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School trustees back arts centre study

The school district will put $10,000 towards a performing arts and cultural centre study.

Everyone agrees 鈥 it鈥檚 time to look at whether or not there is a need for a performing arts and culture centre in 91原创.

The 91原创 Board of Education was the last piece of the funding puzzle, for the performing arts and cultural centre planning task force鈥檚 plan to hire a consultant to look into it.

Trustees unanimously agreed to contribute $10,000 towards the study.

Other funding partners are the Township, City, Trinity Western University and Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Trustee Rod Ross said the potential of a performing arts centre ,along with the building of a new high school, could be 鈥減owerful.鈥

鈥淭he 91原创 Events Centre is an excellent example of how great things can happen when we work together,鈥 said Ross.

The school district was a financial partner in the building of the LEC. Secretary-treasurer David Green told trustees that the district has now paid off its loan for the LEC.

Mountain Secondary borders LEC, and uses the facilities regularly. Other school-related activities also take place there.

The four 91原创 Rotary clubs have sponsored 91原创 Has Talent each year, with funds raised set aside for a future arts centre and to raise awareness of the need for one.

The task force hope to have the study presented by October.



Monique Tamminga

About the Author: Monique Tamminga

Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the 91原创 Advance Times.
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