Importance of culture in the Pontiac

Importance of culture in the Pontiac

The Culture Outaouais organization unveiled 5 proposals this week for the debate on cultural issues in the region in view of the October 1 provincial election. These proposals suggest, among other things, that the Government of Quebec:

– set up an Quebec-Ontario council to work on cross provincial issues
– provide better support to emerging and developing organizations
– raise particular importance to the create and support of museum infrastructure in the region
– to devote a portion of the Québec Cultural Heritage Fund to restoration and maintenance of buildings and places cited by municipalities
– that the new Cultural Policy maintain and improvement programs for the modernization of cultural facilities throughout the country

To talk about the needs and realities of culture in the Pontiac, CHIP 101.9 spoke with a member of Phare Ouest, Louis Harvey, who explained the importance of culture in the Pontiac.

The full interview with Louis Harvey is available here.