The Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council. Can you spot our new members? Laurie Dalton, Troy Greencorn, Scott Long and Pamela Scott-Crace.
Great 2-day session with Deputy Minister and several members of CCH. Working towards the upcoming Culture Strategy. Things are really taking shape. Exciting!
Here is a picture from last year's Council meeting with Minister Preyra at the Thinkers’ Lodger in Pugwash. Our 2014 AGM is coming up June 19-21 in Baddeck, we look forward to meeting the community!
Photo credit: George Klass
In an effort to keep you in the loop about our projects and progress – we’re excited to launch the ‘Council Updates’ blog.
Here you will find short summaries, high points from meetings or just things we think you should know. We hope to have new content on a monthly basis, so please check back regularly.
If you have a question or comment, you can reach us by using the Contact Us feature of this website and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
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The Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage, Tony Ince participated in the monthly Council meeting held Wednesday, May 21st. He shared what the department was working on and heard about our current and upcoming initiatives. His enthusiasm for culture was evident and we are excited about his vision and approach to the sector strategy.
Chris Shore, director of Arts Nova Scotia and Craig Beaton, director of programs for CCH attended the meeting and shared updates on how program funds have been invested so far through various programs like the newer Support4Culture program.
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is currently running a survey to gather information for the education curriculum review. Let your voice be heard around the value of arts and culture in our education system. https://www.ednet.ns.ca/educationreview/ Council will be making a submission as well.
Another review worth checking out and participating in is the tax review http://www.novascotia.ca/finance/site-finance/media/finance/Tax_and_Regulatory_Review_Consultations.pdf
The Department of Canadian Heritage has just launched the Toronto 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games Community Celebrations Fund to support cultural activities that will be held across Canada for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games. This new $3.6 million fund will allow organizations, educational institutions and governments to organize celebrations and community activities over the next two years and throughout the Games.
Below are the links on applying for funding in both English and French:
http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1386084225521/1386084746641
Veuillez trouver ci-dessous un lien pour plus amples informations sur les demandes de financement:
http://pch.gc.ca/fra/1386084225521/1386084746641
We look forward to meeting everyone at our AGM in Baddeck in June!
Are you interested in helping to shape the future of the province’s investment in cultural development? We are currently seeking volunteers to join the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council (CNSLC). Application deadline: 04 April 2014.