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The brief contended that ‘‘on one hand, government is encouraging us to maximize our abilities to create revenues while on the other hand government is taking away performing arts organizations’ ability to go out and help ourselves.” Non-profit arts organizations believe they are suffering particularly serious fall-out from to postal rate increases of 76.5 per cent for first-class mail, 100 per cent for third class and 44.4 per cent in bulk-mailing rates. In their November brief, they argued that direct government support of the arts was declining because of should have been retained of season brochures — is rnent tells us we must do for non-profit arts and char- also unacceptable. more to help ourselves and itable organizations and ‘‘What disturbs us is the then institutes measures that the new bulk mailing inconsistency of Ottawa." which jeopardize our ability rate—useful for circulation savs Webster. ‘‘Govern- to act." by JAMIE I’ORTMAN Southam News TORONTO - Performing arts groups across the country are hopping mad at the new Canada Post Corporation for imposing mail rates which they say hamper their ability to stay afloat financially. “We view this matter with the utmost seriousness,” says Betty Webster, executive director of the Association of Canadian Orchestras. AGO is one of five national arts service associations meeting this weekend in Toronto to seek new ways of breaking a current deadlock in discussions with an unsympathetic post office. Webster believes that current postal policy makes no sense at a time when other branches of the federal government are pursuing cultural policies which force arts groups to rely less heavily on funding from Ottawa and more on their own fiscal initiatives. Winter Plan Subject to Advance, Assured Reservations Valid until March 31st, 1982 RATES FOR BRIDAL & PENTHOUSE SUITES ON REQUEST AM, PHICES SUBJECT TO PROVINCIAL TAX NO PETS PLEASE For Reservations and Information call: Your local Travel Aicent or: (604) 685-1311 Toll-Free in B.C. only 112-KOO-6fi.3-9.W3 Telex 04-507K44 .4/so dependable Itesenations and Information available through: ANY OFFICE OF AIR CANADA. PACIFIC WESTERN AIRLINES AND CP AIR 1160 DAVIE STREET DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER. B.C. 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