Pete McMartin of the Vancouver Sun has begun an excellent series on the BC government’s cuts to gaming grants to charities. The first article is here (“Huge cuts don’t apply to Lottery Corp. offices”), the second is here (“Charities bite the hand that bleeds them”). And 2011 update: the third is here. This article, the…
Strong comments from the 9000 signers of our BC-wide petition against gaming cuts
Below read a small sample of comments left by signers of our BC-wide petition protesting the gaming cuts to charities and non-profits. If you have similar comments or stories, we would like to hear from you! Please email us with stories of how the cuts have affected you and your community! These will help us…
Write a letter to Mayor Robertson and Vancouver City Council
Write a letter to Mayor Robertson and City Council! Ask them to not even consider expansion of gambling and casinos in Vancouver until Minister Rich Coleman and the BC government abide by the binding 1999 agreement with BC charities and non-profits. Just copy and paste this letter into your email (click above to get the…
BC Persons with AIDS endorses BCACG’s request to City Council
BCPWAS (BC Persons with AIDS Society) is the first BC charity to publicly endorse the BCACG’s request to City Council. The BCACG has asked City Council to refuse to look at the BC government’s application to expand gaming in Vancouver until Minister Rich Coleman gives to charities the fraction of gaming revenues that they are…
Welcome to the new BCACG website
As you can see, the BCACG has a new website and identity. We are delighted with the work of designer John McLachlan. Thank you, John! We will be adding material to the site over the next few weeks, so please visit us again. And make sure to bookmark the News blog. Also make sure you have signed…
BCACG calls on BC Auditor General to investigate legality of gaming cuts
Today the BC Association for Charitable Gaming asks the provincial Auditor General to investigate the provincial government’s administration and distribution of gaming proceeds transferred to it from the BC Lottery Corporation. According to a revenue-sharing formula with municipalities and the charitable sector, 33.3% of net charitable gaming revenues are owed to charities. The provincial government…
Response to Minister Coleman
Minister Rich Coleman has dismissed our argument of legal claim to funds, stating that there was only ever an “understanding” between the government and charities. This is not true; the Memorandum of Agreement of 1999 is legally binding. We have issued a press release, taking exception to the Minister’s remarks: BC Association of Charitable Gaming…
Open letter to Rich Coleman
To print a copy of our open letter to Minister Rich Coleman, find the original here. This letter was announced at our press conference at Vancouver City Hall, Thursday October 14, 2010. Read media reports here, here and Dear Minister Coleman, We write on behalf of the nearly 7000 BC charities affected by gaming grants….
Petition to BC gov’t & Vancouver City Council to Support Charities and Non-Profits
Please sign the petition to Vancouver City Council to Support Charities and Non-Profits. You can also write a letter to the Mayor and Council here. We are deeply concerned with the cuts to Gaming grants in the province of British Columbia and how they will affect our communities. Gambling was only expanded in B.C. through…
BCACG Legal Action against Provincial Government
This February the BCACG has initiated legal action against the BC provincial government. Summary: After considerable research and discussion with legal experts and historians, BCACG has engaged the services of A. Cameron Ward & Company as legal counsel and has selected a course of action. When the government is in receipt of the official documents,…
