Canadian Heritage committee  I think the flexibility we have within the current community television programming policy is what has enabled us to do this.

Canadian Heritage committee  Not to the current community television policy.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's been really interesting. We had generally thought it was a typical millennial audience, but it actually ranges from 24 years to 60 years. There is a very active community of people who are in their mid-thirties to forties who are also participants in Storyhive. They may wo

Canadian Heritage committee  We have funded in the last year 59 projects. Our years sort of stumble between the calendar year and the broadcast year, but as of March, we've funded over $700,000 in grants to creators in B.C. and Alberta.

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. We just finished a competition for a web series. In that program, 30 projects competed for two prizes of $50,000 to be produced into series. The pilots are the first episodes you produce for a series. Once the pilots were presented back to the public, they were vote

Canadian Heritage committee  That's a very interesting question. I think it works because we're kind of bringing the community into the equation. They are helping us to make decisions on the programming. We're teaching these folks how to build an audience. The risk is low in terms of it being a $10,000 g

Canadian Heritage committee  I would say no, but I'm going to let Ann answer that question.

Canadian Heritage committee  Not that we're aware of. There are similar competitions that might be held. In terms of a platform, one of the other pieces is that this creative directory that I referred to in my opening remarks is becoming quite an interesting part of it as well. As you've heard through diffe

Canadian Heritage committee  As it pertains to Storyhive?

Canadian Heritage committee  Maybe I'll give you some quick background on Storyhive. These are micro grants that fund short-form programming. We have funded short films and web series, and we're currently in a competition funding music videos. We don't fund feature films as these are micro grants, but this i

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay. Thank you very much for the opportunity to appear today. I am the director of content for Telus. I am responsible for managing Telus’ community television commitments in British Columbia and Alberta. With me today, as you've met, is Ann Mainville-Neeson. She's our vice-pr