| Cultural Activities |
| The Burrows Trail Arts Council is a registered charity serving the McCreary, Alonsa, Glenella, Riding Mountain and Kelwood area. The office is situated at 436 2nd Ave. in McCreary. Services began in 1986. A volunteer board and one staff person operate the council. The volunteer board members come from each of the areas served. New board members and volunteers are always welcome. Each year professional performances, visual art exhibitions, workshops, and classes are offered. The council usually holds 3 adult performances each year. Financial support is offered to bring performances into schools. The visual art is exhibited in the McCreary & District Library. Exhibits are updated monthly, if possible. Classes include guitar lessons (that began in October) and papertole beginning in February. Workshops are offered by demand. Staff person Anne Dulle is available to assist both professional and emerging artists in the area. Burrows Trail Arts Council is a member of the Manitoba Arts Network, a provincial arts network with offices in Winnipeg, Manitoba and members throughout Manitoba. Funding is received from Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage & Tourism, Canadian Heritage, the Village of McCreary, as well as the R.M. of McCreary, Alonsa, Glenella, and Rosedale. Contact Information: Burrows Trail Arts Council Box 29 McCreary, MB R0J 1B0 Phone (204) 835-2192 Email: btac@mts.net |
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| 2008 Nancy Buchanan |
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| The Public Library, through rotations from Parkland Library Service, provides over 15,000 volumes, plus audio books and videos annually. It is a gallery for mobile and local art collections. The Library also hosts one of McCreary's CAP Sites, where there are two computers available for use by the public. Both of the computers have high-speed Internet. |
| The McCreary & District Library |