Metro Vancouver Presents Sustainability Community Breakfasts

Metro Vancouver is hosting a series of Sustainability Community Breakfasts, for participants to discuss new ways to work together to advance arts and culture across the region. Attendees will learn about online tools such as MAXguide and SpaceFinder BC, Metro Vancouver’s Regional Projects Grants program, and hear about the North Shore Cultural Mapping Project – an initiative led by the North Vancouver Community Arts Council that was recently awarded $421,000 from the Strategic Initiatives component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund (CCIF).

The breakfasts take place February 14 (Vancouver; register here) and 15 (North Vancouver; register here), March 16 (Surrey; register here), and March 21 (Port Moody; register here). Speakers include:

·        Brenda Leadlay, Executive Director, BC Alliance for Arts + Culture
·        Rhiannon Herbert, Outreach + Database Coordinator, BC Alliance for Arts + Culture
·        Judy Robertson, Outreach Coordinator, External Relations Department, Metro Vancouver
·        Nancy Cottingham Powell, Executive Director, North Vancouver Community Arts Council

Details

Tools for the Arts & Culture Community in Metro Vancouver
Wed, Feb 14 - BCIT downtown campus, 555 Seymour Street, Vancouver
Thurs, Feb 15 - North Shore Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier, 138 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver
Fri, Mar 16 - Surrey City Hall, 13450-104 Avenue, Surrey

7:30 – 9:00 a.m. 
Presentations start at 7:30 a.m.
Continental breakfast available at 7:00 a.m.

[Update 02/06/18: This post was edited to include information about the Port Moody event on March 21.]