Report to the Board re: Trillium Foundation Grant Application
John K Muir 30 Sep 02

Via email and then in a following telephone conversation with Jackie
Powell (North & East Trillium Regional Program Manager), I was
informed that at the Trillium Board meeting on Friday, 27 Sep 02,
Trent Radio's Studio C Project application for $78,000 was
approved.

The project is to run over a two year period and involves the digital
ingest of Trent Radio's entire audio archive, and the renovation of
the emptied archive room into studio capable of recording and
broadcasting round table discussions, radio drama, and light music
pickups.  In addition the current Studio B facility is to be reworked
to accommodate two digital audio workstations with shared facilities
for recording and producing radio programmes, and interviews.

Terms:
A Letter of Agreement will be sent by Trillium by 15 Oct 02 for us at
Trent Radio to sign and return. This will provide the necessary
authorisation to receive Trent Radio's first draw of the grant.
Among other things the letter will state the terms of payment for the
grant which are as follows.

Payment #1 25% of the grant total or about $19,500
Upon Trent Radio's execution of the Letter of Agreement

Payment #2 25% of the grant total or about $19,500
Six months into the project period, on or about 01 May 03

Payment #3 50% of the grant total or about $39,000
One year into the project period, on or about 01 Nov 03

The local Peterborough Trillium office will be organising a one day
seminar on how to fill out their forms and properly report our
activities.  This is tentatively scheduled for Wed, 06 Nov 02.

Publicity:
We have been asked to wait until after 29 Oct 02 to make any public
announcement regarding this grant.

This will give the Trillium people an opportunity to update their own
website with the grant.  In addition the waiting period will allow
our local MPP may wish to exercise his privilege to organise a cheque
presentation event.

A revised Project Period
The original application submitted in March 2002, called for a May
2002 start with the project scheduled to finish at the end of
November 2004. Given the grant application was delayed for six
months, and the need for two summers to renovate and install studio
equipment, I recommend that the project officially commence on 01 Nov
02 and finish on or before 31 April 2005.

During the next weeks a posting for the Digital Ingest Clerk is to be
prepared in anticipation of starting that job in January or February
of next year.  In addition ingest gear is to be re-specified to take
into account technology changes over the last nine months and new
quotes sought.

This grant is a major step for this organisation There are always
obligations when given money. It is my fervent hope that we will
acquit ourselves prudently of these duties. This is a wonderful
opportunity for us and our kind of radio to grow and show that we can
do it all thoughtfully, with lots of good humour and well.

Thank you
I really want everyone to know how especially grateful I am to Miriam
Stucky, the Chair of the Studio C Committee, for prodding and pushing
(mainly me) and keeping the grant construction process moving.

Thank you Miriam

The Studio C Committee work was crucial to understanding how far we
have come, and where the heck we think we want to go.  In addition to
all that, it looks like we have a grant to keep us all busy for the
next while.

Until then thank you all for you various and wonderful contributions
in getting us to this stage.

This might even be fun, eh?

John K Muir, General Manager