Eight Burnaby organizations that specialize in arts, culture and community programming are getting a financial boost from the B.C. government.
A total of $167,400 is flowing in from Victoria from the latest round of Community Gaming Grants as part of an $18.2-million investment for more than 650 nonprofit groups across the province.
The Burnaby-based recipients are as follows (in descending numerical order):
- $50,000 = Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre
- $36,000 = Scandinavian Community Centre Society
- $29,000 = Vancouver Finlandia Club
- $25,000 = Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Society of British Columbia
- $15,000 = Burnaby Lyric Opera Society
- $6,300 = Arokis Centre of Music Society
- $4,000 = Korean Evergreen Seniors Society of Canada
- $2,100 = Korean Writers' Association of Canada
Anne Kang, Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA and the Minister of Municipal Affairs, said the money is set to help the local organizations reach more people.
"From arts and literature to festivals and museums, B.C. has a thriving arts-and-culture sector that keeps our communities vibrant and healthy," she said in a news release on Friday, Dec. 15.
"These grants are helping organizations to keep costs down for art students, museum visitors, festival-goers and anybody participating in arts-and-culture activities."
The funding is part of $140 million provided annually through Community Gaming Grants to not-for-profit organizations throughout B.C., the province added.
Since 2017, the money has helped more than 5,100 arts-and-culture sector not-for-profit organizations.
