Multi- Cultural Grants for 4 P.G. Groups
Prince George, B.C. – Four organizations in Prince George have each received a Multicultural grant of $2480.00
The grants are to celebrate cultural diversity in BC.
The Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society of Prince George will use its funding for a program called ‘Our Journey, Our Voices: Embrace Diversity’ which provides the different ethno-cultural community of Prince George with awareness to learn to embrace each other’s cultures through information sessions, conversation and sharing circles, cultural celebrations and workshops.
The Fraser Fort George Museum Society’s funds will go toward National Aboriginal Day at Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park.
Community Arts Council of Prince George and District will work with an inner-city school in Prince George to create art that focuses on the racism and discrimination experienced by students and their families. The project will last 4 weeks, and be offered to students as an extra-curricular activity.
B.C. welcomes nearly 40,000 new immigrants every year. Over the past three years, an average of $1.7 million has been spent annually on programs that promote multiculturalism and address racism.
Comments
Wow,,, 2,480 dollars each, thanks for the bread crumbs Christy. How can you tell this government is broke, mine like Endacko shutting down, oil and gas lay-offs in BC’s north-east, not much royalties coming in hey Christy? Still we are in re-electiom mode so spend those pennies and get some news coverage.
Stark reality is BC LNG has 2b the biggest con job ever 2 have been perpetrated on citizens of our province – Andrew Weaver MLA BC Green Party via Twitter .
I actually think that it is the second biggest con job pulled on bc . The biggest by far was the promise of a fixed link to Vancouver island terminating in Victoria as a precondition for BC entering into confederation . Nobody , even Chrissy , can screw BC like Ottawa can . So far they are the champ .
They are from the gaming branch, the maximum is 5,000 per organization. Total funding was set at 300,000 and is separate from the gaming grant
If you do the math 121 organizations each received 2,480.00 or a total of 300,080.00 including 4 organizations in Prince George. This is an annual grant that has to be applied for before December of each year. The 300,000.00 is divided by the number of applications accepted but can be no larger than 5,000.00 per year. It has to all be spent within a 12 month period or it goes back to the gaming branch.
What? no photo-op,no MLAS ?
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