Ottawa agreed to $25M for delayed music centre
Pledge made despite fears over private fundraising
Peter O'Neil, Calgary Herald
Published: Monday, March 05, 2012
The Harper government agreed to conditionally contribute $25 million in late 2010 to construct a national music centre in Calgary, despite concerns expressed by bureaucrats about the proponent's ability to secure sufficient private financing, according to newly released documents.
The $132.5-million project is also behind the construction schedule the proponent committed to at the time of the announcement, the more than 1,000 pages of records obtained through the Access to Information Act show.
Cantos Music Foundation president Andrew Mosker, who is spearheading the music centre, says fundraising timing has had to change, but is doing well after a renewed commitment from the provincial government...
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