CAPAL Urges Minister Joly to Restore LAC Funding

The Board of CAPAL has written to our new Heritage Minister, Mélanie Joly, expressing our concern that no mention of restoration of funding to Library and Archives Canada was made in the Minister of Canadian Heritage Mandate Letter. We expressed our interest in meeting with the Minister to discuss the impact of the cuts to LAC’s budget in recent years, and the importance of restoring this funding.

The full letter is here:
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Call for CAPAL16 Program Committee Members

Dear Colleagues, The 2016 Conference Program Committee is seeking 4-6 members to assist in developing the program for the CAPAL conference at next year’s Congress in Calgary. Working with the Program Committee co-chairs, the members will review and provide comments Continue reading Call for CAPAL16 Program Committee Members

#CAPAL16 Conference Dates & News

Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the CAPAL Board, we are pleased to announce the conference date for #CAPAL16 and the positions of Program Chair and Local Arrangements Coordinator. We received applications from several highly qualified individuals for these two positions, Continue reading #CAPAL16 Conference Dates & News