Port Coquitlam’s heritage society got a financial boost from the city this month to keep its manager and curator.
Last week, the city’s committee of council awarded PoCo Heritage additional cash for the position — currently held by Kelly Brown — and to provide a base for its operations.
The extra funding will allow the society to develop long-term planning, redesign its website, take part in collaborative exhibits and events, upgrade the collection management system and keep the museum and archives open during regular business hours, among other things.
According to the society’s 2017 figures, PoCo has one of the lowest municipal funding rates in the Lower Mainland, at 85 cents per resident.
That compares with Coquitlam at $1.44 per capita, Port Moody at $2.44, Pitt Meadows at $4.42, Maple Ridge at $2.31, Mission at $2.06 and White Rock at $6.27.
