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show their support.
FACTOR
- to save or not to save
By Bobbie Smith
The message at this year's North by Northeast (NXNE) music conference
in June spoke volumes about government's preference for science
and technology rather than arts: the budget for The Foundation to
Assist Canadian Talent On Records, mostly known as FACTOR, may not
be renewed as of March 31, 2005.
SUM41, Alanis Morrisette, Kathleen Edwards, Blue Rodeo, Sarah MacLaughlin,
Great Big Sea, The Tragically Hip are a just a sample of the many
Canadian artists who have received grant money from FACTOR to record,
market and promote their musical artistry. More...
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From
the desk of Miss Robertine Barry
Editor's note:
Miss Robertine Barry is a Canadian journalist
and publisher who was on the train onroute to St. Louis in
1904 for the World's Fair, when the Canadian Women's Press
Club was formed. Nicole Burgers played the part of Robertine
Barry in
the 1904 re-enactment, written by Rosaleen Dickson, performed
at the National Arts Centre's Le Salon
on June 26, 2004 to commemorate the 100 years for The Canadian
Women's Press Club - now called The Media Club.
By
Nicole Burgers
I must say that when Miggsy Graham called me about the St.
Louis World's Fair, I was neck-deep in prose written by our
new young journalist at the paper. This new young lady hails
from Nova Scotia and wanted some practical experience as a
journalist. I have several of these young women under my wing
at the moment. It's about time more women wrote for newspapers,
this is 1904 for heaven's sake. More...
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