I do think that funding is an issue. I think though that funding for local museums needs to come from a number of different levels, from the municipal level to provincial levels. As a board members of a very small museum, I agree with you that we can ask and expect far more of staff members than volunteers.
But I think that in terms of funding, we make a priority those things that we to be a priority. If we believe that telling local stories is an important part of the national story, then we will make that a priority.