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The Cultural Centre is the new home for the Arts in Chilliwack! The two theatres currently host a well-weighted mix of local, national and international performances, providing thrilling entertainment drawing audiences not only from the City of Chilliwack, but also from across the province and across the country. Also within this 65,000 square-foot building is the stunning Chilliwack Art Gallery, 21 music studios, and four art and craft studios for creativity to flourish! Operating and programming this space is the Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society, a not-for-profit, registered BC charity. A considerable endeavor over the last two years has been fundraising for The Centre, to provide capital enhancements that could not be covered in the initial phases of budgeting. These efforts have focused on taking The Centre to the next level so that it can ‘perform’ to its fullest capability. Current needs include the purchase for art supplies for our newly developed programs.

According to the World Health Organization, Haiti is the most water-impoverished country on the face of the Earth. They have water, it is just not safe to drink it! They are also the most economically impoverished country in the western hemisphere. They are our neighbours! We are working in Haiti through Clean Water for Haiti Foundation. We are employing Haitians to build and install bio-sand water filters for Haitians in their homes. These filters are very durable and extremely effective in filtering out all biological pathogens, producing safe, clean water from even the most contaminated sources. One bio-sand filter can produce enough clean water everyday to supply the needs of even large families. In Haiti, families can commonly be 8-12 people, sometimes more, and most of them are children. And children are always the ones most affected by water-borne illnesses. Water-borne illness is the second largest cause of death in Haiti and the #1 cause of death in children.

Over the years, Science North has grown from a one-building science centre to a world-class and world-renowned organization, including an IMAX® Theatre with 3D capabilities, a 6,000 sq. ft. Special Exhibits Hall, a digital planetarium, the F. Jean MacLeod Butterfly Gallery, and an earth sciences centre - Dynamic Earth, home of the Big Nickel - at a separate location. Science North's mandate is to serve all of Northern Ontario, our new office in Thunder Bay, Science Camps and Outreach Programs are crucial to accomplish this goal. Science North must self-generate 60% of its revenues through admissions, memberships, on and off-site businesses and philanthropic efforts. Our fundraising efforts help Science North remain relevant, current and dynamic. They allow us to enhance and renew our visitor experiences, ensuring that Science North is doing its part to make Northern Ontario an exciting place to live, work and play. We cannot exist without you! Please donate today!

Ross Farm Museum is a window into the past of Nova Scotia’s rich agricultural history with many things to see and do that the whole family will enjoy. Established in 1969, The Ross Farm Museum is located on highway #12 in New Ross, Nova Scotia, just 15 minutes from the Lighthouse route, or 25 minutes from the Gloosecap trail. Our Museum is a living, working, farm museum depicting 150 years of agriculture in Nova Scotia. We are a single family upland farm on land originally granted to Captain William Ross. Ross Farm Museum is still being farmed with Oxen, the way it was in the late 1800s. In Rosebank Cottage, the original home of the Ross family built in 1817, you may see food being prepared over an open fire, straw hats being woven, wool or flax being spun, butter being churned, or many other skills being demonstrated that were daily chores for our forefathers, but are now almost lost.

Through the vision of Artistic Director Wayne Specht, Axis Theatre Company has developed world-class, highly original theatre. It has actively pursued a multi-disciplinary style of presentation, incorporating many theatrical disciplines including dance, clown, puppetry and acrobatics underscored by inventive text and music. Our newest production RAVEN MEETS THE MONKEY KING is currently touring BC elementary schools in communities of all sizes,from our home in Vancouver up to the border with the Yukon. This new creation joins other successful productions in our popular Theatre for Young Audiences repertoire such as KING ARTHUR’S KITCHEN, THE EMPERORS NEW THREADS, ROBINSON CRUSOE and of course THE NUMBER 14, our comedic tour de force, which earned which earned both universal acclaim and multiple awards. Stretching the boundaries of live theatre, Axis has produced over 50 original works and been rewarded with 16 Jessie Richardson Awards by the Vancouver theatre community.

Since 1983 Children's Place has offered a wide range of flexible, accessible, FREE early learning & family support programs. Today we serve over 2000 families from 11 different locations in central west Toronto. Programs include: family drop-ins, child development activities focusing on & exploring senses & developing motor skills, occasional childcare, community outreach, family literacy, food & nutrition support, parent & caregiver support & education, peer contact & mutual support, play & recreation, health & safety promotion, information about & referrals to other resources, toy & book lending. Our staff and volunteers are able to communicate in different languages including English, Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Somali, Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu & Italian. Participants include: young children 0 to 6, parents, expectant parents, very young parents, parents/caregivers/children with special needs, grandparents, nannies & home providers, newcomer & immigrant families.

Symphony Nova Scotia is truly Nova Scotia’s orchestra. With a home base in Halifax and performances across the province, Symphony Nova Scotia reaches more than 50,000 Nova Scotians of all ages each year with some of the most innovative concerts and educational offerings in the country. Today, under the leadership of Music Director Bernhard Gueller, it is the largest employer in Nova Scotia’s cultural community, employing 37 musicians and ten administrative staff, along with over 150 contracted artistic, production and technical personnel. Its talented team has won many awards, including four East Coast Music Awards for classical music. Symphony Nova Scotia places a high priority on community engagement. Its education programs reach over 15,000 students each year who may not otherwise have access to symphonic music. The Symphony also conducts many accessible community programs, including pre-concert chats, performances in local public libraries, and free community concerts.

Great Canadian Theatre Company (GCTC) is the only not-for-profit independent English language arts organization producing professional theatre with its own facility and a subscription season in our city, servicing the national capital region. GCTC was founded in 1975 by a group of professors and graduate students at Carleton University. For several years, it was entirely volunteer-run. In 1982, with the support from the City of Ottawa and 700 people, GCTC claimed its own permanent home at 910 Gladstone Avenue by transforming a truck repair garage into a 230-seat theatre. In 2007, thanks to the $2.5 million dollar donation from the family of the late Irving Greenberg, GCTC moved to its new facility with a 262-seat main stage theatre, a studio theatre, and 2 spacious lobbies. More than 35,000 people visit the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre every year to see productions by GCTC and other live performing arts companies, as well as to rent our facilities and for more.

The In the House Festival brings live performances of all kinds (including all genres of music, dance, theatre, storytelling, spoken word, burlesque, and more) into the homes of Vancouver. Living rooms and backyards become intimate cultural spaces where artists can perform to an attentive audience, promote their talents and freely explore their genre. Shows are multicultural, multi-disciplinary and open to all ages. It is a space where audience can connect closely with each other,meet new people, create friendships and experience artists face to face. There are several components to In the House. 1)The In the House Festival which takes place the first weekend of June. 13 houses open up their doors to over 70 acts over 3 days. 2)A yearly performance-based haunted house which is visually stunning and leads the audience through a story told through theatre, music, circus and dance vignettes. 3)Story-book pop-up dinner/theatre shows such as Alice in Wonderland and more.

A leading force in the Western Canadian theatre community, Electric Co creates original work rich in spectacle and adventurous in form, strong in narrative and accessible to a diverse audience. A bit about our history: The company was originally formed as a collective in 1996 by Kim Collier, David Hudgins, Jonathon Young and Kevin Kerr, who met while training at Vancouver’s Studio 58. With a growing body of work, Electric Company has created 17 mainstage productions, toured ten times times (Canada, USA, UK), written two screenplays, and won the first Alcan Performing Arts Award (Theatre 2001). Over its history, he company has been consistently cited in major media outlets for matching world-class artistic standards. Other original productions include: - BRILLIANT! THE BLINDING ENLIGHTENMENT OF NIKOLA TESLA - THE SCORE - STUDIES IN MOTION - PALACE GRAND - THE FALL - FLOP - THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY - AT HOME WITH DICK & JANE - THE FLANNIGAN AFFAIR

Since May 2000, Transatlantique Montréal, co-founded by Rafik Hubert Sabbagh (Montreal) and Thierry Gourmelen (Montpellier, France), has presented 11 events featuring 252 performances and 24 film screenings, 17 dance-themed visual art exhibits, and 57 conferences/meetings with the audience; 618 artists participated in these events over the years, 185 choreographic works were presented and 41 venues were employed, for a total of more than 45,000 spectators. In 2013, Quartiers Danses took one more step forward in its involvement in the Montreal community by launching a cultural mediation pilot project. Twenty workshops were held, ahead of the festival, in various nursing homes, low-rent housing developments and community organizations so as to introduce our citizens to contemporary dance to foster contacts between artists and the community. The festival team is anxious to extend this program for its 2014 edition as part of its mission to facilitate access to culture.

Still Moon Arts Society was created on July 2, 2004 as a result of 5 years of expanding art projects in the community. Still Moon aims to engage the local Renfrew-Collingwood community through art and environmental education. One of our most notable events is the annual Moon Festival, celebrating the Harvest Moon in a night filled with local talent, reflections on the water, and art installations. This event draws thousands of locals to recognize Renfrew Ravine and our diverse community. Our work has culminated in countless hours spent coalescing diverse disciplines of art with Still Creek, one of the last visible creeks in Vancouver. Still Creek runs through Renfrew Ravine, a natural gem in the area surrounded by urban landscape. The ravine is home to a diverse variety of animals and native plants. Our work with our partners and locals has led to salmon returning to a local part of Still Creek for the first time in 80 years in November 2012.