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BC’s Cultural Economy is a National Growth Leader: Did you know that between 2010 and 2021 the average province in Canada saw its arts, culture, and heritage GDP shrink by 12% and BC’s cultural economy broke the trends and grew by 7%? (Source: Hill Strategies, 2023)Greater Investment in Arts, Culture, and Heritage Creates More Jobs: In 2010, 89% of all arts, culture, and heritage organizations in BC received less provincial funding than peer organizations in other provinces. Since 2017, the BC Government has made significant investments in the cultural sector and now BC is the national leader in creating new culture…
Kylian Mbappe says the France dressing room is ‘Pissed off’ after being knocked out of the Nations League semi-finals by Spain.Les Bleus lost a 5-4 thriller in which Mbappe bagged from the spot, but it was not enough to overcome the European champions.In fact, France were 5-1 down with 23 minutes to play, before some inspired substitutions threatened to turn the game in France’s favour.But they eventually fell short, leaving Mbappe, on his return to the national set-up, annoyed.Speaking after the game, he said: “I didn’t agree with the referee about the actual playing time, but if I talk about it,…
As the public sought answers in the June 1 Molotov cocktail attack against people gathering in support of hostages from Israel and other countries held by Hamas, viral claims on social media spread confusion and false information about the suspect and victims. The FBI identified the suspect as 45-year-old Egyptian national Mohammed Sabry Soliman. He faces state charges and a federal charge for a hate crime in the Boulder, Colorado, attack, which injured 15 people. The Trump administration detained Soliman’s wife and five children and said June 3 they “could be deported by tonight.” On June 4, a federal judge…
Atlanta Fed nowcast shows 4.6% q/q AR growth in GDP. Interestingly, this does not take GDP back to pre-“Liberation Day” trend. Figure 1: GDP (black, left log scale), May SPF forecast (tan, left log scale), GDPNow of 6/2 (light blue square, left log square), Goldman Sachs of 6/3 (inverted red triangle, left log scale), final sales to domestic private purchasers (light blue square, right log scale), (inverted red triangle, right log scale), all in bn.Ch.2017$ SAAR. Source: BEA 2025Q1 second release, Philadelphia Fed, Atlanta Fed, Goldman Sachs, and author’s calculations). Note Goldman Sachs is somewhat more pessimistic, particularly with respect…
When coaching youth basketball, it can sometimes be easy to get caught up in the pressures of games and tournaments, and forget what should be right at the top of our priority list:Having fun!Not every coach is necessarily wired that way, so to help out with that, here is a list of 15 fun basketball games for kids that are also rooted in skill development.Fun Basketball Games1. KnockoutOne of the most commonly used shooting games around, Knockout is a game that no matter how many times you play it, your players will want to play it again. It is a…
The development chances for an area of low pressure off the southern coast of Mexico continue to increase, and a tropical depression is likely to form this weekend. FOX Weather Meteorologists Stephen Morgan and Marissa Torres break down the latest on June 5, 2025.A new area to watch for tropical development is being monitored in the eastern Pacific, joining another system that is likely to become a tropical depression or even Tropical Storm Barbara in the coming days. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), a broad area of low pressure located a few hundred miles off the southern coast…
When U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly appointed special envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, paid his first visit to Damascus on May 29, he flew into the country on U.S. military helicopters from Jordan. He was accompanied by two State Department staff members but was most closely flanked by the U.S. military’s counter-Islamic State coalition leaders—Maj. Gen. Kevin Leahy and Brig. Gen. Michael Brooks. Those optics were telling. While Barrack has justifiably trumpeted the extraordinary diplomatic and economic openings provided to Syria by the Trump administration in recent weeks, the Islamic State challenge arguably remains the dominant factor still guiding U.S.…
Introducing the 2025 SLAM HS Boys All-Americans. This year’s group of high school seniors have already caught the world’s attention with their versatile and elite skillsets, but soon, college hoops fans will know their names, too. With arguably the highest ceiling in his class, 6-9 forward Nate Ament can already do it all, with the drive to continuously fine-tune the framework of his three-level scoring. The locks on defense are there, too. Mind you, with a handle and quickness to break down defenders in transition and off the wing, he’ll be a problem for people for a lot of years.…
Nominations Are Currently Open for the 2024 Volunteerism in the Arts Award!Do you know an outstanding volunteer who’s making a big impact in BC’s arts and culture community? Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 Volunteerism in the Arts Award!Award Details:The winner will be announced on September 25, 2024!Eligible volunteers must be working with a BC-based arts organization and interested in growing their experience in the sector. Cultural organizations are encouraged to nominate a standout volunteer by submitting a letter of support recognizing their incredible contribution.Deadline: September 20, 2024. Click here for the application form.The award is administered by…
The Alliance is currently welcoming expressions of interest from individualsinterested in joining our Board of Directors!The Board of Directors provides strategic leadership, establishespolicy, oversees the operations of BC Alliance for Arts + Culture, andplays a pivotal role in deepening our connection with the community.Women, people of colour, Indigenous persons, persons with varying abilities, people in the LGBTQIA2S+ community, and people from other historically underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.To see the full open call, click here.