In today's Williams Lake Tribune, letter writer Kathryn Steen from the local Cariboo Arts Society argues why the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Function is good for quality of life
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Editor's Note - While I agree that investments in the arts is important for the public at large, there is a need to convince those who think it is inappropriate for local taxpayers to fund local arts groups also needs to take place including addressing the following:
i) Use of language which states it's "only 8 dollars per household" - I argued against this language when WL Council defended its' 2009 Budget. Propose an initiative on its' merits and then let the public have its' say
ii) Politicians, not members of the local Arts and Culture Society, at political meetings (ie - Town Hall Meetings) should defend the Function as they (CRD/City of WL) created the Function
iii) Need to have a comprehensive Arts/Culture Strategic Plan which demonstrates a vision for investing the Arts on a Central Cariboo sub-region because as it stands now, the Function has been investing in Williams Lake, even though taxpayers' in CRD Electoral Areas D, E, F pay into this Function and haven't seen anything for it thus to date
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The letter from Mrs. Steen was not a defense of the Function, but more of a thank you to the powers that be for seeing the importance of the it.
And, you are correct in saying that nobody from those areas have benefited from the Function as yet, and that is because it is barely in place. Give it a chance.
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