Canadian Canoe Museum Hopes To Have Found New Location
After the disheartening news at the end of October that the Canadian Canoe Museum discovered that the ground was contaminated at their build site, they have announced this morning that they have a new preferred site for the museum.
Johnson Park, at 2077 Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough, Ontario is situated on Little Lake, north of Beavermead Park and just a few minutes drive South of the previous intended location at the Peterborough Lift Lock.
The site is owned by the City of Peterborough, and is the current Summer home to the Peterborough Canoe & Kayak Club. It is very picturesque in the Summer in this area with a beautiful bridge to join over to Bevermead Park, and a paved multipurpose trail that is frequented by walkers, runners and cyclists.
As part of the overall due diligence exploration and feasibility studies, environmental assessment and testing is scheduled to take place on the property, from November 30, 2020 – December 2, 2020. Test results are expected to be available by the end of the year.
“The Canadian Canoe Museum is extremely hopeful that the Johnson Park location will emerge as a viable site for the new museum build project. We are bolstered by the support of the City of Peterborough and the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority (ORCA) who are involved in the feasibility
exploration.””
Since May of this year, the Canoe Museum has been engaged in a proactive site selection process, reviewing multiple alternative sites throughout Peterborough’s waterfront in order to identify a new site where it will construct its museum. The museum’s board of directors struck a Pivot Task Force to manage the project who in turn enlisted the help of XBMC Consulting and Lett Architects Inc to lead the Site Feasibility Study.
Notwithstanding the pandemic operating environment, the new build is expected to be shovel-ready by the end of 2021. The project will take an Integrated Project Delivery approach where people, systems, business structures and practices are integrated into a process that collaboratively harnesses the talents and insights of all participants to optimize project results, increase value to the owner, reduce waste, maximize efficiency and accelerate schedules.
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