CBC Radio 88.5: Our goal is to generate dialogue among Montrealers on topics and issues that matter to them.

"Through Montreal Matters we intend to work closely with the community on identifying these important matters, provide a platform for discussions to take place and ultimately realize positive change for our city."

Round Table on Montreal Matters with partners involved with the project: Shari Okeke, Business Reporter for CBC Television: Canada Now; Dimitri Katadotis, Editor-in-Chief for HOUR Magazine, Dennis Murphy, Executive Director of Concordia University Communications; and David Gutnick, CBC Radio. [Runs 10:43] 3/10/02

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CBC Television: At Canada Now, CBC Television,we aim to give our audience the bigger story behind the headlines and to provide context and meaning to the stories they hear about everyday.

"Montreal Matters provides us with the opportunity to work as a multi-media team, in ways that we have not worked before and to provide the public with exciting news coverage."

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CBC.ca intends to become Canada's premiere information source on the Internet - the first choice for Canadians.

"Projects that generate discussion within the new global village, such as Montreal Matters, will move us one step closer to achieving our goal."

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Concordia University is a large, urban university, one of four major universities in Montreal.

"We have always felt a close bond with the city and its citizens and our graduates play an important role in Montreal's economic and cultural development. Concordia is proud to be a partner in Montreal Matters."

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HOUR: HOUR is Montreal's premiere anglo alternative weekly with nearly 150,000 readers.

"For us, the Montreal Matters initiative offers a chance to connect with our community, and to deepen our coverage of the issues that concern us all."

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Partnership also reached out to the following Montreal collaborators: L’autre Montréal , The McCord Museum, the NFB, and Santropol Roulant.