The Canadian Canoe Museum Terminates Lease With Parks Canada
The Canadian Canoe Museum had announced plans back in 2014 that they had entered into an agreement with Parks Canada to build a new museum at 910 Monaghan Road in Peterborough, Ontario. Earlier this year however, soil samples at the location revealed that the ground was contaminated and sadly today the Canoe Museum announced that they will be terminating the lease with Parks Canada.
“The Canadian Canoe Museum and Parks Canada have worked together to reach an amicable dissolution to the Lift Lock lease agreement at no additional punitive cost to the museum.”
Works is already underway to find an alternative location in Peterborough which will still be adjacent to the water. The project is expected to be shovel-ready by the end of 2021.
“We are in the process of identifying and selecting a new site for what will be a revised museum design that will complement the waterfront site selection. CCM is committed to being a key economic contributor to Peterborough and the Kawarthas,” noted Ms. Hyslop. “CCM remains dedicated to building a home that will permit us to share 100 per cent of our collection in a facility that meets conservation standards, to creating a new suite of exhibitions and to increasing opportunities for in-person, digital and on-water programming.”
Evan Holt
