New Workplace Bullying and Harassment Policies
On November 1, 2013 WorkSafeBC approved three new policies dealing with workplace bullying and harassment. To help employers, supervisors and workers better understand and comply with the new...
View ArticleWest Vancouver Author Among 2013 Governor General’s Literary Award Winners
The Canada Council for the Arts announced the 14 winners of the 2013 Governor General's Literary Awards today (November 13), including Sandra Djwa of West Vancouver for Journey with No Maps: A Life of...
View ArticleSelect Standing Committee on Finance Releases Report on Budget 2014...
The Province’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services released its report on Budget 2014 consultations last week. It included encouraging references to arts and culture in...
View ArticleOver $100,000 Worth of Aboriginal Art Stolen From Vancouver Gallery
Vancouver Police are asking for the public’s help in finding $100,000 worth of Aboriginal art, recently stolen from the Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery in Gastown. Nine pieces of artwork were stolen...
View ArticleCity of Vancouver Proposed Budget 2014
The City of Vancouver released its proposed 2014 Capital and Operating Budget today, which notes that the coming year will see a continued focus on the planning for significant new arts venues and...
View ArticleThe Alliance Welcomes Desjardins Group as our Newest Member Advantage Program...
The Alliance is pleased to introduce Desjardins Group as our newest Member Advantage Program (MAP) partner. Desjardins Group's Payment Solutions Program offers Alliance members preferred rates on their...
View ArticleVSO Extends Bramwell Tovey's Contract Through 2017/2018 Season
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's Maestro Bramwell Tovey will become the longest-serving Music Director in the orchestra’s 99-year history. The VSO announced last week the extension of Tovey’s contract...
View Article$2.6 Million in Provincial Funding for Youth & Early Arts Career Initiatives
Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes announced today the launch of two new government-funded BC Arts Council programs focused on providing opportunities for youth to take...
View ArticleActsafe Safety Bulletin: Guidelines for Working in Extreme Cold Temperature...
Actsafe has issued the following safety bulletin, relevant to anyone working outside at this time of year: When working in cold conditions, the two most common hazards are hypothermia and frostbite....
View ArticleFringe To Present Year-Round Programming
To alleviate the festival withdrawal Fringe fans experience outside of September, the Vancouver Fringe Festival announced this week that it will present five shows between February and May from beloved...
View ArticleArtsBC Welcomes New Executive Director
The board of directors of ArtsBC announced today (December 18) the appointment of Neil Harrower as the organization's new executive director, effective January 13, 2014. Harrower, originally from...
View ArticleVancouver Public Library Named Top City Library in the World
Scholars at Heinrich Heine University in Dusseldorf have named the public libraries in Vancouver and Montreal as the no. 1 libraries in world cities – topping a lengthy list that includes libraries in...
View ArticleAlan Twigg Announces Launch of Online News Service BCBookLook
Publisher Alan Twigg announced this week that B.C. BookWorld newspaper is expanding to reach new readers via the internet with its new daily online news service, BCBookLook. The new service, launched...
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The York Theatre Asks For Your Support
The newly renovated York Theatre in East Vancouver needs help from the community. The Cultch, which manages the York Theatre, hopes to name the stage of the newly renovated theatre and place exterior...
View ArticleVancouver Opera Announces New Composer for Stickboy
The Vancouver Opera has announced a new composer for its latest commissioned opera, Stickboy. Neil Weisensel will create the music for this innovative work, based on the bullying experiences of spoken...
View Article$2M Donation Establishes Sustainable Future for the Cultch
The Cultch will receive the largest corporate donation in the organization's history, a $2 million gift from East Vancouver-based West Coast Reduction Ltd. In recognition of the gift, The Cultch has...
View ArticleBC Museums Association Welcomes New Executive Director
The BC Museums Association announced this week the appointment of Theresa Mackay to the position of executive director. Mackay, a prominent leader in the fields of marketing and culture and a former...
View ArticleVideomatica Film Collection Available to the Public at UBC and SFU
Film buffs mourning the 2011 closure of renowned Vancouver video store Videomatica can now access its collection of over 35,000 titles at UBC and SFU libraries. Catalogued and available for borrowing,...
View ArticleFunding Announced For Okanagan Arts and Culture Groups
Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, Minister of National Revenue and Member of Parliament (Delta–Richmond East) was in Kelowna last week, on behalf of Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official...
View ArticleStaffing News from the Kay Meek Centre
West Vancouver's Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts has a new management structure that will divide the roles of managing and artistic director to meet the needs of the Centre in a period of...
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