The pedestrian stretch of Granville Street downtown has been brightened lately by a colourful display of public art projects, complete with benches for pedestrians to sit for a moment and enjoy the view. What a great idea, I thought to myself as I stopped to look at one of the sculptures. I always found Vancouver [...]
Entries Tagged as 'arts and culture'
BC hearts Art. But only for the show off.
February 1st, 2010 · Iglika Ivanova · 6 Comments · Provincial budget & finance
Behind the dramatic drop in the budget of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts
February 27th, 2009 · Iglika Ivanova · No Comments · BC Election 2009, Provincial budget & finance
Budget commentators across the province (including Marc Lee on this blog) noted the lack of drastic spending cuts to government programs. While there were some cuts to the budgets of particular ministries, such as Aboriginals Relations and Reconciliation, Community Development and Finance, most of those did not seem debilitating (see Table 1.4 on p. 11 [...]
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