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Cultural SummitOctober 6, 2015

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• First regional cultural plan in Ontario• More than 340 people consulted• Incorporated findings from North Hastings Cultural Plan

Report • Funding provided by Hastings County & Cities of

Belleville & Quinte West, the Province and the North & Central Hastings and South Algonquin CFDC

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  How many assets were found through the cultural mapping process?

a)215

b)755

c)190

d)430

Answer is b) 755

Cultural Assets

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Summary

Cultural Assets

Creative Cultural Industries 252

Festivals and Events 99

Spaces and Facilities 71

Community Organizations 57

Cultural Heritage 214

Natural Heritage 62

TOTAL 755

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 Priority in our Economic Development Action Plans

Enhancing our “Place” draws in more Lone Eagles & Creative Entrepreneurs who like culturally rich and interesting “places”

Creative Economy set to grow by 40% over next decade

Creative Workers earn $20,000 more on average and contribute 70% of spending in a community

Stats Canada indicates 360,000 manufacturing jobs were lost between 2006 & 2010. But we gained 200,000 Creative jobs

Cultural tourists also stay longer

Why a Cultural Plan?

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 What have we been up to since the Plan was adopted and how can you help???

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Goals 1 & 4 – Stronger Collaboration• Implemented a Communications Strategy to Promote the

Plan;• Convened a Cultural Summit;• Sustained and Expanded Cultural Mapping;• April, 2014 Quinte Arts Council brought Arts Councils

together for networking & collaboration;• Region-wide calendar of programs and events.*Areas where you can help:• Integrate culture more into municipal planning & decision-

making;• How can we adapt more existing spaces or create new

multi-purpose facilities?

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Goal 2: Grow Culture Driven Economic Development

• Spaces for artists and creative enterprises have been supported (i.e. Place for the Arts in Bancroft);

• Have leveraged waterways and waterfront development (i.e. new Marina)

*Areas where you can help:• Development of an integrated cultural tourism

brand and strategy for the region;• Strengthen cultural tourism product development.

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Goal 3: Celebrate the Region’s Rich History & Heritage

• Launched a regional storytelling program on the new Cultural Portal;

• Region-wide trails are supported (i.e. non-motorized trails and the Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance);

• May 26 Heritage Forum held.* Areas where you can help:• Strengthen Cultural Heritage Conservation

Capacity;• Undertake a Cultural Heritage Landscape Study