MP DEAN DEL MASTRO APPLAUDS POTENTIAL PARKS CANADA AND CANADIAN CANOE MUSEUM PARTNERSHIP (WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2014 – PETERBOROUGH, ON) Dean Del Mastro, Member of Parliament for Peterborough is applauding Parks Canada and the Canadian Canoe Museum as they explore the innovative idea of relocating the museum to the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site on the Trent-Severn Waterway. This project promises to boost the tourism and revenue potential for both organizations. “I am very excited that Parks Canada and the Canadian Canoe Museum have entered into this partnership,” stated MP Del Mastro. “I have been working with both organizations on this idea for some time and the announcement today is the result a many months of hard work. This is the critical first step in exploring an arrangement that will benefit both parties and our community for years to come.” The construction of a new museum at this location would consolidate two significant tourism and recreation destinations in the region and offer enhanced opportunities for Canadian families, including the opportunity to better explore the canoe’s history in Canada and enjoy the diverse water-related programming and associated activities that can be offered by the museum at this historic location. Parks Canada and the Canoe Museum will now enter into detailed negotiations to determine the terms of the potential partnership. This joint project would aim to increase visitation and offer new opportunities that would support each organization’s mandate and their financial sustainability. This project demonstrates the Government of Canada’s commitment to work with partners and communities to help canals be a premier tourism destination, generate revenue, foster recreation and economic development, and ultimately build strong communities and support Canadian families. For the Canoe Museum, this initiative represents the potential fulfillment of a long-cherished aspiration – the relocation to a new water-based site that will enable wider and more extensive programming. Quick Facts • Parks Canada and the Canadian Canoe Museum have signed a Letter of Intent to formalize their collaboration. • The Canadian Canoe Museum Redevelopment Project Feasibility Study identified the Parks Canada location as the preferred destination for the new Museum. • This initiative would bring new economic growth with new construction projects as well as create additional employment and business opportunities for the Trent-Severn Waterway. The construction of the new museum may include a building of 80,000 square feet and space for a gift shop, a restaurant and a meeting room facility to accommodate up to 250 people. • The relocation of the museum at the Lock 21-Perborough Lift Lock historical site would unite two of Peterborough’s major tourism attractions, providing water access for the museum’s programming activities as well as preserve Canadian heritage of canoes and other related watercraft. For a detailed Backgrounder or to see the Feasibility Study Summary Report, please visit canoemuseum.ca
Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:58:05 +0000
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