Neil Broadfoot painting a mural at The Canadian Canoe Museum It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing early Sunday morning, July 19th, 2020 of Neil Broadfoot, artist, musician, and long-time booster of the Canadian Canoe Museum. Born on Christmas Day...
On July 11th, in the midst of these COVID times, Shelagh Grant, a long-time supporter who was part of the original team involved in the founding of the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, died of esophageal cancer. She was 82 years old. As a historian and adjunct...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
The Museum is now temporarily CLOSED to the public, as we prepare for our move. We will reopen at our new waterfront location, 2077 Ashburnham Drive, in the fall of 2023!