Friday March 6, 2020 ~ COLWOOD
by Mary P Brooke ~ West Shore Voice News
“We have heard that the City of Langford has proposed a 1,200-seat performing arts centre together with the Maritime Museum,” said
Juan de Fuca Performing Arts Centre Society (JDFPACS) president Judith Cullington in a communique to the group today March 6.
“This is excellent news for the West Shore, and will create opportunities for larger performances. At the same time, our Society has been working closely with a West Shore landowner to advance our project to create an intimate, community theatre,” says Cullington.
“It will provide space for smaller performances together with exhibit and teaching spaces. Thus, it will be a homeplace for a diverse range of arts and cultural activities. We believe the two projects will be complementary assets for the West Shore and beyond.”
About 20 people showed up for the Annual General Meeting of the Juan de Fuca Performing Arts Centre Society (JDFPACS) on February 23 at the Juan de Fuca Library in Colwood. A few new members joined upon arrival.
At that meeting, Cullington said that a location for the long-sought performing arts centre for the west shore has been narrowed down from several options. No firm news yet.
Cullington says JDFPACS operates with a lean budget. Revenues were almost $11,000 in 2019 and expenses close to that, leaving net revenue of $1,521.43 (better than 2017 and 2018 which operated in the red). Municipal grants (from Colwood, View Royal, Highlands and Metchosin) and other independent donations made up the lion’s share of 2019 revenues, with the organization hoping that more people will use the Thrifty Foods Smile Card Program as a way to make donations as they shop. Details on the group’s website at www.building4thearts.com .