March 8, 2021 Reading time: 2 min 30 s
By Nick Seebruch An artist s rendering of what the front facade of the future arts centre could look like.
CORNWALL, Ontario – At a Special Meeting on Monday, March 8 Cornwall City Council received a report on what a new arts and culture could look like, how much it would cost, and how it might operate.
In 2018 the City of Cornwall purchased the old Bank of Montreal at 159 Pitt St. for $450,000 with the intention of turning it into an arts and culture centre.
A feasibility study done by the City of Cornwall that summer estimated that renovating the building to meet the needs of an arts centre would cost between $4 million and $6 million.
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Pommier family supports Arts Centre project March 3, 2021 at 11 h 42 min Reading time: 1 min 30 s
By Nick Seebruch Pictured from left-to-right are Rose Desnoyers of the Arts and Culture Fund Committee, Andre Pommier, France Pommier and Linda Halliday of the Arts and Culture Fund Committee. Submitted photo.
CORNWALL, Ontario – The Pommier family has donated $12,000 to support the Cornwall Arts Centre Fund. The fund will be used to offset the costs of converting the former Bank of Montreal at 159 Pitt St. to a new arts centre for the city.
In February, the Arts and Culture fund announced that it had reached $837,076.39 of its $1 million goal.