June 3, 2017 – Dawson Creek |
David Sheach and the Northern Lights Community Gaming Association presented a Gaming Grants workshop for the Dawson Creek community. Read more about this event in the Dawson Creek Mirror.
June 3, 2017 – Dawson Creek |
David Sheach and the Northern Lights Community Gaming Association presented a Gaming Grants workshop for the Dawson Creek community. Read more about this event in the Dawson Creek Mirror.
David Sheach, Executive Director is presenting information workshops about Community Gaming Grants. This free workshop will help you prepare an accurate application and manage the funding per the conditions of the grant – and answer your questions too.
May 15 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Fernie at the Senior Citizens Drop-In Centre | Register Here
May 15 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Cranbrook at the Canadian Mental Health Association | Register Here
May 16 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Creston at the Creston & District Community Complex | Register Here
May 18 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Nelson at the Adventure Hotel | Register Here
May 19 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Grand Forks at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #59 | Register Here
Community Gaming Grant information workshops are planned for various communities. The Community Gaming Grants Branch has the following planned, in addition to the workshop in Richmond last month. All follow the same format – program over view by government, presentation by grant recipients, a grant workshop and one on one appts with an Analyst.
Following is the schedule, which continues to expand. Contact me if you would like to organize a workshop in your town and if you want one on one consulting about your grant. executivedirector@bcacg.com
March 10, 9:00 am to Noon with the Child Development Centre, 51 S. 4th Ave. Williams Lake. RSVP to David Sheach, executivedirector@bcacg.com
March 16, sponsored by the Community Gaming Grants Branch
Ramada Plaza Prince George, 444 George St. – Trevor Paul, Community Gaming Grants Branch.
RSVP: cggoutreach@gov.bc.ca
March 18, 9:00 am to Noon at St Albans Parish Hall, 51 Brink St. Ashcroft
RSVP to David Sheach, executivedirector@bcacg.com
March 22-23, Kelowna. Trevor Paul will be at the Gathering Our Voices Conference.
March 24, MLA Greg Kyllo is hosting a workshop in Salmon Arm.
RSVP and for details, cggoutreach@gov.bc.ca
March 27, 1:30 to 4 at Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver
RSVP to David Sheach, executivedirector@bcacg.com
March 28, Sechelt at the Seaside Centre, from 3 to 6 pm, Register Here.
March 29, Powell River, with the Peer Society. Location tbc.
RSVP: executivedirector@bcacg.com
March 30, Comox Valley, at the Comox Branch 160 Legion.
RSVP: vcbsociety@telus.net
April 4, Campbell River, with Volunteer Campbell River. Location tbc.
RSVP: executivedirector@bcacg.com
April 8 – Kelowna, Caroline Miller Central Okanagan Community Gaming Association
April 11, Maple Ridge, with the Community Network. Time and Location tbc.
RSVP: executivedirector@bcacg.com
April 27-29, Ucluelet, ArtsBC annual conference.
May 2, Kamloops, with Volunteer Kamloops. Time and Location tbc.
RSVP: executivedirector@bcacg.com
May 5 – PAC Conference, Trevor Paul will be attending.
Workshops Completed
February 14, 11:00 – 1:30. (Coffee at 1030) and Lunch and $5 toward food,
Sands Reception Room, 187 Trunk Rd, Duncan, BC – David Sheach, BCACG
RSVP: gotoallthingsvolunteer@gmail.com
February 15, 9:00 – Noon, sponsored by the Community Gaming Grants Branch
Port Theatre, 125 Front St. Nanaimo, BC – Trevor Paul, Community Gaming Grants Branch.
RSVP for appt with Grants Analyst, cggoutreach@gov.bc.ca
February 16 10:00 – 12:30 (Coffee at 9:30) and Lunch and $5 toward food,
Ladysmith Community Health Care Centre, 1111-4th Ave. Ladysmith, BC
RSVP: gotoallthingsvolunteer@gmail.com
February 25, Kelowna – Caroline Miller, Central Okanagan Community Gaming Association
March 2, 1:00 – 3:00pm, sponsored by Community Gaming Grants Branch
Castlegar & District Community Complex – Trevor Paul, Community Gaming Grants Branch.
RSVP: cggoutreach@gov.bc.ca
March 3, Grand Forks with the Boundary Women’s Centre
The Community Gaming Grants Branch is hosting half day information sessions in regions throughout the province.
The first of these is in Richmond from 9-Noon on Friday January 27. At the Richmond City Centre Community Centre, 5900 Minoru Blvd #105, Multipurpose Room 4.
Email cggoutreach@gov.bc.ca to register. There is no cost to attend.
Press Release – For Immediate Release
Abbotsford, BC December 9, 2016:
Under the Ministry of Community Sport and Cultural Development, the Gaming Grant Guidelines have been amended to be more user-friendly and accessible. The main content has not been changed, they have been re-ordered and some things have been simplified.
“We welcome the Auditor General’s report and recommendations and we’re grateful to the Minister for his efforts to stabilize the Program while being concerned for the impact that the Gaming Grant has on local social health,” said Shawn Bellamy, Chair of the BC Association for Charitable Gaming. “We are looking for a Gaming Grant program that is responsive and committed to the important work that community groups do around the Province and updated Guidelines are a good step to a simpler application.”
“The Guidelines have been a complex document that evolved over many years. The revisions published today re-organizes them, includes more explanation and aligns them with the format of the application. As part of a provincial strategy, the Community Charitable Gaming Associations will be delivering information workshops and we are available to help people navigate the application,” said David Sheach, Executive Director BC Association of Charitable Gaming. “We are confident in the working relationship with the Gaming Grants Branch. Gaming Grants are an important source of revenue; a significant investment that reaches into every community.”
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Media Contact: David Sheach, Executive Director
Cell: 604.751.2217
Mailing Address: BC Association for Charitable Gaming
401, 151-10090152nd St.
Surrey, BC V3R 8X8
On December 8 the Community Gaming Grants Branch published a response to the Auditor General’s Report and announced updated Guidelines. The Guidelines are an online document, streamlined to follow the flow of the Application and there are a few changes, but none substantial. As an example, where volunteer hours used to be calculated at $10/hr for unskilled labour and $25/hr for skilled labour, now all volunteer hours are calculated at $20/hr. The Guidelines are available here.
The Ministry Press Release is available here.
December 7, 2016: Read the British Columbia Auditor General’s report of the Audit of Community Gaming Grants, conducted during October 2014 – September 2015. The Report provides 10 recommendations about measuring impact and program transparency. The Auditor General concludes that government’s framework for administering the Community Gaming Grant program is suitable, but improvements are needed. Improved accountability and a complete set of performance measures are needed to enable stakeholders to better understand and measure success for the program. Improvements to policies and procedures are also needed to better ensure that grant awards are fair, consistent and well documented, and that grant funds are used as approved.
September 28, 2016 12:45 to 1:30 pm at the Executive Airport Plaza in Richmond, BC.
The Directors will present financial and activity reports; fill new terms for directors.
September 1, 2016
Joanna White, Executive Director of the Community Gaming Branch has advised that, as a result of a telephone system upgrade, the generic phone number has been disconnected. This is the number that is referenced in the Notices of Grant/Denial. Please call 250.356.1081 to reach the Duty Analyst at the Community Gaming Branch. The Gaming Website has been updated to include this new number. The phone lines are being fixed but there is no time line for when that will be rectified.
September 1, 2016
Joanna White, Executive Director of the Community Gaming Branch has advised that, as a result of a telephone system upgrade, the generic phone number has been disconnected. This is the number that is referenced in the Notices of Grant/Denial. Please call 250.356.1081 to reach the Duty Analyst at the Community Gaming Branch. The Gaming Website has been updated to include this new number. The phone lines are being fixed but there is no time line for when that will be rectified.