Another successful showcase for NACTV

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Published on Friday, March 6, 2015

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

Representatives with NACTV are very pleased with the response from its annual Showcase. The event was held on Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Roxy Theatre and featured a wide variety of performers helping to raise money for the local access channel. 

NACTV Office manager Jackie Snider said around $9,000 has been raised from the evening, with more donations still arriving.

“The response from everyone has been really positive. I think the [NACTV] committee is pleased,” said Snider. “We brought in about $9,000, but those numbers could change. We’re still tallying some late donations, so it could be more. People were happy with the entertainment, it was a nice variety of local acts and generally, it was a wonderful night.”

Committee president Bill Gade said the level of support that was garnered from the Showcase is greatly appreciated. He noted that this response shows just how valuable locally generated programming can be to a community.

“We’re very happy to receive this type of support, but it’s not just about the money,” said Gade. “It’s about the people seeing value in what’s being done through NACTV. They appreciate all the time and work that goes into creating this type of programming.”

NACTV general manager Ivan Traill could not be reached for comment by the printing deadline, but in an interview with CJ97, he noted that people had been calling in donations from as far away as Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia and that they also had a donation come in from California this year.

The money raised from the NACTV Talent Showcase will be used primarily to cover the station’s operating costs.