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Total cost for scanner and renovations estimated to be more than $8.4 million

Arts Impact Grant applications open

New BC Ticket Sales Act Looks to Block Bots From Buying SHARE ON: Photo: Claudio Schwarz - Unsplash With live events set to return, the BC government has put a new act in place to remove some of the frustrations of the ticket buying process. The Ticket Sales Act is focused at increasing consumer protections and notably blocking bots from buying large amounts of tickets for resale purposes. “Before the pandemic, British Columbians told us they were frustrated with not being able to get tickets to live events in their local area without resorting to tickets sold on the secondary market at hi...

Amplify BC coffers beefed up

by Steve Newton on April 13th, 2021 at 3:27 PM 1 of 2 2 of 2 The B.C. government announced today that $22.5-million in funding has been set aside for the province's music industry over the next three years through Amplify BC. The announcement was made through a press release sent out from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, which is headed by Melanie Mark. "Over the last year musicians have comforted us and inspired us," said Mark in the press release. "Now they need our support to come back stronger than ever. Melanie Mark, B.C. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Spor...