I'm fairly new to this position. I started acting on an interim basis in September and was given the position in January.
The CAPF funding that we get, the creative presenter fund, has been very helpful. There's lot of work in the way that can supplement bringing in larger acts to keep ticket prices low. That has helped a lot.
Say we bring in something like a ballet. We recently had Ballet Kelowna, which is a beautiful, amazing show. We did not sell out the theatre, but there were 80 people there. Unfortunately, it is a very expensive show. We are very happy to present them. The 80 people who came loved it. They saw something they wouldn't normally get to see in our area. However, the cost of that is significant to us. It would be nice to have something in place. I love the idea of tax incentives, which was mentioned earlier. That sounds wonderful.
Funding like that tends to help so that we can supplement a high-cost show but offer an option to keep those ticket prices low. That's the most important thing.