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February 2, 2000 Money Available for Great Mountain Projects Application packages are now available for this year’s Banff Centre for Mountain Culture Grants (totalling $18,000), awarded annually to projects that creatively communicate the special nature and culture of the world’s mountain places. "We are delighted to support these projects," says Bernadette McDonald, director of the Centre, located in the Canadian Rockies. "They represent a range of ways to make connections among people and mountain areas around the world." Last year, a selection committee reviewed 24 grant applications for projects in 8 countries, and awarded grants to five projects. Previous grant recipients have included a vertical dance project, a hikers’ guide to the wilderness sections of the Great Wall of China, an encyclopaedic, interactive CD-ROM about Mt Logan, and a photo exhibition about 40 years of change in landscape and culture in the Khumbu region of Nepal – among many others. Applications are available from the Banff Centre for Mountain Culture: phone 1-800-298-1229, or e-mail mountainculture@BanffCentre.ca Debra Hornsby, Marketing and Communications Manager, Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre promotes understanding and appreciation of the world’s mountain places by creating opportunities for people to share – and find inspiration in – mountain experiences, ideas and visions.
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