Campbell Rivers Arts Council executive director Ken Blackburn has been given a provincial Arts Champion Award – one of only three given in the province this year by the BC Assembly of Arts Councils. Blackburn was noted for constantly working to have the arts recognized as a central community resource in addressing a wide range of community social issues

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Campbell Rivers Arts Council executive director Ken Blackburn has been given a provincial Arts Champion Award – one of only three given in the province this year by the BC Assembly of Arts Councils

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