TTAG’s Legacy Part 1: Bad Business, Financial Mismanagement & Lack of Oversight

How Owen Sound’s municipal Tom Thomson Art Gallery lost hundreds of thousands of public dollars and fell into disrepute

May 02, 2024

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In this series of columns, we’re exploring how the Tom Thomson Art Gallery escaped City oversight and accumulated $617,000 in deficits over just two years, 2016 and 2017 – and what that means for taxpayers today.

Earlier this week, Owen Sound Council approved a recommendation from the Director of Corporate Services to fund the remaining balance o…

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A guest post by

Jim Hutton

Retired Naval Officer and former College Vice President living in Owen Sound, Ontario. He has an extensive backgroud in Finance, Business Development and Facilities Management, acquired during a 47 year career in the public sector.