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$1000 community economic development bursary
Deadline to apply: December 14, 2009

The Canadian CED Network, Coast Capital Savings and the Vancity Community Foundation are pleased to announce applications are being accepted for $1000 bursaries to enroll in Simon Fraser University's Certificate Program for Community Economic Development.

What could $50,000 of creative services do for your social enterprise?

The progressing culture of a city defines and separates it from other urban areas. Unfortunately, London’s arts scene can sometimes feel like a younger sibling in Ontario, often overlooked by larger cities and only seldom chiming in with a unique voice.

However, a group of young artists and Western students calling themselves the Open House Arts Collective aim to add a little more maturity and confidence to London’s cultural movements.

A new co-op on Argyle Street near Third Avenue is giving a handful of artists another venue to show their work in Port Alberni.

The Artists’ Co-operative comprises four separate businesses under one roof: Free Burde Studio, owned by DJ Burdett; Captured Images by Don Osborne of Ucluelet; The Shutterflies Kiss, by Dana Lloyd-Walker; and Woodswork art by Liam Tromans.

The New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-operative is calling on area residents to get their creative juices flowing.

In lieu of Fredericton being named a Cultural Capital of Canada for 2009, the co-op, celebrating its 30th anniversary next year, is encouraging the public to submit short scripts until July 25 regarding what makes Fredericton a cultural capital.