How BCACG Works On Your Behalf

Many of our members contacted us to tell their personal stories on how the funding freeze would affect their organization's ability to deliver needed services such as hospices, daycares and amateur sports, among others. As a result of funding rejections, some charities and non-profits have been forced to eliminate needed programs and take out lines of credit after learning their committed 3-year funding has now been cut to one year. We continue to advise the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch of the funding cutback impacts to our members. We've suggested the Minister Rich Coleman attend our annual symposium to address our members directly on these new policy directions.

BCACG received a phone call from GPEB's Derek Sturko (Assistant Deputy Minister, Gaming Policy and Enforcement) on August 28, 2009 with a direct access funding update (see pdf bulletin from GPEB). This update has only raised more questions which BCACG has emailed Derek so we may advise our members accordingly. (See email text here). We are also attending the Budget Lockup in Victoria on Sept. 1st to see how gaming funds will be disbursed in this budget with its anticipated deficit in the billions. Finally, we are also investigating the possibility of legal action on breach of contract. Please check our website regularly for additional news updates as we hear them.