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b'Last fall, the Federal Government announced cuts to funding for the MAP program which funds community museums across Canada.\\xa0 Also cut at the same time were funds for volunteer programs on which many community museums depend.\\xa0 \\n\\nThe Government has since indicated that new funding might become available, tied to a rethinking of heritage policy as it relates to museums across Canada; National Museums and others like the Galt Museum and Archives.\\n\\nThus, a window of opportunity has opened for citizens and their communities to begin a public debate on the place and importance of local and regional heritage in Canadian society.\\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 - What is the\\xa0operational status of\\xa0local heritage organizations?\\xa0 Should they be revenue-generators or civic institutions, or both?\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 - How should local and national heritage institutions be related in terms of an overall heritage policy?\\xa0 How should they be supported? \\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 - What is happening at the Provincial government level? \\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 - How can citizens and their communities take part in these debates?\\n\\nSpeakers: Ron Ulrich and Wendy Aitkens \\n\\n Ron Ulrich has been Chief Executive Officer of the Galt Museum and Archives since 2002.\\xa0 In April 2007, he will commence a new position as Director of the Jewish Museum and Archives in Vancouver.\\n\\nWendy Aitkens is Curator of the Galt Museum and Archives.\\xa0 She is also currently President of the Alberta Museums Association.\\n \\nModerator: William Ramp\\n\\nLocation: Sven Ericksen\\u2019s Family Restaurant (lower level)\\n1715 Mayor Magrath Drive S., Lethbridge, Alberta\\n\\nTime: Noon to 1:30 p.m. / Cost: $8.00 includes lunch\\n\\nVisit the SACPA website: http://www.sacpa.ca\\nSession moderated by William Ramp: William Ramp teaches in the Department of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge, and is vice-chair of the Board of the Galt Museum and Archives.'