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The Canadian Canoe Museum seeks leadership volunteers
Background The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario, stewards the world’s largest collection of canoes, kayaks and paddled watercraft. More than 600 in number and with a significant representation of Indigenous canoe cultures from across...
Canadian Canoe Museum confirms viability of Johnson Park for new museum build
Clears way for next phase of feasibility workThe Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM) announced today that Johnson Park, the City-owned property at 2077 Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough, ON, has been deemed viable for the building of its new canoe museum....
Canadian Canoe Museum identifies Johnson Park as preferred new build site
Environmental assessments set to begin at end of November The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM) announced today that it has identified Johnson Park, the City-owned property at 2077 Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough, ON, as the preferred site for the...
Canadian Canoe Museum terminates lease with Parks Canada
Advances search for new museum build site The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM) announced today that it has terminated its lease agreement with Parks Canada for the land located alongside the Peterborough Lift Lock on the Trent-Severn Waterway at 353...
Future Canadian Canoe Museum Build Impacted by Environmental Contamination
Industrial solvent found in groundwater The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM) announced today that the results of its own independent investigations confirm that the designated site for the future building of the new Canadian Canoe Museum has been found...
A Canoe Community: Kitigan Zibi (Collaborative Relations Field Notes)
By Jeremy Ward, Curator and Robin Binèsi Cavanagh, Director of Indigenous Peoples Collaborative RelationsOur Curator, Jeremy Ward, and our Director of Indigenous Peoples' Collaborative Relations, Robin Binèsi Cavanagh, have embarked on...
A New Museum Progress Update | Fall 2019
2019 has been a busy year at The Canadian Canoe Museum. Our Board of Directors, staff, volunteers and our new museum project partners have been working hard to ensure that we are in the best possible position to share our...
BMO Financial Group Announces $650,000 gift to support The Canadian Canoe Museum’s move to the water’s edge
New museum’s Research & Knowledge Centre to be named in recognition of this generous giftBMO Financial Group today announced a $650,000 investment in The Canadian Canoe Museum’s new 85,000 square-foot-facility at the water’s...
Reflections On Our Journey To The East Coast
Robin Cavanagh, Jeremy Ward, and Fred Metallic in Listuguj First Nation viewing where we were in relation to the Seven Traditional Districts of the Mi’gmaq By Robin Binèsi Cavanagh, Director of Indigenous Peoples Collaborative Relations...
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