Through National Council Member Robert Comeau, The Canadian Canoe Museum has partnered with the Qajakkut Society, an Iqaluit-based organization, aimed at strengthening the practice of qajaq (kayak) building and paddling. As part of this project, The Canadian Canoe Museum commissioned the Qajakkut Society to build two qajait (kayaks). Traditional knowledge and language sharing have been essential to this project by combining hands-on experiential learning with guidance from Elders in the community.
The Canadian Canoe Museum is excited to announce the official grand opening date of its highly anticipated new museum. The new museum will open this winter, followed by a grand opening celebration in May, marking the culmination of years of planning and ushering in a new era for The Canadian Canoe Museum and the paddling community.
Every June 26th, The Canadian Canoe Museums celebrates our favourite holiday of the year – National Canoe Day. Celebrate National Canoe Day this year with your #PaddlingPals!
The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM) is thrilled to announce a transformative gift from former CFL player and businessman Stuart (Stu) Lang and his wife, Kim.
The evocative eight-person canoe pictograph at Pictured Lake, upon which The Canadian Canoe Museum’s logo is based, is located about half an hour by road and another half an hour by snowshoe from the city centre of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
As an organization that stewards the world's largest & most significant collection of canoes, kayaks & paddled watercraft, we have committed to honouring and sharing the cultural histories and stories within the collection in all that we do.
The Canadian Canoe Museum's new museum capital campaign has received a significant boost with a $250,000 gift from a local family.
The gift celebrates and honours the legacy of local historian, avid canoeist, and long-time friend of the Museum, Shelagh Grant, and the Grant family's involvement in the Museum since its inception.
The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM) is honoured to announce that Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, has granted Viceregal Patronage to the Museum. The granting of viceregal patronage is a long-standing tradition, with governors general granting support through patronage to recognize exceptional contributions to Canadian society.
At The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM), each watercraft carries a story of how it came into the collection. A Haida dugout canoe, housed at the Museum, has a particularly heartfelt journey.
The Canadian Canoe Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are situated on the Treaty 20 Michi Saagiig territory and the traditional territory covered by the Williams Treaties First Nations. The Canadian Canoe Museum also recognizes the contributions of Indigenous Peoples including First Nations, Inuit and Métis, in shaping this community and country as a whole.
As an organization that stewards the world’s largest and most significant collection of canoes, kayaks & paddled watercraft, we will honour and share the cultural histories and stories within the collection in all that we do.
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