Blog categorized as Cultural Infrastructure & Policy

Recent cultural cuts in Nova Scotia reveal why arts, culture, and heritage must be treated as essential community infrastructure—especially in rural, coastal, and Indigenous communities.

In small and rural communities, libraries are essential civic infrastructure. This article examines funding pressures, how rural libraries are adapting, and why their role as social, cultural, and community hubs is more important than ever.

When six regional museums in the Eastern Townships of Québec sign an open letter saying they are at a financial tipping point operationally, we should all be paying attention.

The Centre for Cultural Futures Canada has reviewed the federal Budget 2025 to see how it affects culture in rural Canada.

This article highlights the real struggle of small museums to remain vibrant, viable and relevant part of their community's cultural fabric and deliver the same sustainable, impactful community benefits as their urban counterparts without a different approach to funding.