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Randy Joynt is the new manager of external affairs at the Royal and McPherson Theatres Society. It’s a new position that executive director Lloyd Fitzsimonds calls “a significant step forward for the RMTS as we explore new ways to enrich the cultural life of our communities.” Joynt began his career as a contemporary dancer, performing with companies in Winnipeg, Ottawa and Montreal. He then cofounded TRIP dance company in Winnipeg and began his transition to arts administration. For the past eight years, he has been the executive director of Winnipeg’s Artspace, which operates a historic warehouse home to 18 arts and cultural organizations and provides arts-administration services throughout Manitoba. During his tenure at Artspace, Randy developed Artspace Arts Management, an artsadministration service that provides bookkeeping and planning services for arts organizations and ArtSupport Manitoba, a program that works with arts organizations to build their capacity to raise funds from the private sector. RMTS is a not-for-profit organization that manages all operational aspects of the Royal Theatre and the McPherson Playhouse.
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Perfect pub partners Brock Carbery, left, and Gord Hahn hoist a couple of pints to celebrate their new partnership at Christie’s Carriage House Pub in Victoria’s Jubilee neighbourhood. Carbery has been general manager and part-owner of the pub for 14 years. Last month, long-time majority owners Jim and Louise O’Brien sold their shares to Carbery and Hahn, who become the third ownership group in the 29-year history of Christie’s. Hahn and his wife, Andra, owned and operated the James Bay Esso gas and service station for 23 years before selling in October 2015. He admitted the partnership with Carbery was hard to resist. “He is the face of Christie’s and has a lot of integrity, and that’s what you want in a partner,” says Hahn. “My wife and I have frequented a few pubs and restaurants in Victoria and have always come back to Christie’s — just great service, friendly and comfortable.” Mike Gavas, who’s been tending bar at Christie’s since 1988, says it’s a perfect partnership for the pub, particularly for Carbery, who will continue to manage. “Brock really does epitomize the term publican ... [he’s] truly one of those rare, nice guys that thrives on the social aspect of the business.” Christie’s is in a heritage house at 1739 Fort St., that was built in 1898 by Eldridge Christie, a renowned builder of horse-drawn carriages. The home remained in the family until 1948 and was later converted to apartments. It opened as a pub in 1986.
News partnership Victoria-based SendtoNews Video Inc. has a new syndication partnership with McClatchy, one of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States. The agreement will see the rollout of SendtoNews’ sports video content across McClatchy’s digital publishing operations. SendtoNews is North America’s leading sports video ad platform serving an expanding publisher network of more than 1,500 news properties.
WELCOME TO DAYS INN VICTORIA UPTOWN A hotel on Gorge Road that originally opened in 1971 as the Coachman Inn has been rebranded from Travelodge Victoria to Days Inn Victoria Uptown. It had been a Travelodge since 1994. The property will continue to be owned by Mayfair Hotels & Resorts. •