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Joel Wiebe highlights businesses, entrepreneurs and events in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. This week: – After 38 years, Jeff Wakeford is retiring from Little Lake Cemetery and Highland Park Funeral Centre – AON to host a career expo in Havelock on June 27 at the Havelock Centre – The Canadian Canoe Museum is open at...

It has been years in the making. But finally, the Canadian Canoe Museum, home to the world’s largest collection of paddled watercraft, celebrated a grand opening in its new home in Peterborough, Ont. Germain Ma was there.

Ontario’s lieutenant-governor was in the Peterborough area on Friday. Edith Dumont started the day with a meeting with Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal and County warden Bonnie Dlark before heading to Trent University to tour the student centre career space and athletics centre. She rounded out the day with a meeting with the Chiefs of Curve...

Hundreds of city wide projects are underway in 2024. and three are set to wrap up within the next little bit; including The Canadian Canoe Museum, Twin pad arena, and the new fire station in the north end. Tricia Mason has those details.

The Canadian Canoe Museum long awaited opening has been pushed back once again. Officials say it’s due to construction delays. And now, they are taking the extra tune to plan a new grand opening next spring. Tricia Mason has the latest.

For years the Canadian Canoe Museum looked for the perfect location to construct a new, state-of-the-art museum along the water’s edge. And for awhile, officials with the museum thought they had found that spot, on the shores of the Trent Severn Waterway by the Peterborough Lift Lock. But that plan derailed in the fall when...

NEWS UPDATE: Chemical contamination stalls progress at Canadian Canoe Museum building site; Several accidental poisonings reported in Peterborough. Issued 10:15am.

Construction on the new Canadian Canoe Museum facility is well underway, but now, a sizeable donation has allowed for some major additions once left on the cutting room floor. Sam Houpt reports…

NEWS UPDATE with Keri Ferguson The new Canadian Canoe Museum looks for a new location; Peterborough Public Health makes suggestions for Halloween; the new East City Public School may have a name change; 7 day regional weather outlook. Issued: 4:15 pm.

James Raffan has once again been recognized by Canadian Geographic Magazine. He has been named as one of Canada’s 90 most influential explorers. Raffan took time out from his writing and exploring, and from his role as director, external relations with The Canadian Canoe Museum, to tell us about the influence of the modern-day explorer...

The Canadian Canoe museum is in the process of moving its hundreds of artifacts to a new location slated for opening in the fall. As Germain Ma tells us, transporting the world’s largest collection of watercraft is no easy feat.

The Canadian Canoe Museum—home to the world’s largest collection of canoes, kayaks, and paddled watercraft—is getting ready to open up its new waterfront location later this year. But, the ongoing construction is experiencing delays. Germain Ma has an updated look at the progress.

Express GO Bus between Peterborough and GTA could happen in 18 to 24 months, says local MPP. The Jockey Club of Canada names Peterborough man as finalist in annual Sovereign Awards. And — our Caley Bedore pays a visit to the Canadian Canoe Museum (psst – this may include a sneak peek of the new...

People flocked to the Canadian Canoe Museum to explore some of its history as it features more than 600 canoes, kayaks, and other paddle boats – the largest collection in the world. The museum will soon be moving to Little Lake, a welcome change from the current building’s landlocked location. Sam Houpt reports…

The new Canadian Canoe Museum is planning to open in 2021, but in order to do so, organizers say they need 65 million dollars.

Chuck Commanda is from Kitigan-Zibi, Quebec but has been in Peterborough from late September to early October building a Gitigan Ziibi-style birch bark canoe. The process has been on display at the Canadian Canoe Museum to teach visitors about canoe culture and tradition. The canoe will be on display and used for teaching purposes but...

Kids can experience everything from creating shadow puppets to scratch are and, back by popular demand, kids can send a hand-crafted paddler on a vayageur canoe zip-line.

Hundreds of residents flocked to the cultural institution to celebrate Family Day and take in everything the museum has to offer.

With plans for a new facility in the works, planning has begun on exhibits that will tell the story of the canoe.

The Canadian Canoe Museum is hosting a different type of cocktail party-one where plaid shirts are allowed. Campfires and Cocktails takes place May 4th, featuring live music, a silent auction and perhaps a few campfire stories. Caroline Anderson from the Museum stopped by Global News Morning Peterborough to explain.