Friends of the Museum Archives - Canadian Canoe Museum

Remembering Rick Brooks-Hill

Jan 9, 2020 | Friends of the Museum

Dr. Rick Brooks-Hill, and his wife, PriscillaThe following is a guest post by Ken Powell, Director and Past Chair of The Canadian Canoe Museum The Canoe Museum recently lost one of it’s National Council members, Dr. Rick Brooks-Hill. Rick battled cancer for three...

So Long Bruce Hodgins

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...

Meet the newest members of our National Council

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,...

It’s Take Your Kids To Work Day!

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...

Champions of The Canadian Canoe Museum join its National Council

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...

Remembering Ned Franks

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...