The Canadian Canoe Museum announced that it has identified Johnson Park, the City-owned property at 2077 Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough, ON, as the preferred site for the building of its new canoe museum.
National Canoe Day (June 26th) is fast approaching, and since gathering as a paddling community is not possible this year, The Canadian Canoe Museum is turning the celebration digital! With all that has been going on, we have been reflecting on how canoes see us through both the peaceful, calm and challenging, choppy waters in … Read more
New museum’s Research & Knowledge Centre to be named in recognition of this generous gift BMO Financial Group today announced a $650,000 investment in The Canadian Canoe Museum’s new 85,000 square-foot-facility at the water’s edge. This generous gift is the capital campaign’s first from a financial institution and in recognition, the new museum’s archives and … Read more
Since its inception in 2008, National Canoe Day has encouraged individuals and communities across Canada to connect – by canoe. National Canoe Day was coined by The Canadian Canoe Museum following a CBC campaign that in 2007, declared the canoe one of the Seven Wonders of Canada. Ever since, and in many ways – from … Read more
The museum’s outdoor terrace, a gathering space that connects interior and exterior, to be named in recognition of the gift The Canadian Canoe Museum is pleased to announce that George and Kathy Dembroski have made a $500,000 commitment to its capital campaign, supporting the construction of its new 85,000 square-foot facility at the water’s edge. … Read more
The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, announced today that the Government of Canada is investing $10 million to support the construction of the new museum. “It is an historic day, and on behalf of the entire canoe museum community, I cannot thank you enough,” said Carolyn Hyslop, expressing her gratitude to … Read more
An anonymous out-of-province donor, who believes in the power of the canoe to connect Canadians, has invested $1.25M to support the Canadian Canoe Museum’s move to the water’s edge. This generous gift is the first of its magnitude to be received from a donor outside of Ontario, demonstrating the national scope and scale of the … Read more
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation invests $7.5 million in The Canadian Canoe Museum’s new facility at the water’s edge An historic $7.5M gift from The W. Garfield Weston Foundation for our new home at the water’s edge marks the largest known private one-time gift to a charity in the Peterborough area. The Canadian Canoe Museum community … Read more
National Canoe Day falls on June 26th every year, and for 2016 we celebrated on-the-water! The museum collaborated with Parks Canada and The Land Canadian Adventures on a great event called Lock n’ Paddle. The Trent Severn Waterway waived the lockage fees from Lock 20 to lock 24 for all paddlers. There was also a … Read more
If you happened by the Canoe Museum on Saturday you know what I’m talking about! The Museum was humming with energy and excitement as visitors, vendors, boat enthusiasts and Museum supporters took part in the day’s activities. The weather did its best to cooperate, and the rain managed to hold off for most of the … Read more