ce qui n&#146;avait d&#146;abord &#233;t&#233; qu&#146;un=
e simple f&#234;te, </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">de=
viendrait un jour l&#146;un des plus importants festivals de musique, </sp=
an></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">tr=
ansformant, du coup, une petite ville de Su&#232;de en une communaut&#233;=
 </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">br=
anch&#233;e sur l&#146;innovation et la prestation de musique rock? Gr&#22=
6;ce &#224; </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">se=
s programmes &#233;ducatifs offerts toute l&#146;ann&#233;e, sa grande sal=
le de </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">sp=
ectacle, son cabaret, son impressionnante discoth&#232;que de musique </sp=
an></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">po=
pulaire et ses archives de musique rock su&#233;doise, ainsi que sa foule<=
/span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt"> d=
&#146;&#233;v&#233;nements et ses groupes d&#146;entreprises connexes, Roc=
k City attire </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">qu=
elque 500 visiteurs quotidiennement, alors que son festival </span></font>=
</div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ac=
cueille plus de 40 000 participants.</span></font></div>
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</div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#=
183;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Donner vie &#224; la cr&#233;ativ=
it&#233;, &#224; l&#146;entreprenariat 
citoyen et au </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">d&=
#233;veloppement culturel dans les petites collectivit&#233;s rurales. Que=
 </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">fa=
ire au sein des petites collectivit&#233;s lorsque des mots tels &#171; ar=
ts </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">et=
 culture &#187; effraient les citoyens et minent toute initiative de </spa=
n></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">d&=
#233;veloppement? Patrick Overton, fondateur du Front Porch Institute of</=
span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Or=
egon,&#160; accompagn&#233; d&#146;autres interlocuteurs, t&#233;moigne d&=
#146;initiatives</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">vi=
sant &#224;&#160; favoriser la concertation citoyenne et la mise &#224; jo=
ur</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">d&=
#146;acquis dans la&#160; communaut&#233; afin de cr&#233;er des espaces c=
ulturels</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">pe=
rtinents et&#160; rassembleurs. La plus r&#233;cente publication de M. Ove=
rton</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">s&=
#146;intitule&#160; Rebuilding the Front Porch of America: Essays on the A=
rt</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">of=
 Community&#160; Making. Le symposium international Construction 
cr&#233;ative</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">me=
t en vedette plus&#160; d&#146;une cinquantaine de conf&#233;renciers en 
provenance</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">du=
 Canada, des &#201;tats- Unis, de l&#146;Australie, de la France, de l&#14=
6;Italie</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">et=
 de la Grande- Bretagne. Ces conf&#233;renciers de renomm&#233;e, experts 
et</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ar=
tistes&#160; partageront le fruit de leur exp&#233;rience concernant les</=
span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">me=
illeures&#160; pratiques et les ressources n&#233;cessaires &#224; l&#146;=
&#233;dification</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">de=
s&#160; infrastructures culturelles, en tenant compte de l&#146;&#233;cono=
mie et</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">de=
s&#160; communaut&#233;s cr&#233;atives. Notons parmi les d&#233;l&#233;gu=
&#233;s qui</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">pa=
rticiperont au symposium Construction&#160; cr&#233;ative, des planificate=
urs</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">et=
 des d&#233;cideurs culturels, des leaders&#160; municipaux et des</span><=
/font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">re=
pr&#233;sentants &#233;lus, des architectes, des leaders et&#160; des entr=
epreneurs</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">=9C=
uvrant dans le secteur culturel, des &#233;ducateurs et&#160; des th&#233;=
oriciens</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">de=
 l&#146;urbanisme d&#233;sireux d&#146;&#233;changer sur des id&#233;es et=
&#160; d&#146;apprendre sur</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">le=
s pratiques les plus r&#233;centes &#224; l&#146;&#233;chelle mondiale&#16=
0; en mati&#232;re de</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">d&=
#233;veloppement. Les ateliers et les discussions pl&#233;ni&#232;res</spa=
n></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">su=
ppl&#233;mentaires porteront&#160; sur des th&#232;mes tels que la converg=
ence</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">en=
tre la culture, l&#146;industrie&#160; et la science, la revitalisation</s=
pan></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ur=
baine, ainsi que les sources de&#160; financement alternatives et les</spa=
n></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">so=
lutions de partenariat. Le symposium&#160; promet d&#146;&#234;tre un poin=
t</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">to=
urnant dans la fa&#231;on dont nous comprenons la&#160; port&#233;e des</s=
pan></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">in=
frastructures culturelles au Canada. Pour obtenir la liste compl&#232;te</=
span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">du=
 programme et pour de plus amples&#160; renseignements, veuillez visiter</=
span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">le=
 www.cultureandcommunities.ca. Relations avec les m&#233;dias : Eileen</sp=
an></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Gi=
llette ou Lorenz von Fersen au&#160; 778-782-7978, &#224;</span></font></d=
iv>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ei=
leen@cultureandcommunities.ca ou &#224; 
lorenz@cultureandcommunities.ca .</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">- =
fin -</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">R&=
#233;f&#233;rences concernant la recherche :</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Ha=
ida Heritage Centre : &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#16=
0;&#160;&#160;&#160;www.haidaheritagecentre.com</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">TO=
HU :&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#16=
0;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;=
&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 
www.tohu.ca</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Ro=
ck City :&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160=
;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&=
#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 
www.rockcity.se</span></font></div>
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