City receives BC Museums Association Award

Recognized for outstanding corporate service in cultural leadership

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed October 28, 2015 3:38 PM

Summary

The City of Nanaimo’s Culture and Heritage Department has been provincially recognized as a cultural leader after receiving the “2015 BC Museums Association Outstanding Achievement Corporate Service Award”. The award acknowledges the innovative and unique creation of the Cultural Managers Working Group (CMWG), which supports and leverages the City's initiatives that animate and encourage a creative and engaged community.

Link to Strategic Plan: Cultural Vitality (Creativity, Diversity, Heritage and Innovation); and taking responsibility to be an excellent municipal government.

Key Points

The award is given to a supporter who has been innovative in contributing to a museum, gallery or archives over an extended period of time.
The City's Culture and Heritage Department was nominated to receive the award on behalf of the CMWG by Debbie Trueman, General Manager of the Nanaimo Museum, including support from the Port Theatre and Nanaimo Art Gallery.
Trueman is a founding and active member of the CMWG that represents Nanaimo’s professional cultural organizations that receive municipal support.

Quotes

"The CMWG’s success is due to the ongoing commitment of its members, and we look forward to continued collaboration and engagement."

Suzanne Samborski

Senior Manager of Culture & Heritage

City of Nanaimo

Images

Photo of Award Presentation on October 26

Suzanne Samborski is presented the award by artist Katherine Fruend

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Contact:

Suzanne Samborski

Senior Manager, Culture & Heritage

City of Nanaimo

250-755-7518

suzanne.samborski@nanaimo.ca

Main Office

Culture & Heritage Department

City of Nanaimo

250-755-4483

cultureandheritage@nanaimo.ca

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