from today's Ottawa Citizen (8/15):
Wanted: Private money for public dreams
By Mohammed Adam, Ottawa Citizen
"Large-scale cultural projects in Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary couldn't have happened without strong support and hefty donations from individuals and corporations, according to some experts. So why can't Ottawa tap into a similar wellspring? Mohammed Adam explains.
In 2006, as the fundraising drive for a new concert hall began in earnest, Julian Armour had high hopes that a private donor would step forward with the $8 million his group needed to seal the deal.
He had seen several cities pull off such projects with the help of private donations, and he was fairly confident a corporate Good Samaritan would emerge to make the concert hall dream a reality." ...
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