Sep 6, 2019 | Friends of the Museum
Photo: Bruce HodginsThe following is a guest post by James Raffan, Director of External Relations.This is a second goodbye to my friend and mentor Bruce Hodgins but, sadly, this one is for keeps. I’m having a hard time imagining a world without his passion, his...
Jun 28, 2019 | At the Museum, Canadian Canoe Museum, Friends of the Museum, News
The museum is pleased to announce the newest members of its National Council – a group of distinguished individuals who are champions of the work of museum, past, present and future.The National Council, whose first 32 members were announced in November 2018,...
Nov 14, 2018 | At the Museum, Collection, Education, Friends of the Museum, In the Store
Our names are Kate and Maddy and our parents work at The Canadian Canoe Museum. Today was Take Your Kids To Work Day so we got to go along with them! In the morning, we had the incredible opportunity to participate in the Skype-a-Thon which is a worldwide program run...
Oct 31, 2018 | At the Museum, Canadian Canoe Museum, Friends of the Museum, National Projects, New Museum
The Canadian Canoe Museum is pleased to introduce its National Council – a group of distinguished individuals who are champions of the work of the organization, past, present and future. These 32 individuals from across Canada and beyond, are lending their names in...
Sep 27, 2018 | Friends of the Museum
On September 11th, the Canadian Canoe Museum lost a dedicated paddler, canoephile and friend in Ned Franks. He was 81 years old. Ned—aka C.E.S. Franks—came onto our radar when he published The Canoe and Whitewater: From Essential to Sport back in 1977; a book which...
Apr 18, 2018 | At the Museum, Events, Friends of the Museum, Uncategorized
Last week the Museum hosted its 2018 Wipper Lecture featuring Geoff Green. To a packed house, Geoff – Founder and Expedition Leader of Canada C3, Order of Canada recipient, a member of Canadian Geographic’s 100 Greatest Canadian Explorers, and founder of...
