Whistler Arts Council

Read the letter Joan Richoz, chair of the Board of Directors for the Whistler Arts Council, wrote to Premier Gordon Campbell, artists and cultural enthusiasts about the recent cuts to the arts and why cultural programming is vital to a healthy community.

Arts & Culture Matter

Jim Abbott, Member of Parliament for Columbia-Kootenay and parliamentary secretary for Canadian Heritage announced that the municipalities of Trois-Rivières, Quebec; Coquitlam and Whistler, in British Columbia; and Fredericton and Caraquet, in New Brunswick, have been designated the Cultural Capitals of Canada for 2009.

The Cultural Capital of Canada designation is awarded for merit, as determined by the quality of a proposed project and earlier achievements by the candidate community that demonstrate an ongoing commitment to the arts and culture. Funding is provided to support special projects that celebrate the arts and culture.