April 6, 2021 Reading time: 1 min 30 s
By Nick Seebruch Pictured from left-to-right are City of Cornwall Recreation Director Jamie Fawthrop, William Kaneb, and Katie Burke, Chair of the Cornwall Arts Centre Fund Committee (Nick Seebruch/ Seaway News).
CORNWALL, Ontario – The Cornwall Arts Centre fund is rapidly approaching their $1 million goal.
As of Tuesday, April 6, the Arts Centre fund committee stated that they had raised $897,951, but that they would soon be surpassing that number with coming donations and pledged donations.
The Arts Centre fund was created to support the creation of the future Arts and Culture Centre in Cornwall.
The City of Cornwall purchased the former Bank of Montreal at 159 Pitt St. in 2018 for $450,000 with the goal of making it an arts centre.