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well, consider yourself informed now. here's the list of proposed cuts before they were saved. Arts Service Agreement Program 10% CUTS (Total Cuts $143,724) * Arts Ottawa East * Council for the Arts in Ottawa * La Nouvelle Scène * Ottawa Arts Court Foundation * Ottawa School of Art * Ottawa Art Gallery * Visual Arts Centre Orleans * Great Canadian Theatre Company Arts Funding Program Three Year Operating 42% CUTS (Total Cuts $563,069) * A Company of Fools * Al Arz Lebanese Art Group * ARC: Canada's National Poetry Magazine * Artengine * Baobab Tree Drum Dance Community * Cantata Singers of Ottawa * Compagnie Vox Théâtre * Coro Vivo (formerly Blackburn Chorus) * Gallery 101 Galerie * Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa * Kiwanis Music Festival * Les Éditions l'Interligne * Les Éditions du Vermillon * MASC * Odyssey Theatre * Opera Lyra Ottawa * Orleans Young Players Theatrical School * Ottawa School of Speech and Drama * Ottawa Symphony Orchestra * Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy * Salamander Theatre for Young Audiences * SAW Gallery * SAW Video Association * Ottawa Choral Society * The School of Dance * Théâtre de la Vieille 17 * Théâtre du Trillium * Théâtre la Catapulte * Thirteen Strings Baroque Ensemble of Ottawa Annual Operating 100% CUTS (Total Cuts $297,200) * L'Ass des auteures et auteurs de l'Ontario français * Canadian Centennial Choir * Carleton University Choir * Les Chansonniers d'Ottawa (Gloucester) * Gloucester Pottery School * Jazzworks * Le Groupe Danse Lab * Les Éditions David * National Capital Suzuki School of Music * Ottawa Bach Choir * Ottawa Children's Choir * Ottawa Regional Youth Choir * Ottawa Valley Weavers and Spinners Guild * Pro Musica Ensemble of Ottawa * Savoy Society of Ottawa * Tara Luz Danse * Third Wall Theatre Company * University of Ottawa Choir * World Inter-Action Mondiale Project 100% CUTS (Total Cuts $164,850) * 10 Gates Dancing Inc. * AB Series * Aroha Fine Arts Inc. * Arteast * L'Ass des professionnels de la chanson et de la musique * Available Light Screening Collective * Bywords * Canadian Showtime Chorus * Capital Brassworks * Centre communautaire Franc-Ouest * Le Centre d'artistes Voix Visuelle (Bravo-Est galerie) * Centretown Movies * Chamber Players of Canada * Collective (gulp) * Consort baroque d'Ottawa * Cooperative Franco-Presence * Crichton Cultural Community Centre * House of PainT * Impressions in Jazz Orchestra * ImPULSE Theatre Projects * Inside Out Ottawa-Gatineau LGBT Film and Video Festival * Kanata Choral Society * Ladyfest Ottawa * L'Atelier littéraire des Outaouais Inc. * Leading Note Foundation * Musica Viva Singers of Ottawa Inc. * Nepean Choir * New Theatre of Ottawa * Propeller Dance * Pulse Theatre Collective * Royal Canadian College of Organists, Ottawa Centre * Seventeen Voyces * Société artisitique rhythm'n'zouk * Strings of St John's * Svitanok Ukrainian Dance Society * Tara Players Theatre of Ottawa * Théâtre village d'Orléans * Théâtre jeunesse en tête * Théâtre Tremplin * Theatrophy * Tree Reading Series * Vision Theatre Inc. * The War Cabaret * X Ottawa Photography Festival Individual - Creation and Production and Collaborations 100% CUTS (Total Cuts $338,000) 71 Individuals Ottawa Book Awards 100% CUTS (Total Cuts $27,000) Karsh Award Program 100% CUT (Total Cuts $7,500) NEW ARTS FUNDING INITIATIVES - AIS / SIA Pilot Rural Arts Funding Program 100% CUTS (Total Cuts $23,774) * MASC * Program Development Pilot Diversity Arts Funding Program 100% CUTS (Total Cuts $70,000) * Abezamutima et Loyal Kigabiro * Aboriginal Experiences Arts Culture * Bulgarian Students' Experimental Theatre of Ottawa * Groupe de Danse Traditionnelle Burundaise ABEZAMUTIMA * Latin American Festival * Loyal Kigabiro : Les tambours sacrés du Burundi au Canada * Oto-Wa Taiko Group * Ottawa Asian Heritage Month Society * Ottawa Chinese Arts Troupe * Ottawa Turkish Music Ensemble * Soma Selepak Culture Association * Vietnamese Canadian Centre * Vietnamese Traditional Music Group "Lac Hong" Ottawa * Program Development Arts Capacity Building Funding Program 100% CUTS (Total Cuts $76,500) * Artengine * Arts Ottawa East * L'Association des auteures et auteurs de l'Ontario français * Canada Dance Festival Society * A Company of Fools Theatre Inc. * Great Canadian Theatre Company * Kiwanis Music and Dance Festival Assoc. * La Nouvelle Scène * Odyssey Theatre * Orleans Young Players Theatrical School * Ottawa Arts Court Foundation * Ottawa Chamber Music Society * The School of Dance * Théâtre la Catapulte * Les Éditions du Vermillon Inc. Arts Stabilization / Investment Service / Endowment Feasibility 100% CUTS (Total Cuts $20,000) Heritage Programs Museum Service Agreement 24% CUTS (Total Cuts $344,443) * Bytown Museum * Diefenbunker, Canada's Cold War Museum * Goulbourn Museum and History Centre * Nepean Museum * Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum * Watson's Mill * Museoparc Vanier Muséopark * Workers Heritage Centre Heritage Projects 100% CUTS (Total Cuts $29,200) * Dickenson Square Heritage Management Inc. * Manotick 150th Anniversary Celebrations Committee * Ottawa Regional Heritage Fair Organizing Committee * Pinhey's Point Foundation * Vietnamese Canadian Centre * Vintage Stock Theatre * Elizabeth Krug * Jean Yves Pelletier et Francois-Xavier Simard Service Organizations 100% CUTS (Total Cuts $446,305) * Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa * Heritage Ottawa * Ottawa Museum Network Historical Societies 100% CUTS (Total Cuts $17,935) * Gloucester Historical Society * Goulburn Township Historical Society * Historical Society of Ottawa * Huntley Township Historical Society * Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum * Rideau Township Historical Society * Torbolton Township Historical Society Festival, Fairs & Events Programs Festival Service Agreement Program 100% CUT (Total Cuts $101,084) * Ottawa Festival Network Festival and Special Events Funding Program 100% CUTS (Total Cuts $980,000) * Air Show Ottawa * Canada Dance Festival * Canadian Tulip Festival * Canadian Turkish Heritage Foundation (Turkish Festival) * Carnival of Cultures * Central Canada Exhibition Association (Super-Ex) * Festival Franco-ontarien * Irish Society of the National Capital Region (Irish Week) * Odawa Native Friendship Centre (Odawa Pow Wow) * Ottawa Bluesfest * Ottawa Children's Festival de la Jeunesse * Ottawa Folk Festival * Ottawa Fringe Festival * Ottawa International Animation festival * Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival * Ottawa International Jazz Festival * Ottawa International Writer's Festival * National Caribbean Performing Arts & Cultural Network (Caribe-EXPO) * Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival * Pride Week Committee * Settimana Italiana - Italian Week * Westfest Fairs Annual Operating 100% CUTS (Total Cuts $90,000) * Carp Fair * Metcalfe Fair * Navan Fair * Richmond Fair Festival Sustainability Fund Agreement 100% CUT (Total Cuts $255,000) * Ottawa Festival Network Cultural Facilities Funding Cultural Facilities Funding – Pending (estimated number of organizations) 100% CUTS (Total Cuts $52,020) 2009 Proposed New Service Expenditures * The Shenkman Arts Centre 2009 operating impacts of $2,695,000 includes $1,400,000 facility lease cost; $958,000 RPAM building operation and maintenance contract, $212,000 RPAM facility lifecycle cost, and $125,000 in program operations. KEPT * Support the implementation of Phase 3 of the Arts Investment Strategy and the Festival Sustainability Plan. $490,000 AXED * Support the implementation of Phase 4 of the Museum Sustainability Plan. $145,500 AXED * Funding for preventative maintenance and restoration services at City Archives. $280,000 AXED * Funding for the Corporate Art Acquisitions component of the Public Arts Program. $200,000 AXED * Funding for program operations at the Karsh-Masson Gallery. $30,000 AXED

would you then go and tabulate the tourist dollars spent at these festivals, the money made by workers at the festivals not to mention local performers, the spin-off dollars in the hotel / restuarant / taxi / etc industries, the intangible and priceless (literally) benefits of Culture.......?

google knows all

what's that? hawaiian noises?

we've got to install microwave ovens custom kitchen deliveries

wicked!

Lots of space in there if they decide to add one.

Lots of dates on this tour, plenty of chances to see the bands if you so choose

stop giving infants a bad name!!!

what actors?

i know what this is about: you want to run for the Bloc in Chatham right?

"I don't know who put that turnbuckle there, but I've got to talk to the rink guys," said Spezza. "I think it's new. I thought I got around (Orpik), but the turnbuckle got in my way." haha

rae and iggy were on question period this morning saying that dion has to be replaced before parliament resumes. bye bye coalition. i won't miss your ridiculousness at all.

heard an interesting conversation on the radio this morning with desmond morten (sp?), a canadian historian and professor emeritus at mcgill. he was lamenting the fact that very very few in the media knew about how the parliamentary democratic system works and thus were painting the story as a 'constitutional crisis' which largely influences the perception by canadians. he also questioned (non-partisanly) whether stephen harper properly learned about our system while at UofC and that it would be interesting to speak to his teachers there and see what the deal is. he (the speaker on the radio) thought the public's reaction would have been much different if the media were educated about how things really work in our system. i think it's an obvious point that we've been debating here for a week now, but good to see that it's getting some play.

That's a great great setlist. Much much better (for me) than the Ottawa show.

yeah, that was a big hit. glad he got up!

i don't need HD to see Spezza dominate. This is great!

Put up yer dukes

HNIC isn't allowed into the showers

Was the reporter's name 'Mr. Obvious'? hehe sorry. tough day at work. carry on.....

On the vast vast majority of issues Quebecers have the same wants and needs as most Canadians. They want a healthy economy, they want good health care, they want funding for roads, tourism, employment, safety, etc etc... Why aren't you recognizing that? Do you think the BQ is going to push for a motion recognizing independence or something?

well, when you get up close you can really see what he's doing and thus hear what you're seeing i imagine your opinion will change.

Tools. Of course they're in Toronto. That's where Yonge Street is, and that's where they played last night and are playing tonight

Wilco is dining at Eggspectations on Yonge right now if you're a crazy stalker. Kiss Nels for me