By: The Week in Review – October 29
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[...] On Tuesday morning, hours before the NDP’s outraged press release landed, the organization announced it was shutting its doors indefinitely, in indefinite hope that “someone else will pick up the [...] By: Quill & Quire » Canadian Conference of the Arts shutting down after 67 years
[...] to a press release issued by the CCA, Canada’s largest arts advocacy agency learned 18 months ago that its federal funding was to [...] By: Grant McConnell, President, CARFAC
It's very sad to see the CCA put in this position of having to close after so many years of contributions to the arts in Canada. The tireless work of Alain Pineau, board and staff, in trying to prevent this from happening is credited, with our thanks. My hope is that at another time, in another funding environment, a CCA will rise again, as the need for this organization is just too great.
Grant McConnell