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She could find good in everything : Philanthropist Barbara McInnes dies at 77 Barbara McInnes, the long-time president of the Ottawa Community Foundation and a member of the Order of Canada, died Thursday at the age of 77. Social Sharing Celeste Decaire · Posted: Jul 04, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: July 4 Barbara McInnes was the president of the Ottawa Community Foundation for 27 years before retiring in 2014. She was deeply involved in her community, her family said, and dedicated her life to helping others. (Leah McInnes-Eustace) One of Ottawa s most respected philanthropists is being remembered for her lifetime of community service. Barbara McInnes, the long-time president of the Ottawa Community Foundation and a member of the Order of Canada, died Thursday at the age of 77. ....
Article content We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Barbara McInnes, 1943-2021: Barb s imprint is all over Ottawa Back to video One of her two daughters, Leah McInnes-Eustace, announced McInnes’ death Friday morning, six months after a cancer diagnosis: “At 3:30 a.m. this morning, wrapped in the arms of her daughters, my mom, the incomparable Barb McInnes, took her final breath. Our world is forever changed by her presence in it.” McInnes helped launch the Ottawa Community Foundation with her father in 1987, then took over its leadership four years later. Through force of personality and sheer determination, she built it into a $100-million charity one of the most important philanthropic organizations in the city by the time she retired in 2014. ....
McInnes founded the Ottawa Community Foundation with her father, Alastair Gamble, in 1987, and took over the leadership from him in 1991, overseeing its growth to more than $100 million in assets. ....
May 19, 2021 Starving artists need not be homeless, now that the Ottawa Community Housing Corp. has entered into a preliminary agreement with non-profit organization PAL Ottawa to help keep a roof over artists heads. The two organizations have signed an official memorandum of understanding to work together toward creating affordable rental units for senior artists, ages 55 and older. The mid-rise apartment building, to be constructed and completed between late 2023 and early 2024, will be located in the Gladstone Avenue and Rochester Street area of Little Italy, where there’s already a happening arts scene. The plan is to build 80 apartment units, as well as complementary creative spaces. At least 40 per cent of the units will be below-market-rate rentals while the rest will be near-market rentals. ....
Ottawa Community Housing, PAL Ottawa enter into show-stopping partnership to create affordable housing for aging artists obj.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from obj.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.