At a meeting on January 29 the board of the Heritage Legacy Fund society (HLF) resolved to continue grant programs in the coming fiscal year, beginning April 1.  Maintenance of the grants programs, which over the past five years have provided $2 million in funding for over 140 projects, will continue despite the fact that the HLF last fall took over financial support of Heritage BC when the provincial government dropped out of the picture. ...
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In September, the Heritage Legacy Fund of BC Society provided emergency funding to Heritage BC which had shut down after the provincial government denied operational funding for the first time in 20 years.  On November 26 the HLF board considered and approved a further application from Heritage BC for operational support, this time for the whole of 2010.Without the support of the Heritage Legacy Fund, Heritage BC would be out of business. ...
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The board of the Heritage Legacy Fund recently voted to maintain their grants budget.As the worldwide economic crisis continues, the effects are rippling throughout the institutions of our society. The damage has been devastating. While individuals have seen the stock market implosion shrink their retirement fund by tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, the impact on the capital of some large foundations has been in the tens or hundreds of millions.
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Ten grants approved by the Heritage Legacy Fund board on April 8 brought the total since the program started four years ago to more than $1 million. This does not include the million-dollar BC150 – Heritage Legacy Fund program of last December.The latest grants included both repairs and a new sign for historic Bassett House in Okanagan Falls, the home of the local Heritage and Museum Society. Grants of $25,000 each will assist the Regional District...
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In a dramatic finish to B.C.’s 150th anniversary year, the Heritage Legacy Fund awarded grants to over 50 community projects.  Ranging from exhibits to special events and upgrades for heritage facilities, the projects will take place in 37 B.C. communities over the next three months.The $1 million BC150-Heritage Legacy Fund Program was launched on December 3, 2008 by Bill Bennett, provincial Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts. ...
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