LINKS
Theatres & Venues
- Vancouver Civic Theatres
- The Gateway Theatre
- The Arts Club Theatre
- The Vancouver East Cultural Centre
- Pacific Coliseum
- Pacific National Exhibition
- BC Place
Theatre Companies
- Vancouver Symphony
- Vancouver Opera
- Ballet BC
- Vancouver Recital Society
- The Arts Club Theatre Company
- Friends of Chamber Music
Safety
- ActSafe - Safety & Health in Arts Production & Entertainment
- WorkSafeBC
- ActSafe Performing Arts - LPEC & other things
- ActSafe Performing Arts Safety Awareness, a required course for new workers in the industry, free to take.
Industry Links
- Candadian Institute for Theatre Technology
- Associated Designers of Canada
- ETC - Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
- FastTrack TapeRoller - Dance Floor Tape Applicator
- John McKernon Software - Lightwright
- J.R. Clancy - Theatrical Equipment
- LDI - Live Design International is the leading tradeshow and conference for live design.
- LEE Filters USA
- MA Lighting
- Plasa - PLASA is the lead international membership body for those who supply technologies and services to the event, entertainment and installation industries.
- Quality Stage Drapery Ltd. - Canadian manufacturer of curtains, drops, rigging components....
- Rosco Canada
- Stage Rigging Equipment & Supplies
- TSC - Texas Scenic Company - Rigging
- Tools For Stagecraft; Followspot Tools
- The Stage Jobs (UK theatre Jobs)
- AFC - The lifeline for Canada's Arts Industry
Vendors
Learning, Skills, Training
- IATSE Training Trust Fund
- AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association
- What we do - Live Event Support - Wikipedia
- Reddit AV training source superthread
- Cable Academy -- all about cables
- WorkSafeBC
- Grog's Animated Knots
- NetGear Academy
- Dante Certification Program
- SHURE Audio Institute
- SDVOE Academy
- Harman Training
- Soundgirls.org
Union Links
- IATSE International
- IATSE.Canada.net
- IATSE District 12
- IATSE Locals
- IATSE 891 Vancouver (Film)
- IATSE 168 Vancouver Island
- ATSE 250 Kelowna
- IATSE 210 Edmonton
- IATSE 212 Calgary
- IATSE Yellow Card productions
Discounts on stuff for union members
Members of Local 118 can get many (if not all) of the union shopping discounts that Local 891 members can. Show your member card when asking any of the shops and services listed at the 891 website: https://www.iatse.com/benefits/discounts_and_promotions.aspx
Union Savings - sign up for discounts on all kinds of products, including safety footwear at Mark's https://unionsavings.ca/en
Payroll Services