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Cover Photos:

1. Resonance. Photo: Carmelle Bégin2. Show and Tell. Photo: CBC Still Photo Collection, Toronto3. First Son. Photo: C. D. Hoy4. Lifelines. Photo: Steve Darby5. Vimy Sculptures. Photo: Harry Foster6. CMCC Web Site.7. Canadian Postal Museum. Photo: Steve Darby

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Canadian WarMuseum

Canadian War Museum

330 Sussex DriveOttawa, Ontario

K1A 0M8

www.warmuseum.ca

Vimy House221 Champagne Avenue North

Ottawa, OntarioK1R 7R7

CWM Information and OtherServices: (819) 776-8600/

1-800-555-5621Fax: (819) 776-8623

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Canadian Museum ofCivilizationCanadian Museum of Civilization

100 Laurier StreetP.O. Box 3100, Station BGatineau, QuebecJ8X 4H2

www.civilization.ca

Information: (819) 776-7000/ 1-800-555-5621Teleprinter (TDD): (819) 776-7003Group Reservations: (819) 776-7014Facility Rentals: (819) 776-7018Members of the Museum: (819) 776-7100Volunteers: (819) 776-7011Financial Support to the CMCC — Development: (819) 776-7016Cyberboutique: www.civilization.ca

Museum of New FranceCreator of the Virtual Museum ofNew FranceTM

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Canadia n Museum of CivilizationCorpora tion

2001–2002 Annual ReportCanadian Museum of CivilizationCanadian War Museum

Published by Corporate Communications (819) 776-8380Public Relations and Publishing Branch, Canadian Museum of CIvilization Corporation

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Table of Contents

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4 Board of Trustees5 Corporate Governance7 Chairman’s Report9 President and CEO’s Report12 The Corporate Plan12 • Canadian Identity14 • The Safeguard and Promotion

of Canada’s Heritage17 • Continuing Challenges to Financial

and Operational Viability19 Key Achievements19 • Objectives, Targets and Achievements

in 2001–200222 Upcoming Challenges for the Corporation22 • Construction of the Canadian War Museum22 • Human Resources Planning23 • Ensuring a Client-Focused Approach23 • Completion of the First Peoples Hall and the

Canada Hall at the Canadian Museumof Civilization

23 • Streamlining Collections Management24 Museum Services24 • Marketing and Business Operations24 • IMAX ® Theatre26 • Boutiques26 • Marketing, Publicity and Tourism29 • Web Site30 • Property Management, Security and

Client Services32 • Human Resources32 • Volunteer Services33 Research and Collections Branch34 • History Division35 • Archaeological Survey of Canada38 • Cultural Studies41 • Canadian Ethnology Service43 • Collections Management and

Planning Division44 • Library, Archives and Documentation

Services47 Exhibitions and Programmes47 • Permanent Exhibitions48 • Temporary Exhibitions50 • Travelling Exhibitions51 • List of Exhibitions54 • Programmes

56 Canadian Children’s Museum59 Canadian Postal Museum62 Public Relations and Publishing62 • Calendars of Events63 • Promotional Brochure63 • Onsite Promotion63 • Internal Communications63 • Media Relations64 • Openings and Media Previews65 • The Lands within Me65 • Announcement of Major Exhibition

Broadcast Across Two Continents66 • Publishing Group69 • List of Publications70 Canadian War Museum70 • New CWM Facility71 • Exhibitions72 • Publications73 • Conferences and Lectures73 • Publications73 • Educational Activities74 • Special Events74 • Public Events at Vimy House75 • Public Events at 330 Sussex Drive78 • Private Events at Vimy House79 • Private Events at 330 Sussex Drive80 • Media Activities/Support — Vimy House80 • Media Activities/Support — 330 Sussex Drive81 Canadian Museum of Civilization

Donors and Sponsors83 Canadian War Museum Donors85 Canadian War Museum Donors for the

Passing the Torch and Sharing OurMilitary Heritage Campaigns

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Board of Trustees

Today’s museums have developed a clear mandate both to increase human understanding,through research and the interpretation of collections, and to provide the public with access tothis knowledge base. At the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, we have assumedthe responsibility to offer this access to the widest public possible, and to make of theCanadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum repositories of our heritagefor all Canadians.— John English, Chairman, Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation

The Board of Trustees and Officers of theCorporation

From bottom left to right, seated: Thérèse Spénard-Pilon (Trustee), Victor Rabinovitch (Presidentand Chief Executive Officer), John English (Chairman), Mark O’Neill (Corporate Secretary andDirector, Strategic Planning). Standing: Robert Ojolick (Trustee), Robert Bothwell (Trustee), PaulManson (Trustee), Patrick Polchies (Trustee), Claudette Roy (Vice-Chairwoman), Peter Allen(Trustee), Pierre Dufour (Trustee), Marianna Simeone (Trustee), Joe Geurts (Chief Operating Officerand Senior Vice-President, and Director and CEO – CWM).Absent: Gloria Webster (Trustee), Claudia Simon (Trustee)

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The Canadian Museum ofCivilization Corporation is a CrownCorporation established pursuant to theMuseums Act (Statutes of Canada 1990,Chapter 3), which came into force on July 1,1990. Under the Act, the Corporation has aspecific mandate “to increase, throughoutCanada and internationally, interest in,knowledge and critical understanding of andappreciation and respect for human culturalachievements and human behaviour byestablishing, maintaining and developing forresearch and posterity a collection of objectsof historical or cultural interest, with specialbut not exclusive reference to Canada, andby demonstrating those achievements andbehaviour, the knowledge derived from themand the understanding they represent.”

Dating from its first incarnation as theGeological Survey of Canada in 1842, theCanadian Museum of CivilizationCorporation (CMCC) now comprises theCanadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) —Canada’s national repository of social andcultural history, and its affiliate museums:the Canadian War Museum (CWM) —Canada’s national museum of militaryhistory — and the entirely virtual Museum ofNew France. The Canadian Museum ofCivilization complex is also home to theCanadian Postal Museum, the CanadianChildren’s Museum and an IMAX® Theatre.

s stated in the Museums Act, theCorporation is governed by a Board ofTrustees appointed by the Governor-in-

Council. The Board is responsible for thefulfilment of the policies and the overallfinancial management of the Corporation’saffairs. To help carry out its work, the Board ofTrustees has seven committees which aresubject to by-laws and the direction of theBoard. In 2001–2002, these committees metregularly before Board Meetings to preparetheir recommendations to the Board. EachBoard Member serves on at least one Boardcommittee. During the year, the Board ofTrustees held seven meetings and fourteenteleconferences, and the Board committees heldnine meetings and ten teleconferences.

The Board’s Executive Committee facilitatesthe Board’s decision-making process betweenBoard meetings, as required. This committeedid not meet during the past year.

The Audit Committee fulfils the role requiredby the Financial Administration Act. ThisCommittee serves as the Board’s advisor onaudit-related matters, and ensures maintenanceof sound internal controls. During the past year,the Audit Committee held one meeting and oneteleconference.

The Finance and Compensation Committeeserves as the Board’s advisor on accountabilityand planning in relation to finance andcompensation. It does not involve itself in theCorporation’s day-to-day financial operations,but does maintain appropriate controls oversignificant financial transactions, by requiringthat all financial transactions exceeding aquarter of a million dollars are reviewed by theCommittee prior to final approval by the Boardof Trustees. During the past year, thiscommittee held one meeting and sixteleconferences.

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The Development Committee advises and supportsmanagement, and participates in the Corporation’sdevelopment and fundraising activities. During thepast year, this committee held four meetings.

The Canadian War Museum Committee advises theBoard on matters related to the Canadian WarMuseum. Its membership includes members of theBoard of Trustees and three representatives fromveterans groups. During the past year, this committeeheld one meeting.

The Canadian War Museum Building Committee isresponsible for directing the development andconstruction of the new Canadian War Museum. Thiscommittee has a mandate to review all contracts andmajor policy issues associated with the buildingproject, and to oversee its overall development.During the past year, this committee held twomeetings and three teleconferences.

The Board’s Working Group on Governance ismandated to examine matters related to thegovernance of the Canadian Museum of CivilizationCorporation, including matters related to theapplication of its by-laws. This committee did notmeet during the past year.

Board of Trustees

John English, Chair, Waterloo, OntarioClaudette Roy, Vice-Chair, Edmonton, AlbertaPeter Allen, Trustee, Toronto, OntarioRobert Bothwell, Trustee, Toronto, OntarioPierre Dufour, Trustee, Gatineau, QuebecPaul Manson, Trustee, Ottawa, OntarioRobert J. Ojolick, Trustee, Sydney, Nova ScotiaMarianna Simeone, Trustee, Montreal, QuebecClaudia Simon, Trustee, Big Cove First Nation, NewBrunswick (the term of Patrick M. Polchies,Kingsclear First Nation, New Brunswick, ended as ofMarch 19, 2002)Thérèse Spénard-Pilon, Trustee, Laval, QuebecGloria Webster, Trustee, Alert Bay, British Columbia

Corporate Officers

Victor Rabinovitch, President and CEOJoe Geurts, Senior Vice-President and ChiefOperating Officer, and Director and CEO of theCanadian War MuseumLouise Dubois, Corporate Secretary and Director,Strategic Planning (until September 28, 2001)Mark O’Neill, Corporate Secretary and Director,Strategic Planning (since September 27, 2001)

Members of the Corporation’sExecutive Committee

Victor Rabinovitch, President and Chief ExecutiveOfficerMichel Cheff, Director, Operations, Office of thePresident and CEOLouise Dubois, Corporate Secretary and Director,Strategic Planning (until September 28, 2001)Mark O’Neill, Corporate Secretary and Director,Strategic Planning (since September 27, 2001)Joe Geurts, Senior Vice-President and ChiefOperating Officer, and Director and CEO of theCanadian War MuseumElizabeth Goger, Director, Human ResourcesStephen Inglis, Director General, Collections andResearchDavid Loye, Chief Financial OfficerSylvie Morel, Director General, Exhibitions andProgrammesPierre Pontbriand, Vice-President, Public Relationsand PublishingMichael Wolfe, Vice-President, Development (untilApril 27, 2001)Luc Girard, Vice-President, Development (sinceAugust 28, 2001)

A printed version of this report is available onrequest. Please call (819) 776-8380.

All publications mentioned in this report areavailable at the Canadian Museum of CivilizationBoutique, as well as through our Cyberboutique(www.civilization.ca). A free printed catalogue isalso available by calling 1-800-555-5621.

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Chairman’s Rep ort

he notion of the museumgoes far back in humanhistory. Human beings have

long had the impulse to makecollections of natural and human-made objects and to interpret thismaterial. Perhaps the earliestknown example of a museum labelis a tablet from the sixth centuryB.C., unearthed in the Babyloniancity of Ur, which describedinscriptions from the twenty-firstcentury B.C.

But the development of themodern museum took a leapforward around the eighteenthcentury, with the Enlightenment.If private collections had longserved the spirit of inquiry and theadvancement of knowledge, itbegan to be seen as important toinstruct the public, and some ofthe first national museums beganto emerge. Museums were seen asinstitutions that would help tospread knowledge amonghumankind, while promotingadvances in art and science for thebetterment of all of society.

Today’s museums have developeda clear mandate both to increasehuman understanding, throughresearch and the interpretation ofcollections, and to provide thepublic with access to thisknowledge base. At the CanadianMuseum of CivilizationCorporation (CMCC), we haveassumed the responsibility to offerthis access to the widest publicpossible, and to make of theCanadian Museum of Civilization(CMC) and the Canadian WarMuseum (CWM) repositories ofour heritage for all Canadians.

This is no small endeavour. Themuseum public and potentialpublic represent all ages, manyplaces of origin, various lan-guages, and a multitude of culturesfound within Canada. Some haveancestors native to this continent,while others are newly arrivedfrom Africa, Asia and otherregions of the world. On a givenday at the Canadian Museum ofCivilization, a visiting West CoastElder might recognize a mask orrattle displayed in the Grand Hallas having belonged to a relative orancestor; while a young first-generation Canadian may be ableto relate as easily to a work ofArabic calligraphy as to a replicaVoyageur canoe — and may deriveas much pride and interest in ourcountry’s heritage from both. Onevisitor to the Canadian WarMuseum may come to honour agreat-uncle lost in the Great War,while another learns about thework of Canadian peacekeepers ina country where she or her parentsor grandparents were born.

With the CMCC’s nationalmandate, its museums must havesomething to offer to Canadianswhether or not they live in theNational Capital Region (NCR).The CMC and the CWM had acombined visitorship of over 1.4million in the past year, and it issatisfying to note that 86 per cent,during the peak season, arevisitors from outside the NCR.Over the past five years, of the6,700,000 visitors to the CMC, wecan estimate that over 5,000,000came from outside the region —across Ontario, Quebec,

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the rest of Canada and the world.Because of the large numbers offoreign visitors, the CMC nowoffers some printed materials inGerman and Spanish, while allservices, exhibitions andpublications are offered in ourofficial languages, English andFrench, and some exhibits andactivities incorporate Aboriginallanguages. In the past year,improvements have been made tosignage inside the CMC, makingthe Museum easier to access forvisitors of different ages, abilitiesand origins.

The CMCC’s rich collections,research and exhibitions belong toall Canadians. As much aspossible, we offer access to themwith the click of a mouse, throughan extensive Web site covering allthree of the Corporation’smuseums. The Civilization.ca sitewas relaunched in September2001, after a year of work toredesign the site and make iteasier and more pleasant tonavigate. In the course of this pastfiscal year, 20 million pages wereconsulted — 15 million on theCMC site, 2 million on the CWMsite, and 3 million at the VirtualMuseum of New France.

One of our highest priorities in thepast year has been the building ofa new Canadian War Museum —a Museum that will be morevisible and accessible to theCanadian public than the currentfacility. Now planned for a primeriverfront site in central Ottawa,the CWM has become animportant national project and isgenerating considerable publicand media excitement. During thepast fiscal year, we have chosenthe new Museum’s architecturaland exhibition design teams.Government funding has beensecured for the project, and ourown Passing the Torchfundraising campaign — aimed atensuring that the new Museum’sexhibitions and programmesproperly reflect this country’sproud military tradition — hasachieved more than $11 million ofits $15-million goal from a widerange of donors. This has becomea project of national significancewith supporters from sea to sea.

From ancient Babylon to theinterconnected world of thetwenty-first century, museums arethe holders of society’s materialinheritance, from revered relicsand works of art to humble toolsand household objects that speakto us of the lives that, throughtheir labour, their preservation ofcustom, and their inventions andinnovation, created the world welive in today. For this reason,museums of human history are acomforting touchstone. Theyremind us of where we’ve been,who we are, and where we couldgo if we chose. In our role as amuseum corporation in the serviceof all Canadians, we will continueto share what we do with as widea constituency as possible. And wewill do our best to ensure that ourchoices serve a public whose verydiversity is our most importantasset.

Dr. John EnglishChairman, Board of Trustees

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President and CEO’s Report

n May 2001, the CanadianMuseum of Civilization(CMC) was recognized as

one of the country’s top culturalattractions. The AttractionsCanada award for best indoor siteplaced the CMC in the company ofa select group of Canadiantreasures, such as the ColumbiaIcefield in the Rockies, Montréal’sJardin botanique, and the historicPier 21 Museum in Halifax. Laterin 2001, the CMC was nominatedin a list of top Canadianattractions that placed it on a levelwith Banff National Park, theFortress of Louisbourg NationalHistoric Site, the Montréal JazzFestival and the CalgaryStampede. These were highlightsin an exciting year for theCorporation. For the second yearin a row, one of our premierexhibitions was recognized withan Outstanding Achievementaward from the CanadianMuseums Association (Canvas ofWar in 2001 and Lifelines:Canada’s East Coast Fisheries in2002). As well, the CMC wasagain the most visited museum inCanada, with over 1.3 millionvisitors during the year.

Awards are always gratifyingbecause they represent thejudgement of professional peersand the enthusiasm of the public.But they tell only a small part ofthe story. Deeper appreciation forour institutions can be gained bylooking at the wide range of workcarried out by top-notchprofessionals in our museums, andthe many ways in which theCorporation fulfills its importantnational mandate.

The national scope of our work isexpressed in part through ourcollaboration with other Canadianmuseums. An example is theinnovative model that resulted inLifelines, jointly conceived andproduced by the CMC and fourAtlantic Canada institutions.Another example is the nationallysignificant coast-to-coast tour ofCanvas of War: Masterpiecesfrom the Canadian WarMuseum, an award-winningexhibition which has broughtCanada’s war art into the publicspotlight and into Canadians’consciousness about our history.

Photo: Dave Chan

One aspect of the CMC’s nationalrole can be measured from thepeople who chose to visit us. Inthe summer of 2001, a statisticalstudy of visitors showed that86 per cent of respondents camefrom outside the National CapitalRegion (NCR). This totalconsisted of 55 per cent who camefrom all over Canada beyond theNCR, and 31 per cent of visitorswho came from outside thecountry. We intend to further studythe attendance profile of visitorsduring the winter period in orderto gain a more complete picture ona year-round basis. Overall,however, we are already certainthat the large majority of ourvisitors come from beyond the“borders” of the National CapitalRegion.

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As part of the Corporation’snational mandate, the CMC playsan important role as a showcasefor diverse materials fromCanada’s regions, particularlywhen we feature exhibitions fromother Canadian institutions. Thispast year, CMC visitors could seethe Newfoundland Museum’s FullCircle: First Contact (a visualand auditory journey through theworld of A.D. 1000 and the firstlandings of Vikings on ourshores), First Son: Portraits byC. D. Hoy (a photo exploration ofimmigrant and Native life fromthe Presentation House Gallery inVancouver), and the aptly-namedAcross Borders (an exploration ofIroquois traditions and beadworkproduced by Montréal’s McCordMuseum and the Castellani ArtMuseum, New York).

The CMC offers the public awindow onto many aspects ofCanada’s diversity, as we did thisyear with the exhibitions TheLands within Me: Expressionsby Canadian Artists of ArabOrigin and Nuvisavik, “ThePlace Where We Weave”: InuitTapestries from Arctic Canada.Three new exhibition modules andinstallations opened in the CanadaHall: a Winnipeg book and musicsupply store, a print shop thatgives insight into the cultural lifeof ethnic communities in WesternCanada, and the Wildcat Cafe, atribute to the communicationschallenges facing NorthernCanadians. The Corporation’sbroad scope is also reflected in our

public programmes. Museum-goers have the opportunity in thecourse of the year to hear and seeperforming artists, writers andcraftspeople who link tradition,innovation and artistry.

The CMC’s national mandatemeans that the Museum frequentlyserves as the public stage forCanada’s leaders to welcomeinternational dignitaries andhonoured guests. The movingpresentation of an honoraryCanadian citizenship to formerSouth African President NelsonMandela, the visit of His RoyalHighness Prince Charles inhonour of the International Yearof Volunteers, and the state visitsof the Presidents of Mexico,Spain, Portugal and the EuropeanUnion, as well as the PrimeMinisters of Lebanon andBelgium, were all memorableoccasions of the past year whenthe Museum’s Grand Hall andexhibition halls were the venuesfor the expression of Canadianpride and welcome.

The Corporation’s work to build anew Canadian War Museum isanother project that counts for allCanadians. A tribute toremembrance, courage andsurvival, the new Museum willexplore and explain the militarydimensions of Canada’s history.Its exhibitions will inform visitorsabout Canada’s place in the world,while also showing the impact ofwar on our population. Such a

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challenge deserves the bestresources, and it was exciting tolearn last May that the newMuseum would be given a centrallocation in the heart of Canada’sCapital on LeBreton Flats.

The international dimensions ofthe Corporation’s work are alsoimportant. In 2001, the CMCCwas a partner in the vibrantcultural component of the IVGames of La Francophonie andwas the performance venue fordance troupes and visual artistsfrom four continents. Tocomplement the Games, theMuseum mounted an exhibition— Resonance: The MusicalHeritage of La Francophonie —that showcases our collections,recordings and original researchin francophone countries inAfrica, Asia, Europe and theAmericas.

The Museum’s internationalconnections were also evident inJuly 2001, when the CMC’sTheatre became the main site for amedia conference — with liveaudio and video links across twocontinents — to announce theDutch-German-Canadian partner-ship that will produce TheMysterious Bog People. Thismajor exhibition will open at theCMC in December 2002.

Another way the Corporationfulfills its international mandate isby presenting the public withexhibitions from other countries,such as the striking collection ofart, folk craft and religious

artifacts in O Pelourinho!Popular Art from the HistoricHeart of Brazil . The exhibitionswe produce also travel the world.In addition to shows now touringin North America, the WarMuseum had the honour tocollaborate in presenting BattleLines: Canadian and AustralianArtists in the Field, 1917–1919 atthe Australian War Memorial thisyear. The CMC’s Isumavut: TheArtistic Expression of Nine CapeDorset Women was shown atPortugal’s national ethnologymuseum. And the CMC’s LostVisions, Forgotten Dreams: TheLife and Art of an AncientArctic People concluded a worldtour that had venues in Denmark,Russia and Germany.

These many activities — and theresearchers, conservators,interpreters, designers, guards,guides and many otherprofessionals who contribute totheir success — all serve to bringthe historical and socialinformation in the CMCC’scollections to a vast public. Ourreach is extended many-foldthrough our presence on theInternet. The Corporation’s world-class site — a pioneer amongmuseums when established eightyears ago — brings virtualexhibitions, publications, imagesand data to the world public,drawing on collections from theCanadian Museum of Civilization,the War Museum and the VirtualMuseum of New France.

During 2001, the Corporationrelaunched www.civilization.ca,with a modernized, easy-to-navigate design, new features andmore content — building on astrong reputation among studentsand researchers who alreadyconsult our Web site.

With more than 1.4 million visitsto the CMCC’s physical museums(the CMC and the CWM), withmany millions of virtual visitors toour Internet site, and withtravelling exhibitions in Canadaand many other countries, theCorporation carries out itsmandate as a national publiccultural institution. This way, wefulfill our goal to offer aspects ofworld civilizations to Canadians,and Canada to the world.

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ur Corporate Plan for theyears 2001–2002 through2005–2006 had three

central strategic issues: CanadianIdentity in the GlobalEnvironment; the Safeguard andPromotion of Canada’s Heritage;and Continuing Challenges toFinancial and OperationalViability. These issues, and theircorollary objectives, provided theframework within which theCorporation operated during thepast fiscal year. They are outlinedbelow.

Canadian Identity

The stated objective in this areawas “to increase appreciation andunderstanding of Canada’sheritage.” In its planning for2001–2002, the Corporation setout the following areas of activityto meet this objective:

• Replacing CWM facilities.In its planning for the currentfiscal year, the Corporationreiterated the importance ofthe CWM building project. InMarch 2001, the federalgovernment announced thatthe new Museum would belocated on the prime LeBretonFlats site in central Ottawa,and announced additionalfinancial support toaccommodate the demands ofbuilding on this formerindustrial site. The CorporatePlan confirms the provision ofan additional $7 milliontowards the project from theCorporation’s internalresources, as well as an

O ongoing investment inensuring that necessary staffand planning resources areavailable for this importantnational project. By the end ofthis fiscal year, the Passingthe Torch fundraisingcampaign, which supportsexhibitions and programmingin the new CWM, will havereached approximately$11 million in cash andpledges towards its goal of$15 million. The CWM hasselected the new museum’sarchitectural and exhibitiondesign teams. Construction isdue to begin in fall 2002, withthe goal of opening in 2005— the 60th anniversary of theend of the Second World Warin Europe, and the 125thanniversary of the CWM. TheCWM is also maintaining itslong-term exhibition plan,which will not only ensuresteady levels of visitorship inits current facilities, but alsoprepares for an expandedaudience at the new facility.

• Completion of long-termexhibitions spaces at theCMC. In its planning for thecurrent fiscal year, theCorporation noted that,although the federalgovernment had providedsufficient original funding tocomplete only 50% of long-term exhibition spaces, theCMC has been able tocontinue its development ofthese galleries due to savingsin other areas. There has beensignificant progress, with

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several new exhibits andintroductory panels added tothe Canada Hall, and a targetopening date of October 2002for the First Peoples Hall.

• Exhibitions. In its planningfor the current fiscal year, theCorporation noted thatexhibitions remain a key wayto communicate informationand knowledge aboutCanada’s history and heritageat the local, national andinternational levels. Althoughthey require a considerableinvestment of financial andstaff resources, exhibitionscontribute significantly to thecreation and dissemination ofknowledge, the establishmentof partnerships with othercommunities, revenuegeneration, and collectiondevelopment andconservation. A number ofspecial and travellingexhibitions were slated forpresentation at both the CMCand CWM during theplanning period.

• Public Programmes. Publicprogrammes assist theCorporation incommunicating its knowledgeof Canada’s history andCanadian and world cultures.Designed around the interestsof both general and specificaudiences, the Corporation’spublic programmes includecultural celebrations,performing arts events, liveanimation, educational

programmes, outreach andrevenue-generating events.Many of these were developedand presented in partnershipwith cultural communities,local agencies, embassies, andother museums andinstitutions around the world— another way in which theCorporation ensured that itsofferings were relevant,vibrant and cost-effective.

• Client-Focused Approach.The CMCC affirmed itsintention to further its client-focused approach, in order tomake its subject matter asrelevant as possible to itsclientele. Using visitor datafrom the past 11 years — aswell as in-house expertise inmarketing, tourism trends andbusiness-to-business research— the Corporation isbeginning to diversify itsaudiences by defining andtargeting those who wouldrespond favourably toexhibitions and programmescurrently in development.Both the CMC and the CWMwere expected to undertakequalitative research on non-visitors — research whichwould be used to provideofferings designed to attractnew audiences. One prioritywas a CWM audienceresearch study, designed tohelp staff understand publicexpectations for the newCWM. The Corporation alsointends to participate, alongwith other members of the

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The First Peoples Hall (FPH) presentsthe rich history, cultures, contributionsand artistic expressions of Canada’sAboriginal people, with an emphasis onplacing contemporary realities in ahistorical perspective.

Approximately 90% of the project’swork either was completed during theyear or is in progress. This workincludes conservation of artifacts, thebuilding of structures, the installation ofartifacts and props, and the editing oftexts.

The continued collaboration ofmembers of the FPH Advisory Group,several experts and other participantshas been instrumental in enabling theproject team to accomplish its taskthroughout the year.

The public opening of the Hall isplanned for October 2002.

The “Whalebone House” is asymbolical representation of how theearly Inuit lived inside the skeleton oftheir most important prey species. ThisThule Inuit winter house was framedwith whalebone, clad in sod, providingessential protection from the cold.Sometimes a whale skull was alsoplaced over the entrance. The house ispart of the Spiritual Whalers exhibit inthe First Peoples Hall at the CanadianMuseum of Civilization. Photo: S. Darby

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Canadian Heritage Portfolio,in offering services to thegeneral public throughgovernment-wide initiativessuch as Government On-line.

The Safeguard andPromotion of Canada’sHeritage

The stated objective in this area is“to conduct research and developthe Corporation’s nationalcollections and share the relatedknowledge.” In its planning for2001–2002, the CMCC set out thefollowing areas of activity in orderto meet this objective:

• Carrying out developmentalresearch. In its planning forthe current fiscal year, theCorporation noted the valueof developmental research tothe institution and toCanadians. Research of thistype is usually carried outthrough fieldwork andresearch into the collections.Although developmentalresearch does not alwaysbegin with a final end productin mind, exhibitions,publications and programmesusually result from thesescholarly endeavours.During the past year,39 developmental researchprojects were underway.

In addition, the Corporationmaintains a ResearchAssociates programme, whichenables non-employeescholars, curators,museologists and others tocontribute, on a freelancebasis, to the CMCC’sknowledge base. In the pastyear, 27 research associatescontributed approximately1,800 hours.

• Developing and managingthe collections. In itsplanning for the current fiscalyear, the CMCC stated thatthe maintenance anddevelopment of its collectionsremain at the heart of itsmandate. In the past year, theCorporation continued toapply high standards ofexpertise to its collectionsfunctions. It also continued touse new technologies torecord, catalogue and makethe collections accessible to awider constituency, throughsuch initiatives as the CMCCdigitization project, whichprocesses an average of20,000 objects per year.

A collections plan, approvedin 2000–2001, identifiedstrengths and gaps in theCorporation’s collections, aswell as areas requiringdevelopment. It was also

noted that there is a backlogof material to be catalogued.This task is tackled on anongoing basis, withoccasional assistance providedby donors in order to facilitatetheir cataloguing.

In addition, the CWMcontinues to work with itsown collection developmentplan, and has been reviewingacquisitions from the 1970sand 1980s. Significantduplication has been found,resulting in the deaccession ofsurplus material. There is anincreased focus on updatingthe CWM collection data andrelated information inpreparation for the move tothe new CWM facility.

• Collections Repatriation.The CMCC remains activelyinvolved in repatriationnegotiations with FirstNations, both in the context ofcomprehensive claims andself-government negotiations,and in bilateral discussionsoutside these processes. InNovember 2001, theCorporation concluded aCustodial ArrangementsAgreement with the Nisga’aof northwestern BritishColumbia. A sub-agreementof the Nisga’a FinalAgreement, the Custodial

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Arrangements Agreementprovides for shared possessionof approximately 280 objectsof Nisga’a origin in theCMCC collection. Inconsidering requests forrepatriation, the CMCC isguided by two policies, theHuman Remains Policy,established in 1992, and theRepatriation Policy,established in 2001. Thesepolicies provide broadly forthe repatriation of humanremains, associated burialobjects and objects of spiritualimportance. In light of anincreasing number ofrepatriation requests, theCMCC is committed to thecontinued development ofprotocols that balance thespecific interests of FirstNations with the Museum’sobligations to hold collectionsin trust for all Canadians. TheCMCC’s experiences andpractices in regard torepatriation continue to beshared at national andinternational conferences, atworking meetings of curatorsand directors, and throughpublications.

• Communicating itsknowledge throughoutCanada and the worldthrough traditional and non-traditional means. TheCorporation communicates itsknowledge through a varietyof media, including print andelectronic publications, filmsand exhibitions. At its IMAX®

Theatre, the CMC’s goal is toprogramme material related tohuman achievement, culturalheritage and other aspects ofcivilization. Over the pastyear, this has resulted in thepresentation of more thanseven large-format films. Dueto an ongoing shortage of suchfilms, the CMC co-producesand contributes its knowledgeto IMAX ®-format films, incooperation with institutionswith similar mandates, as partof a Civilization Series. TheCorporation has recentlyentered into a contract withMacGillivray Freeman Filmsto participate in the co-production of an IMAX® filmproject called Greek Odyssey.

Canadians and others visitingthe CMC and CWM via theelectronic highway nowoutnumber those physicallyvisiting the two museums. Inorder to remain responsive tothis trend, the Corporationrevamped its Web site overthe past fiscal year,reorganizing the site’shierarchy and adding awealth of new information.The CMCC site is alsohyperlinked to otherinstitutions that have aformal cooperativerelationship with the CMCand the CWM, as well as tosites containing informationrelated to the Corporation’sown content. TheCorporation has stated itsintention to continueexploring the expansion ofthis approach to othernetworks. In recent years, thishas included partnerships insuch educational initiatives asThe Learning Window™ andSchoolNet.

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In addition, the CMCCmaintains an active publishingprogramme, producingtraditional print publications,as well as such products asinteractive CD-ROMs andother educational andmuseological tools. ItsCorporate Plan states itsintention to maintain thisprogramme with theproduction of 10–15 printpublications at the CMC, and3–5 at the CWM, as well as2–5 electronic publications(CD-ROMs and Web sitepublications) at the CMC and2 at the CWM. A measure ofthe success of this programmeis the strong interest of themany private and institutionalpublishers that have partneredwith the Corporation toproduce and distribute itspublications.

• Sharing its expertise withothers. In its planning for thecurrent fiscal year, theCorporation stated itsintention to continuemaintaining and sharing itsknowledge and expertise withothers through staffinteractions with colleaguesin museums, universities andother interest-based groups, aswell as onsite training andcooperative activities. TheCorporation also planned tocontinue establishingnetworks for sharing,exchanging expertise and co-operating on projects thatbenefit the CMCC andcolleague institutions.

Each year, the Corporationwelcomes a large number ofinterns and trainees, for staysranging from a few weeks to afull year. During 2001–2002,the CMCC hosted over 30trainees in museology, design,audiovisual production andthe fine arts, as well asstudents from secondary andpost-secondary educationalinstitutions. In addition, theCMC continues itscommitment to the AboriginalTraining Programme inMuseum Practices (ATPMP),which began its ninth year inSeptember 2001 with sixinterns. Since 1993, a total of54 interns from all regions ofCanada have been trained atthe CMC. To help culturalworkers in distantcommunities, the ATPMP isdeveloping a Web site coursefor 2002–2003 incollaboration with theSaskatchewan IndianFederated College (SIFC).This will be a credit coursewith the SIFC.

The CMC and the CWMcontinue to be active in jointprojects with other museumsand institutions. Theestablishment of Memorandaof Understanding andCooperation encourages thesharing of knowledge andexpertise with otherorganizations, and 184institutions have currentMemoranda with the CMCand CWM.

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Continuing Challengesto Financial andOperational Viability

The stated objective in this area is“to continue to strengthen thefinancial and operational viabilityof the Corporation”. In itsplanning for 2001–2002, theCorporation set out the followingareas of activity in order to meetthis objective:

Financial Viability(Funding)

• Maximizing net commercialrevenues. In its planning forthe current fiscal year, theCorporation stated that itwould continue to enhance itslevel of client services, whilegenerating revenues fromthese services. Revenuesinclude general admission,IMAX ® films, boutique sales,facility rentals, food services,parking and membership.

• Increasing fundraisingefforts. In its planning for thecurrent fiscal year, the CMCCreiterated the importance offinding ways to supplementgovernment funding. TheCorporation’s DevelopmentBranch is responsible forspearheading this effort, andactively pursues organizationsand individuals within theprivate sector, in order toprovide funds for research andprogrammes. By the end ofthis fiscal year, nearly $11million had been raisedtowards the $15-million goalof the Passing the Torchcampaign, and the campaignis expected to be completed bythe end of the 2002–2003fiscal year. Over the past year,sponsorship and philanthropicsupport was raised for majortemporary exhibitions at boththe CMC and the CWM,including major ongoingsupport from Canada PostCorporation and the PitneyBowes Corporation to theCanadian Postal Museum.Important sponsorships wereunder negotiation for twomajor exhibitions at theCMC, with Norsk Hydro forVikings: The North AtlanticSaga (May 2002) and withAim Funds Management Inc.for The Mysterious BogPeople (December 2002).

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• Financial self-sufficiency.The Corporation reiterated itsintention to continue seekingadditional sources of non-government revenue in orderto increase its level offinancial self-sufficiency.

Operational Viability(Efficiency)

• Corporate ManagementFramework. In October2000, and in November 2001,senior staff held two strategicplanning retreats in order toreview current operations anddevelop broad goals that willhelp meet the strategicdirections set out by the Boardof Trustees. These planningretreats are a new initiative inmuseum management. Theycontribute to the vigorousworkplanning process alreadyin place and provide a newopportunity for staffparticipation.

• Human ResourcesManagement. In order toensure the Corporation’sprofessional competence andleadership role, the mandateof the Human ResourcesDivision is to help achieve theCorporation’s goals andobjectives by fostering themanagement anddevelopment of humanresources strategies andsystems. Our intention is toretain expertise and provenpractices, while ensuring a

qualified and competentworkforce through effectivehiring, training anddevelopment and evaluation.To this end, the Division isrevising the Corporation’s JobEvaluation System, its CoreCompetencies Model and itsPerformance AppraisalSystem, updating certainPolicies and Procedures. Ithas provided training anddevelopment courses for 131employees and 7 members ofsenior management, and hashired a new EmployeeAssistance Programmeprovider.

• Improving labourproductivity andeffectiveness. In its planningfor the current fiscal year, theCMCC reaffirmed itscommitment to thedevelopment and maintenanceof a highly trained workforce.During the year, theCorporation continued to offera wide range of trainingopportunities to its employees,including courses ininformation technology,language and leadership.

• Maintenance of BuildingInfrastructure. The CMCfacility is more than a dozenyears old and has beenshowing signs of age. Duringthis fiscal year, major repairand maintenance projectswere planned, as part of anongoing programme ofrestoration. These repairs willbe made as funds are madeavailable either throughinternal reallocation, orthrough governmentinitiatives aimed atmaintaining federal facilities.Projects planned for 2001–2002 included escalatorreplacement, repair ofstonework, replacement ofcooling units to comply withnew environmentallegislation, repairs to theoutdoor plaza, replacement ofwindows and replacement ofelectrical panels to complywith the new Building Code.

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Objectives, Targets and Achievements in 2001–2002

Strategic Issue: Canadian Identity in the Global Environment

Objective Target Achievement

Building of a new $105-million facility forthe CWM on the LeBreton Flats site incentral Ottawa. Commitments of$83 million from federal government;$15 million from Passing the Torchcampaign; $7 million from CMCC internalresources.

Replacing CWM facilities Building of a new CWM facility on LeBreton Flatsis confirmed. A commitment has been receivedfrom the federal government for $83 million.$11 million has been raised to date by Passing theTorch. $7 million remains committed by theCMCC from internal resources. Architects havebeen selected, as has the exhibition design team.Target opening date for new Museum: May 2005.

Completion of CMClong-term spaces

Full completion of both Canada Hall andFirst Peoples Hall.

Canada Hall nearly complete, with the addition ofextensive new modules and new orientation texts;the First Peoples Hall is in full production, with anopening date confirmed for October 2002.

Exhibitions 15 special exhibitions at the CMC, and2 at the CWM.

15 special exhibitions at the CMC, and 2 at theCWM.

18 CMC exhibitions travelling to39 venues, and 7 CWM exhibitionstravelling to 10 venues.

17 CMC exhibitions travelling to 49 venues,and 7 CWM exhibitions travelling to 10 venues.

Public Programmes CMC: 1,500 school programmes attracting31,121 participants; 150 group programmesattracting 2,500 people; and unstructuredprogrammes attracting 220,000 people.

1,200 school programmes attracting 38,000;250 group programmes attracting 8,000; andunstructured programmes attracting 200,000.

CWM: 21 special events attracting62,000 people (including re-enactments andcommemorations); 12 films attracting480 people; and 300 school programmesattracting 10,000 students.

26 special events attracting 63,154 people(including re-enactments and commemorations);12 films attracting 480 people; and 300 schoolprogrammes attracting 10,000 students.

Client-focused approach Further development of this approach,including a CWM audience survey andparticipation in such service initiatives asGovernment On-line.

A research project on non- and lapsed visitors wasbegun. Among other goals, this project will assistin identifying gaps in research and makerecommendations on follow-up. In addition, a low-season survey is being undertaken to assess localvisitors’ preferences.

With the assistance of the Department of CanadianHeritage, thousands of images from ethnology andphotographs and objects from the Marius Barbeaucollection are being digitized and made accessibleon-line.

Also, the Canadian War Museum is digitizingWorld War II material from the HamiltonSpectator.

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Strategic Issue: The Safeguard and Promotion of Canada’s Heritage


DevelopmentalResearch

26 projects undertaken. 39 projects completed.

CollectionsManagement

Ongoing maintenance of the collections,including Collections Development Plans forboth the CMC and CWM. Ongoingcataloguing and deaccession of CWM artifactbacklog.

Collections have been maintained, andCollections Development Plans for both theCMC and CWM have been followed.Cataloguing and deaccession of CWMartifact backlog has continued.

Collections Repatriation Ongoing participation in repatriationdiscussions with First Peoples, andrepatriation of human remains and sacredmaterials. Ongoing development ofrepatriation protocols and sharing ofexperiences/knowledge with others.

The Corporation adopted a RepatriationPolicy, which establishes a framework forthe return of sacred items as well as humanremains to Aboriginal communities.Experiences and practices continue to beshared at national and internationalconferences, working meetings and throughpublications.

Communication ofKnowledge

Attendance of 1.3 million visitors at the CMCand 125,000 visitors at the CWM;18,470,000 Web site accesses; 1.9 millionpromotional pieces in circulation, and anadvertising reach of 50 million.

Attendance of 1,307,363 visitors at theCMC and 133,074 visitors at the CWM;20,686,227 Web site accesses; 1.9 millionpromotional pieces in circulation, and anadvertising reach of 72,334,750.

10–15 CMC print publications and 4–6CWM print publications; 2–5 CMCelectronic publications, and 2 CWMelectronic publications.

Presentation of 3–5 new IMAX® films.

Co-production of an IMAX® film on ancientGreece.

7 CMC print publications and 6 CWM printpublications; 6 CMC electronic publica-tions, and 3 CWM electronic publications.

Presentation of 7 new IMAX® films,including 3 in the March 2002 film festival.

On-going project and co-production of anIMAX ® film on ancient Greece, tentativelytitled Greek Odyssey.

Sharing Expertise Onsite placements of 30 interns and trainees;a cumulative total of 49 participants in theAboriginal Training Programme in MuseumPractices; development of a Web site ATPMPcourse with the Saskatchewan IndianFederated College.

Onsite placements of over 30 interns andtrainees; a cumulative total of 54participants in the Aboriginal TrainingProgramme in Museum Practices; ongoingdevelopment of a Web site ATPMP coursewith the Saskatchewan Indian FederatedCollege.

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FinancialViability —MaximizingCommercialRevenues

$7.521 million in onsite revenues for theCMC and $290,000 for the CWM; $5.73per CMC visitor, and $2.32 per CWMvisitor

$7.722 million in onsite revenues for the CMC and $339,000 forthe CWM; $5.91 per CMC visitor, and $2.55 per CWM visitor.

FinancialViability —Fundraising

$1.5 million in funds raised for CMCexhibits, and an additional $1.5 millionfrom such initiatives as namingopportunities; a total of $12 million raisedtowards the CWM’s Passing the Torchcampaign.

A total of $11 million has been raised for Passing the Torch,with achievement of the full $15 million in cash and pledgesexpected by the end of the 2002–2003 fiscal year. $346,000received in support of Exhibitions and Programmes.

OperationalViability —CorporateManagementFramework

Review of CMC and CWM programmes,in order to improve measurement ofresults.

Still in progress; two major CMC divisions — Exhibitions/Programmes and Public Relations/Publishing have beenrestructured as a result of this process so far.

OperationalViability —HumanResourcesManagement

Ongoing development and refinement ofhuman resources strategies, includingthe development of:• a Job Evaluation System;• a Performance management system;• an ongoing corporate training and development, and• negotiation and ratification of two collective agreements (PIPSC and PSAC).

Development of the Job Evaluation System is on schedule andprogressing well with both unions full participation. Futureplans include validating and testing system (2003).The Human Resources Plan includes a joint union/managementprocess to develop a performance evaluation system for theunionized staff (2002–2003).Project Management training for 131 employees, languagetraining for 15, and other courses and information sessions forapproximately 100 employees have been completed. Sevenmembers of the Executive have received LeadershipDevelopment Training.Collective bargaining process with PIPSC ongoing throughconciliation. Received Notice to Bargain from PSAC. Tentativestart date for collective bargaining is mid-May 2002.

OperationalViability —Maintenanceof CMCBuildingInfrastructure

Replacement of escalators; repair andreplacement of stonework; replacementof refrigerants to comply with newenvironmental legislation; repairs tooutdoor plaza; upgrades and repairs toimprove visitor flow and public access;and replacement of electrical panels tocomply with the new Building Code.

$5.64/sq. ft. cost for the CMC; $5.86 atCWM; $7.71 at Vimy House; and $8.71at Billcliffe.

Implementation of escalator replacement; continuation ofstonework maintenance, with successful cleaning of 85% of theCMC’s total stonework surface; replacement of refrigerants will bereviewed in conjunction with legislative requirements; completionof the repair to roofing membranes inside CMC plaza planters andinstallation of the Canada Garden, and completion ofmodifications to the First Peoples Hall entrance, making this arealarger for easier access.

$5.50/sq. ft. cost for the CMC; $4.86 at CWM; $7.50 at VimyHouse; and $9.37 at Billcliffe increased due to natural gas heatingrates. In addition to maintaining cost-effective management of itsfour facilities, the Corporation has established a workplan formajor maintenance and repair at the CMC.

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he Corporation has identifiedfive major challenges overthe next five years:

Construction of theCanadian War Museum

The construction of the newCanadian War Museum onOttawa’s LeBreton Flats will be theCorporation’s major priority overthe next few years. In order toensure that the project remains ontime and on budget, theCorporation has committed itself toan ongoing programme of internalteam-building, while also ensuringthat staff have the knowledge toplan and implement programmingin the new facility. In the shortterm, the Corporation will designand conduct an audience researchstudy, and will develop a solidCWM concept and storyline.

Human ResourcesPlanning

Key priorities for the HumanResources Division are therevision of the CMCC’s JobEvaluation System, thePerformance Appraisal Systemand the Human ResourcesInformation System (HRIS).Demographic shifts, combinedwith an increasingly competitiveemployment marketplace, are alsoputting pressure on theCorporation’s existing humanresources. In order to ensure thatthe Corporation is able to meetfuture staff requirements, it willbe developing a Human ResourcesSuccession Plan. The Plan willassess an anticipated loss of skillsas key staff near retirement age,and will identify skills required inthe future. In addition,

recruitment and retentionstrategies will be examined,CMCC skills priorities will beidentified to complement our well-developed skills and corecompetencies model, along withstrategies designed to build anymissing or underrepresentedskills. Coaching and mentoringprogrammes will also bedeveloped, as will professionaldevelopment and learningopportunities for staff at all levels.The results of a recent TrainingNeeds Analysis will help usdevelop appropriate training toensure that staff have thenecessary skills to meet theongoing challenges and newdemands of exhibition andprogramme development, as wellas research and collections.

The new location for theCanadian War Museum, in theheart of downtown Ottawa onLeBreton Flats, will allow it to bea central part of the new visionfor Canada’s Capital.

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Ensuring a Client-Focused Approach

In response to an increasinglyfragmented and competitiveleisure marketplace, theCorporation will adopt an evengreater client focus in all of itsactivities. Initiatives will includethe identification of current andpotential visitors, theidentification and development ofclient-oriented products, and theimplementation of strategiesdesigned to attract and retainaudiences. In the short term, theCorporation will continue toanalyze existing visitor data, whilealso developing new data,including year-round visitorsurveys and research on non-visitors. The resulting informationwill be applied to existingprogrammes and services, as wellas to those in the planning anddevelopment stages.

StreamliningCollectionsManagement

The cost-effective, accessible, andsafe management of thecollections at both the CMC andthe CWM is of paramountimportance to the Corporation. Atpresent, there is a need forcontinued improvement ofdocumentation, digitization andstorage, in order to ensure theongoing preservation of allcollections. Key actions includethe development of systems forbetter coordination of collectionsresources and planning, and ananalysis of the roles,responsibilities and methodologiesrequired to create a more coherent,integrated and automatedapproach to collectionsmanagement. In addition, theCorporation will continue todevelop policies andmethodologies related torepatriation issues, and to identifypriorities for the generaldevelopment of nationalcollections at both the CMC andCWM.

Completion of the FirstPeoples Hall and theCanada Hall at theCanadian Museum ofCivilization

Completion of long-termexhibitions at the CanadianMuseum of Civilization has been acorporate priority for a number ofyears. The Canada Hall will becompleted within the upcomingfiscal year, and the First PeoplesHall will open in October 2002.Both will require a high level ofcommitment, communication andcooperation among all CMCdivisions. As part of its effort toensure the early success of theFirst Peoples Hall, theCorporation has identified thefollowing short-term objectives:development of an integrated planfor marketing and promotion, andidentification and allocation of thenecessary resources. A slate ofactivities and programming,designed to animate the Hall andsustain its public profile, is also indevelopment.

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useum Services fall underthe direction of the ChiefOperating Officer of the

Corporation, and include clientservices and human resources. TheBranch’s Marketing and BusinessOperations Division is responsiblefor management of the CMC’sIMAX ® theatre, productdevelopment and boutiques. Giventheir commercial andadministrative importance, manyof these services have implicationsrelated to the financial andoperational viability of theCorporation, as outlined in theCMCC Corporate Plan.

Marketing andBusiness Operations

IMAX ® Theatre

The IMAX® Theatre at theCanadian Museum of Civilizationremains one of the Corporation’smost popular attractions, andfeatures a wide range of filmsshowcasing the human experienceand the world in which we live. Itfulfils the Corporation’s statedintention to communicate itsknowledge nationally andinternationally through traditionaland non-traditional means, byintroducing visitors to humanachievement throughout the ages.Highlights of the past yearinclude:

• The CMC is in the earlystages of a co-productiondesigned to bring ancientGreece to the large-formatscreen in a film tentativelyentitled Greek Odyssey. Aspart of its ongoingcommitment to ensuring thatthe world’s great civilizationsare profiled in large-formatfilm, the Corporation haspreviously co-producedIMAX ® films on the Mayaand ancient Egypt.

• Although conventional andIMAX ® Theatre revenueshave dropped at least 10%across North America duringthe year, the CMC’s theatrehas increased its attendance to368,320 patrons (7.5%).

• The Museum’s IMAX® CLUB— which offers membersunlimited access to the theatrefor an entire year for a one-time fee — has been highlysuccessful, with over 4,000cards sold this year (a total of9,059 cards sold since theCLUB’s inception inDecember 1999).

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• Four new features werelaunched: Dolphins in April2001, Journey Into AmazingCaves in July 2001,Shackleton’s AntarcticAdventure in October 2001and Wild California inJanuary 2002.

• In March 2002, a film festivalsponsored by the CBCfeatured a total of eight films,including three new films:The Old Man and the Sea,Legend of Loch Lomond andNSYNC Bigger than Live. Thefestival was well received bythe critics and given featurecoverage in local newspapers.

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Boutiques

The Corporation’s four boutiquesgenerated $1.7 million in revenuesduring the past fiscal year. Thisrepresents a decrease over theprevious year, in part as a result oflower tourism following the eventsof September 11 and lower visitornumbers to the special exhibitionboutique.

Marketing, Publicityand Tourism

As part of an internalreorganization in early 2002, theCorporation’s marketing, tourismand promotional functions,formerly under Public Affairs, arenow part of a new division withinthe Museum Services Branch.

Tourism

The CMCC is a major partner insummer campaigns designed topromote the National CapitalRegion, including promotion bythe Ottawa Tourism andConvention Authority (OTCA),l’Association touristique del’Outaouais (ATO) and theNational Capital Commission(NCC).

Regional Market (Ontario andQuebec)

The OTCA has based itspromotional efforts around majordaily newspapers in the Toronto–Quebec City corridor. The CMCwas mentioned as a majorattraction in 31 destinationadvertisements in daily papers,

including the Toronto Star, TheGlobe and Mail, The Gazette andLa Presse, as well as in EnfantsQuebec, Today’s Parent, the CTCnewspaper insert (Ontario-Quebec), the Rediscover CanadaGuide, the Summer ExperienceOntario Guide and Going Placesmagazine.

The ATO produced a package-tourbrochure (45,000 copies) for directmarketing of regional attractions.Seven thousand of these havealready been distributed in travel-leisure trade shows in Montreal,Quebec City and Trois-Rivières,and the CMC is a partner in ten ofthe packages. The CMC ismentioned in eight destinationadvertisements in magazinesspecializing in package travel,including French- and English-language versions of This Summerin Quebec, Touring and theQuebec Travel Booklet.

For the first time, the CMC wasfeatured on the TVA French-language television network everySaturday at 3:30 p.m. as part ofthe programme, Le Québec c’estles vacances. A six-minutesegment on the National CapitalRegion included a 30-second spoton the CMC.

National Market

As part of its national marketingcampaign, the NCC produced apromotional insert (one millioncopies) which was placed in anumber of major newspapers. TheCanadian Children’s Museum andthe exhibition Lifelines:Canada’s

East Coast Fisheries werehighlighted in the insert, whichappeared in the National Post, LaPresse, Le Soleil and all visitorcentres between Windsor andQuebec City.

U.S. Market

The Corporation began promotionof its new Learning TravelProgrammes to U.S. tour operatorswho specialize in adult educationprogrammes, as well as to elderhostels and alumni associations.

In addition, the Museum placed itsfirst advertisement in The NewYorker magazine in the specialissue “Postmark: CanadianCultural Experience”, which wasdistributed to more than onemillion American households.

International Market / Group TourMarket

The Corporation attended six keytravel trade marketplaces, meetingwith more than 300 key Canadianand American tour operators.Promotion targeting the grouptour market continued with Famtours (approximately 450 visits).The CMCC hosted a variety ofindustry events for key operatorsin the Japanese and U.S. markets.

The Corporation also enjoyedvisibility among internationalwholesalers in the magazineQuebec for Groups byMotorcoach, which wasdistributed to 4,600 internationalgroup tour operators.

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Advertising

There were CMC advertisementsin the Ottawa Citizen at leastevery Thursday and Saturday,thanks to our partnership with thismajor newspaper, as well as once aweek in Le Droit. In 2001–2002,major campaigns highlighted theexhibitions Lifelines, Resonanceand The Lands within Me, aswell as the Canadian Children’sMuseum, with an estimated reachof 8.2 million during this period.

Corporate Advertising

In Summer 2001, both the CMCand the CWM were promoted asprime destinations for localvisitors and travellers staying withfriends and relatives. Targetednewspaper ads highlighting theMuseums’ many assets ran onweekends. Local messages alsocapitalized on the CMC’s May2001 award from AttractionsCanada as one of Canada’s topcultural attractions. These adsaimed both at increasingawareness of the CMC andencouraging repeat visitation.

Canadian Children’s Museum

The Canadian Children’s Museum(CCM) was re-launched with anaggressive advertising campaigntargeting the local market, anddesigned to introduce the CCM toa new generation of visitors.

Advertisement in Capital Parent.

The new branded ad campaign forthe Children’s Museum began withvisibility in daily newspapers inSpring 2001, followed by theaddition of bus shelter advertisingin Fall 2001, targeting parentscommuting to work. Winter 2001–2002 promotion of the Children’sMuseum focused on the exhibitionShow and Tell, produced inpartnership with the CBCMuseum. The CMCC adopted acommunity approach in itspromotions, adding communitynewspapers, local radio andtelevision, in order to reachfamilies in their homes and cars.

A televised publicity campaignwas put into place to promote theexhibition Show and Tell:Growing Up Canadian. The 30-second spots were broadcast onthe CBC and Radio-Canadatelevision networks at the locallevel. Approximately 300 spotswere broadcast during a one-month period, for a total reach of3,019,000.

For the first time, the ChildrenMuseum’s four-page quarterlycolour publication Passport toAdventure was distributed in thenewspapers Bonjour Dimancheand Capital Parent, coveringCCM activities from January toMarch 2002, and reaching a totalof 95,000 readers.

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Canadian Postal Museum

Canada Post Corporation’sgenerous sponsorship enabled theCMCC to launch a brandedcommunity advertising campaignfor the Canadian Postal Museum.The campaign included CanadaPost Step Van signage in theNational Capital Region from Mayto August 2001 and a householderadmail campaign in EasternOntario and Western Quebec.

Promotions

The CMC and five Loblaws foodstores in the National CapitalRegion held a Lifelines contestfrom August 1 to 15, 2001,offering a trip to Nova Scotia toone winning family from eachstore. Designed to promote theexhibition within the region, thecontest distributed a total of200,000 ballots to Loblawscustomers. There were fivewinners, all of whom wereresidents of the National CapitalRegion.

As part of a promotionalcampaign for Visiting Friends andRelatives, a contest was organizedin cooperation with the CanadianPostal Museum. The contest,which ended on October 8, 2001,was deemed a great success, with300,000 postcards distributed inthe National Capital Region.

The Corporation partnered witheight festivals during the year,including the Festival franco-ontarien, Bluesfest, the Jeux de laFrancophonie, the Ottawa JazzFestival, the Ottawa ChamberMusic Festival, the Gatineau HotAir Balloon Festival, theInternational Writer’s Festival andWinterlude. Promotions werelinked to exhibition themes, andranged from simple ticketexchanges and discounts, tosponsorship of performances on-and off-site. An estimated 400,000festival-goers were reached duringthe summer of 2001 alone.

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Web Site

As part of an internalreorganization undertaken in early2002, the Corporation’s Web sitefunctions, formerly under PublicAffairs, have been transferred tothe Finance Division. InSeptember 2001, the site wasrelaunched, with its first majorredesign since its inception in1994, and a new name:Civilization.ca. The site’simproved look and enhancednavigational tools help the publicplan visits to the Corporation’smuseums and galleries, whilemaking it easier to explore ourvast online knowledge resources.

The redesigned Web site hasseveral new features, withparticular attention paid to specialaudiences, including children,educators, scholars and the media.Two educational games made theirdebut on the Web site: Mystery atNo. 262, and Armoured Warrior,as did papers written by CMCCcurators, and shorter articlesdesigned to support schoolcurricula. A virtual reality tour ofa display of Inuit artifacts, asurvey of the prehistory ofCanada’s First Peoples, anelectronic newsletter, and onlineexhibitions on themes as varied asnursing history, gold, the musicaltraditions of francophonecountries, and the Vikings wereamong the many other new Website features offered during thecourse of this fiscal year.

Mystery at No. 262 is a neweducational game that was developedfor the Web site.

Civilization.ca , the Corporation’s newredesigned Web site, includes several newfeatures, an improved look and enhancednavigational tools.

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Property Management,Security and ClientServices

This Division carries out allfunctions related to facilitiesmaintenance, propertymanagement, hosting and security,and client/visitor services. Thesefunctions are carried out as part ofthe Corporation’s commitment tosuch corporate strategies asmaintaining a client-focusedapproach and ensuring theoperational viability of theCorporation through cost-effectiveproperty management, as outlinedin the CMCC Corporate Plan.

Property Management

In its planning for the currentfiscal year, the Corporation notedthe considerable resources thatmust be directed to this function,and stated its continuedcommitment to ensuring that allCMCC facilities are maintained inthe most cost-effective waypossible. During the year, inaddition to the ongoingmaintenance of four facilities, theCorporation has set forth a planfor major maintenance and repairprojects at the CMC.

Highlights of the past yearinclude:

• Cost-effective management ofall four CMCC facilities(Canadian Museum ofCivilization, Canadian WarMuseum, Vimy House, andBillcliffe) was maintained.

• Operations and maintenancecosts were reduced as a resultof the transfer of custodialservices to the companyresponsible for plantoperation. There also has beena reduction in electricityconsumption, due toefficiencies achieved with thenew lighting controller and tomore efficient use of centralplant equipment —particularly its chillers.

• A workplan has beenestablished for majormaintenance and repair of theageing Canadian Museum ofCivilization facility, andimportant maintenanceprojects were initiated. Theseincluded:

• implementation of areplacement programme forall CMC escalators;• continuation of astonework maintenance planfor the CMC, withsuccessful cleaning of 85%of the CMC’s totalstonework surface;• completion of the repair ofroofing membranes insideCMC plaza planters andinstallation of the CanadaGarden, and• completion ofmodifications to the FirstPeoples Hall entrance,enlarging it to make it moreattractive and accessible tovisitors.

• The development processcontinued for the newCanadian War Museum.Functional requirements forthe new facility have beendefined and the newMuseum’s architectural andexhibition design teams havebeen selected.

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Client Services

The Corporation provides a varietyof client services at both theCanadian Museum of Civilizationand the Canadian War Museum.Easily identified by their red jackets,Client Services personnel are able toprovide services in both officiallanguages, and most are trained invisitor relations and basic CPR.Guides offer a wide range of guidedtours of both permanent andtemporary exhibitions, as well asspecialty tours in a variety of otherlanguages, and tours for the blind orthe hearing-impaired. In addition,Client Services personnel assistvisitors with wayfinding and provideamenities such as strollers andwheelchairs. Highlights of the pastyear include:

• Wayfinding — an ongoingchallenge at the architecturallycomplex Canadian Museum ofCivilization (CMC) — has beenconsiderably enhanced over thepast fiscal year. The Museum’snew-and-improved signage hasproven popular among visitors;and Spanish and Germanversions have been added to theCMC site map to accommodatethe Museum’s many out-of-townvisitors.

• More than 1,200 guided tourswere provided by Client Servicesstaff.

• A total of 93 programmes weredelivered directly to classroomsby a Guide. Topics were “TheInuit” and “The Mysteries ofEgypt”.

• The Banquet and Special EventsUnit managed more than 200commercial events at differentvenues within the CMC andCWM.

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Security Services

• Security practices have beenreviewed and upgraded inlight of the events ofSeptember 11, and noincidents have been reported.

• CMCC Security Servicescontinues to participateactively in the ICRP(International Committee onRisk Preparedness for theProtection of CulturalHeritage and Assets).

Human Resources

A trained workforce is essential tothe Corporation’s daily operations.This is particularly true of anorganization that depends soheavily on remaining current innew technologies andmanagement practices. TheCorporation offers a wide range oftraining opportunities to itsemployees, from informationtechnology to language and othertraining, all aimed at improvingthe core competencies of theCorporation, and fulfilling itsstrategic objective of improvinglabour productiveness andefficiency. Highlights of the pastyear include:

• Project Management trainingfor 131 employees; languagetraining to 15 employees, andinformation sessions toapproximately 100 employeeson such topics as retirementplanning, balancing work andfamily, and communicationbetween parents and teenagersand other such sessions. Seven(7) members of the Executivecompleted LeadershipDevelopment Training.

• Negotiations with theProfessional Institute of thePublic Service of Canada(PIPSC) are underway.

• A collaborative review of theJob Evaluation System withboth unions and managementhas been initiated and isprogressing well.

• Collective bargaining with thePublic Service Alliance ofCanada (PSAC) will likelybegin sometime in Spring2002.

• All personnel, staffing,classification and benefits fileshave been updated.

• Future training plans for2002–03–04 are being assessed.

Volunteer Services

The Corporation maintains anactive volunteer organization,which undertakes functions frominterpretation and research tospecial-events planning and directmail campaigns. Volunteers alsocontinue to provide assistance inthe delivery of schoolprogrammes.

The United Nations’ declaration of2001 as the International Year ofVolunteers, provided the CanadianMuseum of CivilizationCorporation with a perfectopportunity to formally recognizeand celebrate the work of theinstitution’s many volunteers.

During the year, more than 520 individuals fromall cultural communities and all walks of life havegiven their time and support to the organization,contributing more than 40,000 hours to variousprojects. Pictured left to right: Indra Singh,Germain Mignault, Suzanne Mignault, LaurelDouma, Edouard Thérien, Eric Lavallée,Guillaume de Brouwer, John Robertson and LiLiu. Photo: S. Darby

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Research and Collections Branch

he CMC’s Research andCollections Branch includesthe four research and

curatorial divisions of History,Archaeology, Ethnology andCultural Studies. Its CollectionsManagement and PlanningDivision is responsible formanagement of the CMC’s artifactcollections, and its Library,Archives and DocumentationServices Division is responsiblefor manuscript, audiovisual,photograph and informationholdings. The Branch also sharesits considerable expertise anddisseminates its research findingsthrough exhibition development,conferences and lectures,publications and articles, and itsmaintenance of wide-rangingcollections and archives, whichare made as accessible as possibleto scholars and the general public.During the 2001–2002 fiscal year,38 CMC researchers madescholarly presentations at 23conferences nationally, and10 conferences abroad.

The Branch’s activities support theMuseum’s and the Corporation’sstrategic objectives of: increasingappreciation and understanding ofCanada’s heritage, researchingand developing the Museum’scollections, and sharing therelated knowledge, as outlined inits Corporate Plan.

T The Aboriginal Training Programme inMuseum Practices (ATPMP)

In 2001–2002, the ATPMP successfully completed its ninthyear, bringing to 54 the number of interns participating in theeight-month programme since it began in 1993. In addition totheir placements within various divisions of the Corporation,the interns have visited other museums and cultural centreswith the support of the National Aboriginal AchievementFoundation.

Over the past nine years, the ATPMP has offered a significantlearning environment for Aboriginal workers and students.The Corporation has succeeded in demonstrating its capacityto produce effective practical learning opportunities throughthe diversity of its workforce, and this programme has becomea model for other museums interested in training Aboriginalmuseum workers, both nationally and internationally.

The ATPMP is further developing strong relationships withAboriginal communities across the country. The programmesupports their initiatives to open museums and cultural centreswithin their regions — sometimes as a result of agreementsconcerning the repatriation of artifacts from the collections ofthe Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Illustration: Samuel Warrior, intern in 1994.

Interns in the Aboriginal Training Programme in MuseumPractices for 2001–2002. From left to right: Jessica Tomic-Bagshaw (Inuit), Kerri McDonnell (Cree Nation of GrandRapids, Manitoba), Shirley Muldon (Gitskan Nation,Hazelton, British Columbia), Claudette Rocan (Metis,Manitoba) and Georgina J. Nicloux (Northern Tutchtone,Mayo, Yukon Territory).Photo: S. Darby

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History Division

The History Division dealsprimarily with the social andpolitical history of Canada and itspeople. This focus is particularlyevident within the CanadianMuseum of Civilization’s CanadaHall, which provides visitors withan overview of more than 1,000years of Canadian history. HistoryDivision staff also share theirresearch and expertise throughpublications, lectures and otherforms of outreach. Highlights ofthe past year include:

• The registration of theCanadian History of NursingCollection, numberingapproximately 1,000 items,was finished in September2001, with images of most ofthe collection’s itemsavailable on the CMC Website.

• In August 2001, the report“Exploration andarchaeological surveys offishing of the eighteenthcentury on Scatarie Island,Nova Scotia” was completed.

• Research was undertaken onthe hazards of navigating theSt. Lawrence River, and anarticle was completed: “Levoyage à Québec de La Marie-Anne de Saint-Malo en 1726d’après le journal de bord ducapitaine André Corneille”(working title). This researchwill result in a number of

Toronto East General andOrthopaedic Hospital School ofNursing, Toronto, Ontario.Gloria (Barwell) Kay, Graduated1951.

other articles and a Web sitemodule, and will be used foran upcoming exhibition onNew France. A photographicexpedition to the area resultedin more than 200 photos beingdeposited in the CMC’sphotographic archives.

• A CMC historian worked withMs. Elizabeth Collard, aspecialist in nineteenth-century ceramics in Canada,to create an inventory of herimportant personal collection.Sadly, her untimely deathprecluded finishing theproject, although Ms. Collardwas able to complete a third ofthe cataloguing.

• The Division continued toauthor both print andelectronic publications,including a book in theMercury Series, a number ofarticles and a Web page. In

addition, History Divisionstaff delivered numerouspapers, addresses and otherpresentations to conferences,exhibition openings,universities and other eventsacross Canada. Highlights ofthe past year include:

• Peter Rider, as part of anannual lecture series,spoke in Charlottetown,P.E.I. in spring 2001 on“Cutting a GarmentAccording to Its Cloth:Charlottetown inEconomic Transition,1885–1910”.

• Christina Bates presenteda paper entitled “TheCanadian History ofNursing Collections atthe CMC” at the June2001 CanadianAssociation for theHistory of NursingConference in Winnipeg.


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• Dan Gallacher was asession Chairman andpresenter at the October2001 “Giving the Futurea Past” national historyeducation conference inWinnipeg.

• Christina Bates chaired apanel on “Dressmakingand Millinery: Influencesand Sources” at the April2001 Costume Society ofAmerica Conference,Providence, R.I.

• History Division staffcontinued to share theirexpertise with colleaguemuseums and researchers byserving on numerouscommittees and boards, aswell as teaching at Canadianuniversities on both anoccasional and ongoing basis.


Archaeology Survey of Canada

The Archaeology Survey of Canada (ASC) undertakes fieldwork,excavations and archaeological research in the national interest.This includes studies initiated by the Corporation, as well asparticipation in international initiatives. Highlights of the pastyear include:

• The ASC undertook research-directed archaeologicalfieldwork in a number of locations across the country. In theeastern Arctic, as part of the Helluland Project,archaeological excavations were carried out at three sites onBaffin Island, with assistance from local communities. Thisfield research produced a wide range of data that will helpin defining the timing and nature of contact between theDorset Palaeo-Eskimos of Baffin Island and earlyEuropeans. Work in Atlantic Canada included a shortsurvey of the Fourchu region of Cape Breton, which resultedin the identification of six previously unrecorded sites —several dating to about 4,000 years ago, and one to theeighteenth-century French occupation of the area. Larger-scale excavation was also carried out at the 1,200-year-oldSutherland site on P.E.I., continuing work begun last year.Both projects involved the assistance and cooperation oflocal First Nations. In the Plains region, limitedreconnaissance was undertaken in southern Saskatchewan,exploring lithic sources and historic river-crossings. Finally,in the local Ottawa Valley, the ASC assisted and providedproject supervision in archaeological excavations at LeamyLake, initiated by the Kitigàn Zibi First Nation.

As part of the Helluland Project, excavationsat the site of Nunguvik, northern Baffin Island.Photo: Patricia Sutherland

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• The ASC also undertookfieldwork as part of exhibitionplanning. In conjunction with theTrade Fair module of the FirstPeoples Hall, a curator visited theKnife River Indian VillagesNational Historic Park in NorthDakota, to gather additionalinformation about the agriculturalMandan and Hidatsa, andphotographed locations along theMissouri River and along theSouris River in southernSaskatchewan. He also attendedthe Ochapowace pow-wow wherehe took more photographs andcollected modern trade items.Another curator travelled to theMackenzie Delta to confer withlocal people for the upcomingexhibition Inuvialuit . Publicpresentations were made andelders groups consulted in Inuvik,Tuktoyaktuk, and Aklavik.

• Publications include five booksauthored, co-authored or edited byASC staff. Electronic publicationsinclude considerable expansion ofthe ASC Web page, and thepublication of several articles inthe renewed Oracle Series and onthe Scholars Page, all on the CMCWeb site. The CanadianArchaeological RadiocarbonDatabase now includes thenorthern tier of the United Statesin its coverage, with over 16,000records available online, and asearchable bibliography of over2,500 entries. An ASC curatoralso participated in editing andcompiling A Collection of PapersPresented at the 33rd AnnualMeeting of the CanadianArchaeological Association

(available electronically asPDFs on the Web site of theNational Library of Canada).Last but not least, ASCcurators published 14 articlesin scholarly journals.


A Mandan dancer, Norman Benson, performing at the2001 Northern Plains Indian Culture Fest, held at KnifeRiver Indian Villages National Historic Site.Photo: Ian Dyck

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• Archaeology staff alsodelivered numerous papers,addresses and otherpresentations to conferences,exhibition openings,universities and other eventsacross Canada. Highlights ofthe past year include:

• Curators David Morrison,Ian Dyck, Richard Morlanand Robert McGhee allpresented papers at theMay 2001 AnnualMeeting of the CanadianArchaeologicalAssociation in Banff,Alberta.

• David Keenlyside was thekeynote speaker at theSeptember 2001 NorthAtlantic Fisheries HistoryAssociation Conference inGreenland, making apresentation entitled“Aboriginal Fishing onthe North Atlantic Coast:An Ancient Tradition”.

• Jerome Cybulski presenteda paper entitled“Bioarchaeology ofCoastal Adaptation:Northwest Coast” at theApril 2002 AnnualMeeting of the Society forAmerican Archaeology inNew Orleans.

• Ian Dyck participated in aworkshop on ancientPlains pottery at theUniversity of Winnipeg inFebruary 2002.

• As well as theaccomplishments listed above,important milestones for theyear include the opening ofthe Kichi Sibi exhibition; thehiring of one term employeeto assist in ongoing planningfor the Ancient Grasslandsexhibit in the First PeoplesHall, and another to assistwith human-remainsrepatriations; two successfulhuman-remains repatriations(Roebuck 2 andSaskatchewan); forensicconsultation with local policeforces, and media attention onseveral important issues(erosion of archaeologicalsites, forensic work, “ourcannibal past”, etc.). TheASC has been closelyinvolved with collections andrepatriation-relatednegotiations with FirstNations, including severalB.C. groups, the LabradorInuit, Manitoba Dene, theSaskatchewan Federation ofIndian Nations, and Nunavut.Finally, ongoing work onZones 2 and 3 of the FirstPeoples Hall has been thedivisional priority throughoutthe year.

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Cultural Studies

The Cultural Studies Divisionfocuses on the study of Canada’svarious cultural communities,including Canadians of French orBritish origin, as well as thosedefined by a variety of criteria,including ethnicity, religion,profession, artistic pursuit, etc.The Division also considersvarious manifestations ofCanadian popular culture asfalling within its purview. It ispart of the mandate of CulturalStudies to collect, inventory,document and safeguardsignificant artifacts (materialobjects, audio artifacts, and stilland moving images) relating tothe cultural behaviour ofCanadians other than Aboriginalpeoples. These artifacts provide ameans of defining the primarythemes of Canadian culture, and abasis for studying this culturefrom a multidisciplinary point ofview. Highlights of the past yearinclude:

• Research continued for anumber of exhibitionsopening next year, includingexhibitions tentatively entitledItalian-Canadians, openingJune 13, 2003, and Beads ofLife: African Adornmentsfrom Canadian Collections,opening April 3, 2003.

This work by Italian-Canadian artist,Ugo Chyurlia, titled Madonna andChild Over Ottawa was reclaimedfrom the old church of Saint Vincentde Paul on Stanley Avenue inOttawa. The fresco, measuring120.5 x 58.5 cm, will be featured inan upcoming exhibition on Italian-Canadians. Photo: Craig Johnson

These two photos show items that willbe featured in the upcoming exhibition,Beads of Life: African Adornmentsfrom Canadian Collections . The first is a comb fromTanzania; the second is a Zulu necklace from SouthAfrica. Photo: Marie-Louise Labelle


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• Staff of the Division alsocontinued to publish articles,and to present papers andlectures at conferences andsymposia. Highlights of thepast year include:

• A documentary videoentitled Music andMuseology, profiling twoexhibitions of musicalinstruments at the CMC,conceived and presentedby Carmelle Bégin at theJune 2001 ICOMconference in Barcelona.

• A number of articlespublished in scholarlyjournals, on topics thatincluded the role ofculture in heritagepreservation and musicalpractices around theworld.

• A presentation byBanseng Hoe at theNovember 2001 annualmeeting of the AmericanAnthropologicalAssociation inWashington, D.C.,entitled “Boat People: AnEthnic Perspective inVisual Anthropology”.

• Research continued for anumber of other upcomingexhibitions, including anexhibition on the history andethnology of tobacco inCanada; the Koreancommunities of WesternCanada, and Canadianpopular music.

• Banseng Hoe, one of theDivision’s staff researchers,authored a book entitledSemelai Communities atTasek Bera, which wasprinted in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia in 2001, andprofiles an almost-forgottenpeople.

CMCC President and CEO Victor Rabinovitch, with Carmelle Bégin, Curator inCharge, Cultural Studies, at the opening of Resonance: The Musical Heritage ofLa Francophonie on May 10, 2001. Mr. Rabinovitch is playing the sanza, anAfrican musical instrument made of recycled materials, an example of which is ondisplay in the exhibition. Photo: S. Darby


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On October 19, 2001, the CMCopened an exhibition featuring thework of Canadian artists of Araborigin, entitled The Lands withinMe: Expressions by CanadianArtists of Arab Origin . In thisphoto, the artists are shown withexhibition curator Aïda Kaouk atthe opening. From left to right, atback: C. Nebel, G. Sorge,B.L. Sorge, M.Eliany, N. Zeitouni,A. Hanafi, I. Sahar, A. Rashid,Shwan, L. Binbrek, S. Breton,S. Wassef, C. Baril, A. Kaouk,J. Moukhtar. In front, left to right:S. Zubi, J. Geoffroy, L. Marks,J. Salloum, R. Hage.Photo: Souheil Moukhtar

The Lands within Me curator Aïda Kaouk and theHonourable Sheila Copps, in front of the works of artistIshrak Sahar.Photo: S. Darby

This year, the Cultural Studies Division welcomedtwo important acquisitions to the CMC’scollections: a Gibson Fender Stratocaster guitarbelonging to Rush’s Alex Lifeson, and a JackCanuk cigar box, from the collection of TonyHyman.


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Canadian EthnologyService

The Canadian Ethnology Service(CANES) studies the history andtraditions of Canada’s FirstPeoples. The research generated byCANES staff leads to publicationsand exhibitions, as well as to thesharing of knowledge andexpertise with Native groups andmuseum professionals acrossCanada and around the world. Inaddition, the Canadian EthnologyService is an active participant inrepatriation discussions with FirstPeoples communities across thecountry. Highlights of the past yearinclude:

• Ethnology Division curatorsconducted research onhistorical Northwest Coastbasketry, contemporaryNorthwest crafts, Plains Creeconcepts of the sacred,Blackfoot ceremonial protocol,Inuit historical ivories,Mik’maq basketry, Plateauhistorical hats and headgear,Eastern Woodlands quillwork,and Tahltan history, as well asspecific collections, such asthe Bernard collection of Inuitmaterial, and the Bakercollection of Ktunaxamaterial.

• The curatorial staff of theCanadian Ethnology Servicecompleted the storyline,artifact selection and detailedinterpretation for the FirstPeoples Hall: Zone 4 — TheLast 500 Years.

• The new exhibitionNuvisavik: “The PlaceWhere We Weave”, anexhibition of Inuit tapestriesproduced by weavers ofPangnirtung, was researchedand curated by Maria vonFinckenstein, working incollaboration with the Inuitweavers of Pangnirtung. Theexhibition opened at the CMCon February 21, 2002.

• Research has been completedfor an exhibit of Iroquoisbeadwork, to be installed in acase in the First Peoples’ Hallcorridor.

Hunters , 1981Jaco Ishulutaq did thedrawing on which thistapestry is based. IgahEtoangat designed andwove the first tapestry.Leesee Kakee wove thistapestry, which is the sixthcopy of a total edition often. Materials: Wool,cotton, embroidery yarn.Private collection, Halifax,Nova Scotia. L2990Photo: H. Foster


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• In collaboration with membersof the Tahltan communities ofIskut and Telegraph Creek,Judy Thompson developed aproposal and content packagefor an exhibition on theCMCC collection of Tahltanartifacts and historicalphotographs.

• The CMCC continued tosponsor visits byrepresentatives of the SixNations who performceremonial care each springand fall for false face masksand other sacred items fromSix Nations communities.Discussion also continuedwith Plains communitiesregarding the care andhandling of sacred items fromPlains communities. Twocurators attended the annualmeeting of curators of Plainscollections to discuss the careand repatriation of sacreditems from this region.

• In November, 2001 theCMCC concluded a CustodialArrangements Agreementwith the Nisga’a LisimsGovernment. A sub-agreementof the Nisga’a FinalAgreement, the CustodialArrangements Agreement,provides for shared possessionby the CMCC and the Nisga’aof objects of Nisga’a origin inthe CMCC collection.

• Repatriation discussions areconducted with First Nationsin the context ofcomprehensive claims andself-government negotiations,as well as in response tospecific requests by FirstNations. In 2001–2002, theCMCC had discussions withthe Labrador InuitAssociation, the Algonquinsof Eastern Ontario, theHamatla Treaty Society, theSununeymuxw, Winalagalis,Gitanyow, Haisla, and Haida,and in response to requests bysome individuals.

• Repatriation discussionscontinue to be guided by theCMCC Repatriation Policy,which was approved in May2001.

• A presentation on CMCCpolicies and practices relatedto repatriation was made tothe American Association ofMuseums at the annualmeeting in St. Louis in May2001.

• Numerous published articles,and countless presentations atconferences, universities,seminars and more.Highlights include:

• Lectures and papers byStephen Augustine ontopics ranging from oralhistory among theMi’kmaq to therelationship ofindigenous knowledge toeducation.

• Guest lecture by JudyThompson at the June2001 opening of theTeslin Tlingit CulturalCentre in Vancouver.

• Papers by Andrea Laforeton topics ranging fromNuu-Chah-Nulth twinebasketry to repatriation atthe CMC.

• A paper by NicholettePrince on fishingtechnology and activityin the Plateau Region ofBritish Columbia, at theAugust 2001 conferenceon “Putting Fishers’Knowledge to Work” inVancouver.

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CollectionsManagement andPlanning Division

The Collections Management andPlanning Division is responsiblefor providing conservation andcare of the CMC’s artifactcollections, as well as providingaccess to the collections andcoordinating loans for all objectseither lent to, or borrowed from,the Canadian Museum ofCivilization. The Division alsoprovides technical services for thefabrication and installation of allCMC exhibitions. The Divisionhas three sections: CollectionsManagement, Conservation, andExhibit Display Preparation.

The activities of the CollectionsManagement and PlanningDivision support the ongoingoperations of the CMC, serving asan important liaison with externalpartners and other interestedorganizations as it sharescollections and museologicalmethodologies developed withinthe CMC.


• Installation of major artifactsand dioramas for permanentexhibitions in the FirstPeoples Hall.

• Coordination of the packing,travelling and installation forfive travelling exhibitions —Lost Visions, ForgottenDreams, Isumavut,Iqqaippa, World Circus , andThis Other Eden — invenues which includedPortugal, Indiana, Calgary,Montréal, and Lebanon.

• Production of a “peat bog”environment for theinternational exhibition TheMysterious Bog People,coming to the CMC in Fall2002.

• Conservation of the Bill Reidsculpture, MythicMessengers, which ismounted on the exterior ofthe CMC’s CuratorialBuilding.

• Preparation of a detailedscenario for major artifactcollection movements andadvising staff of theCanadian War Museum andthe Musée des civilisations(Québec) on their respectivemoves to new storagefacilities.

• Hosting of over forty groupand individual tours of thecollections storage facilities,conservation laboratories andtechnical productionfacilities.

• Initiation of a futureexhibition based on“Conservation at theCanadian Museum ofCivilization”.

Mythic Messengers being removed forconservation treatment.Photo: H. Foster

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Library, Archives andDocumentationServices

The CMC’s Library, Archives andDocumentation Services maintainsdocument and rare bookcollections, a reference library, aphotographic library and otherarchival resources as well asartifact documentation. Highlightsof the past year include:

• The Corporation’s collectionmanagement software — KEEMu (for ElectronicMuseum) — underwent amajor upgrade this year, withparticular emphasis onbringing together artifactrecords and theircorresponding photographs.The latest version achieves anew level of sophistication inthe CMCC’s collectionsinformation, providingimproved information accessat greatly increased speeds.This upgrade also permitsfaster access to theCorporation’s on-linecollections through theInternet. At the moment,there are over 162,000 artifactrecords available to the publicon-line, 33,000 of which haveone or more images attached.

• The database upgradecoincided with an influx offunding for the digitization ofcollections images and datafrom the Canadian MemoryFund — part of the CanadianCulture Online Program(CCOP) at the Department ofCanadian Heritage. Two newprojects were begun late in thefiscal year; one focused onAboriginal collections and theother on the legacy of one ofour most significantresearchers and collectors,Marius Barbeau.

• Working closely with theircounterparts at the CanadianWar Museum, a CorporateCollections StandardizationCommittee created “help files/entry rules” for a catalogue forboth collections. This 200-page document sets definitiveguidelines for naming,describing, classifying andcross-referencing any categoryof artifact the Corporationhas, or might collect. Sincethis single catalogue mustserve approximately 14different types of collections— from artillery and war artto cultural studies andethnology — this documenthas become the authority forregistration and cataloguingdecisions.


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• The requirement for new GIS(Geographic InformationSystem) mapping technologyfor the registration ofarchaeological sites entailedthe acquisition of Arcviewsoftware. This new mappingtool replaces outdatedtechnology and re-establishesfunctions such as theautomatic designation ofBorden codes (uniqueidentifiers required for thecataloguing of archaeologicalcollections, and cited inscientific documents,publications and exhibits).The Archeological SitesOffice uses this programme tomanage the officialinventories of archaeologicalsites on behalf of thegovernments of the Yukon,Northwest Territories,Nunavut and Prince EdwardIsland.

• The Canadian Museum ofCivilization’s archives nowenjoy ideal conditions for thepreservation and developmentof archival collections onpaper, with the installation ofnew electromobile shelving inthe principal reserves. Thearea now has also doubled itsstorage capacity.

• Nearly 700 researchers andmembers of Aboriginalcommunities undertook onsiteconsultations of thousands ofaudiovisual documents andarchives manuscripts dealingwith research, exhibitions andthe history of the CMC.

The first Arcview map showing the distribution of archaeologicalsites in the Northwest Territories, as generated by the Prince ofWales Northern Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the CanadianMuseum of Civilization, using Sites Office numeric data.

• Based on operationalrequirements, a new sectionwas created combining allphoto-related activities andcopyright licensing functions.This will support a client-focused approach to theservice, and will addefficiency to the workflowprocesses.

• There were a number ofactivities regarding copyrightissues. In partnership with theCanada Museum of Scienceand Technology (CMST), a

Copyright Guidelines manualwas developed for bothinstitutions by the legal firmBorden, Ladner, Gervais. Themanual is on the CMCCIntranet for staff use and willsoon be publicly availablethrough the CanadianHeritage Information Network(CHIN) Web site. Copyrightinformation sessions werealso offered to all CMCC andCMST staff. The sessionswere well attended andprovided insight into thechanging world of culturalinstitutions.


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• The Division dealt withnumerous copyright requestsagain this year — primarilyfor photographs. Two requestswith noteworthy results wereL’art du Grand Nord, a newbook by Citadelles andMazenod Publishers (Paris),which used 39 CMCCimages, and a documentaryfilm to be aired on theFrench-German Arte Networkabout two related Tsimshianmasks which — althoughusually kept at two differentinstitutions — were reunitedfor a special event in Paris.

• An initiative designed torescue over 65,000 water-damaged slides wasundertaken by a team ofvolunteers, taking two yearsto complete. In this process,each slide was transferredfrom a glass mount to aplastic mount, in order toensure adequate ventilation.The slides will now be keptunder optimal conservationconditions.

• In conjunction with theexhibition Lifelines:Canada’s East CoastFisheries, the Archives andthe Library sections jointlyprepared a display on theAtlantic fisheries theme,which was presented in thepublic area of the CMCLibrary. It included books,bibliography, videos,manuscripts and a photoexhibit that attracted manyvisitors. A book display tosupport the exhibition KichiSibi also was presented in theLibrary.

Mr. Claude Bugslag, one of 11 volunteers involvedin the slide restoration project, is demonstratingone step of the procedure. Photos: S. Darby.

• During 2001, librarycataloguing backlogs weregreatly reduced, with almost1,000 books from 11 specialcollections catalogued andintegrated into the collection.

• The Corporation’s Libraryand Archives system (GEAC)successfully migrated to anew server, resulting inenhanced performance, speedand disk space for futureexpansion of the database.There are currently almost270,000 catalogueddocuments available throughthe Internet. A growingnumber of digitizeddocuments have been addedto the catalogue, thusallowing clients to seeimages, full-text documents,etc.


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he Exhibitions andProgrammes Branchsupports the strategic

objectives of increasingappreciation and understanding ofCanada’s heritage, andresearching and developing theCMC’s collections and sharing therelated knowledge — as outlinedin its Corporate Plan. It produces awide range of temporary,travelling and permanentexhibitions, as well asprogramming which ranges frompresentations of dance, music andtheatre to lectures,demonstrations, workshops andeducational programmes.Highlights of the past yearinclude:

Permanent Exhibitions

• Progress has been made in thefurther development of theCanada Hall, with theaddition of modules on WestCoast Communities,Northern Visions, TheWinnipeg Book and MusicSupply Store and The NorthStar Press.

• New introductory text panels“Maps and Chaps” weredeveloped and installed in theCanada Hall, helping toprovide visitors with anoverview of the themes withinthe Hall and add a politicalhistory dimension.

Exhibitions and Pr ogrammes

T • Several upgrades were madeto exhibits in the Grand Hall,including the addition of newinformation booklets in theTsimshian house and the Digarea, and the installation of anew computer station next tothe Spirit of Haida Gwaiisculpture, allowing visitors tonavigate on pages of theCMC’s Web site forinformation on the sculpture,artist Bill Reid and his work.

The exhibition Northern Visions is centered around afull-scale replica of Yellowknife’s Wildcat Cafe.

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Temporary Exhibitions

• Lifelines: Canada’s EastCoast Fisheries, April 6,2001 to February 24, 2002.This exhibition explored thehistory of the fisheries, theregion’s culture, and thestakes involved in protectingour marine resources.Lifelines attracted over197,000 visitors.

• Vimy Memorial Sculptures,May 4, 2001 to February 29,2004. This exhibition featuresfive large allegoricalsculptures from the seriesdesigned by Walter Allwardfor the Vimy Memorial inFrance. They are on display topromote the future CanadianWar Museum.

• Resonance: The MusicalHeritage of LaFrancophonie, May 10, 2001to March 23, 2003. Thisexhibition was open duringthe Jeux de la Francophonie,held in Ottawa-Hull in thesummer of 2001. Theexhibition featured more than100 musical instruments fromfrancophone-speakingcountries around the world,including a large number ofAfrican nations.

Fishermen (1971). Detail from triptych. Siegfried Haase (1916–1996)On loan from the collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.Gift of the artist and Ingrid Haase.

This painting was on display in the exhibition Lifelines: Canada’s EastCoast Fisheries .

The Defenders: Breaking the Sword

One of the five sculptures on display at theCanadian Museum of Civilization to promote thefuture Canadian War Museum.

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• Across Borders: Beadworkin Iroquois Life , June 8 toNovember 12, 2001. Anexhibition that provided amulti-perspective view ofIroquois beadwork from the14th century to the present,with an emphasis on the early1800s. Across Bordersattracted over 73,000 visitors.

• Kichi Sibi: Tracing OurRegion’s Ancient History,June 22, 2001 to August 17,2003. This exhibitionexplores the ancient history ofthe Ottawa River Valleyduring the 8,000 years priorto the arrival of Europeans.

• The Lands within Me:Expressions by CanadianArtists of Arab Origin ,October 19, 2001 to March 9,2003. This exhibitionexplores the immigrantexperience through the worksand narrative of 26 Canadianartists of Arab origin.

• Excellence: SaidyeBronfman AwardRecipients, 1997–2001,November 21, 2001 to March24, 2002. This exhibitionfeatured works by the fivemost recent recipients of theSaidye Bronfman Award forExcellence in the Crafts, andincluded a range of artisticforms from guitar-making toceramics.

• First Son: Portraits byC. D. Hoy, February 1 toSeptember 2, 2002. Thisexhibition of 81 black-and-white photographs taken by aChinese photographer in theearly twentieth centuryportrays Chinese, Native andother residents of the B.C.Interior. Developed by FaithMoosang and produced byPresentation House Gallery,Vancouver.

• Nuvisavik, “The PlaceWhere We Weave”: InuitTapestries from ArcticCanada, February 22, 2002 toSeptember 8, 2003. Inuitculture is celebrated in thisseries of 49 tapestries evokingthe traditional way of life ofthe Pangnirtung communityon Baffin Island.

Calligraphy in Thuluth style by the artist Aldin Rashid. “If you can’t say a goodword, keep silent.” 1990. Ink and gold leaf on paper.This calligraphy is featured in the exhibition The Lands within Me: Expressionsby Canadian Artists of Arab Origin .

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Travelling Exhibitions

Over the past year, exhibitionsproduced by the CMC have beenseen around the world. During2001–2002, thirteen exhibitionsranging in size from less than45 m2 (500 sq. ft.) to 700 m2

(7,500 sq. ft.) were activelytouring in Canada, the U.S.A. andother venues around the world.Highlights of the past yearinclude:

• The exhibition Isumavut:The Artistic Expression ofNine Cape Dorset Womenwas shown at the NationalMuseum of Ethnology inLisbon, Portugal fromSeptember 13 toDecember 16, 2001 as part ofthe celebration of Portuguesenavigators reaching theAmericas in the 15th and16th centuries.

• The colourful, hands-onCanadian Children’s Museumexhibition World Circus waspresented in Beirut, Lebanonfrom October to December2001. It was originally to beshown in conjunction with theFrancophonie Summit inLebanon, but as the summitwas postponed and theexhibition was already enroute, it was shown at theWaterfront Exhibition Centrein Beirut under the auspicesof APPEL (Association pourle progrès de l’enfantlibanais). The exhibitionattracted approximately10,000 visitors and evokedconsiderable interest.

• Iqqaipaa: CelebratingInuit Art, 1948-1970, anexhibition that pays tributeto and explores the originsof Inuit art, was shown atthe Eiteljorg Museum ofAmerican Indians andWestern Art in Indianapolis,Indiana from June 9 toSeptember 30, 2001.

• Places of Power, Objects ofVeneration, an exhibitionthat features photos ofArctic landscapes, sacredsites and inuksuit, hastoured Argentina since May2001 when it opened at theCentro Cultural Recoleta inBuenos Aires to coincidewith the visit to Argentinaof Governor GeneralAdrienne Clarkson. Sincethen, it has toured sevenother centres in Argentina.

• From the Hands of aMaster: TraditionsRevealed byContemporary Artisans isan exhibition produced bythe Société internationaledes entreprisesÉCONOMUSÉE® incooperation with theCanadian Postal Museum ofthe CMC and with thefinancial assistance of theDepartment of CanadianHeritage. Travelling withthe generous support ofCanada Post Corporation, itstarted its national tour atthe St. Catharines Museum,Ontario and has since touredthe Victoria CountyHistorical Society Museumin Lindsay, Ontario, the

Discovery House Museum inSarnia, Ontario. It is currentlyat the New BrunswickMuseum in Saint John, NewBrunswick.

• Presented by Investors Group,This Other Eden: CanadianFolk Art Outdoors continuedits national tour and wasshown at the GlenbowMuseum in Calgary, Albertafrom March 31 to June 10,2001.

§ Reservation X: The Powerof Place in AboriginalContemporary Art , anexhibition embodying theinspirational powers thatAboriginal contemporaryartists draw form theircommunity environments,was on display at the HoodMuseum of Art in Hanover,New Hampshire fromOctober 6 to December 16,2001.

§ Lost Visions, ForgottenDreams: Life and Art of anAncient Arctic Peopleopened at the Public Museumof Grand Rapids, in GrandRapids, Michigan, onFebruary 2, 2002.

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EXHIBITIONS

Permanent exhibitions

New in the Canada Hall

Many Voices: Language andCulture in Manitoba (CMC),since June 28, 2001Northern Visions (CMC), sinceNovember 30, 2001


Corridor , First Peoples Hall

Excellence: Saidye BronfmanAward Recipients, 1997–2001(CMC), November 21, 2001 toMarch 24, 2002

Special Exhibitions Gallery A

Emergence from the Shadow:First Peoples’ PhotographicPerspectives (CMC), October 23,1999 to January 6, 2002Nuvisavik, “The Place WhereWe Weave”: Inuit Tapestriesfrom Arctic Canada, (CMC),February 22, 2002 to September 8,2003

Special Exhibitions Gallery B

Across Borders: Beadwork inIroquois Life (McCord Museumof Canadian History, Montréal andthe Castellani Art Museum ofNiagara University, N.Y.), June 8to November 4, 2001First Son: Portraits by C. D. Hoy(Presentation House Gallery,Vancouver), February 1 toSeptember 2, 2002

Special Exhibitions Gallery C

Lifelines: Canada’s East CoastFisheries (CMC in cooperationwith the Newfoundland Museum,the New Brunswick Museum, theP.E.I. Museum and HeritageFoundation, and the Art Gallery ofNova Scotia), April 6, 2001 toFebruary 24, 2002

Special Exhibitions Gallery D

O Pelourinho! Popular Art fromthe Historic Heart of Brazil(Marion Jackson, Wayne StateUniversity and Barbara Cervenka,Siena Heights University),February 15, 2000 toSeptember 3, 2001Full Circle: First Contact —Vikings and Skraelings inNewfoundland and Labrador(Newfoundland Museum,Government of Newfoundland andLabrador, in partnership with theCanada Millennium PartnershipProgram and the Nordic Councilof Ministers), April 6 toSeptember 3, 2001The Lands Within Me:Expressions by Canadian Artistsof Arab Origin (CMC),October 19, 2001 to March 9,2003

Special Exhibitions Gallery E

Open storage display: MusicalGeography — MusicalInstruments from Around theWorld (CMC), May 10, 2001 toMarch 30, 2003Resonance — Musical Heritageof La Francophonie (CMC),May 10, 2001 to March 23, 2003

This drum is featured in theexhibition Resonance –Musical Heritage of LaFrancophonie .

Rada drum. CMC 2000.64.3 and2000.64.5. Photo: H. Foster

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Special Exhibitions Mezzanine(Canada Hall)

Souvenirs of Canada (CMC),July 1, 1994 to October 26, 2003Glass Works: The Story of Glassand Glass-making in Canada(CMC), April 16, 1998 toSeptember 16, 2002Timeless Treasures: The Story ofDolls in Canada (CMC),February 3, 2000 to March 30,2003The Arctic Voyages of MartinFrobisher (CMC), March 13,2000 to October 26, 2003

W. E. Taylor Salon

Kichi Sibi: Tracing Our Region’sAncient History (CMC), June 22,2001 to August 17, 2003

Others

Hudson Bay Canoe (incooperation with the Hudson’s BayCompany), November 19, 1997,indefinitelySymbol of a Profession: OneHundred Years of Nurses’ Caps(CMC), February 13, 2001 toSeptember 29, 2002Vimy Memorial Sculptures(CWM), May 4, 2001 toFebruary 29, 2004Newfoundland: Land of Cod(Commission for theCommemoration of the PortugueseDiscoveries), May 27, 2001 toJanuary 6, 2002

Travelling Exhibitions

(In alphabetical order)

Canadian UNESCO WorldHeritage Sites

• December 18, 2000 toOctober 28, 2001, CentreParc d’Oka, Oka, Que.

• November 28, 2001 toApril 28, 2002,Restigouche RegionalMuseum, Dalhousie, N.B.

From the Hands of aMaster: TraditionRevealed byContemporary Artisans

• February 18 to May 6,2001, St. CatharinesMuseum, St. Catharines,Ont.

• June 11 to September 2,2001, Victoria CountyHistorical Society Museum,Lindsay, Ont.

• October 15, 2001 toJanuary 6, 2002, DiscoveryHouse Museum, Sarnia,Ont.

• February 11 to May 5,2002, New BrunswickMuseum, Saint John, N.B.

Iqqaipaa: Celebrating Inuit Art,1948–1970, June 9 to September 30,2001, Eiteljorg Museum ofAmerican Indians and Western Art,Indianapolis, IndianaIsumavut: The Artistic Expressionof Nine Cape Dorset Women,September 13 to December 16,2001, National Museum ofEthnology, Lisbon, Portugal

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Legends of Our Times: NativeRanching and Rodeo Life on thePlains and Plateau, October 9,2000 to May 13, 2001, NationalCowboy Hall of Fame and WesternHeritage Center, Oklahoma City,OklahomaLost Visions, Forgotten Dreams:Life and Art of an AncientArctic People

• November 29, 2000 toMay 6, 2001, McCordMuseum of CanadianHistory, Montréal, Que.

• February 2 to May 27,2002, Public Museum ofGrand Rapids, GrandRapids, Michigan

Native Cowboy Life• January 18 to June 17,

2001, The Fort Museumof the North WestMounted Police, FortMacleod, Alta.

• July 15 to September 7,2001, Heritage Museum,St. Albert, Alta.

• October 10, 2001 toApril 2, 2002, La Maisondes culturesamérindiennes, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que.

Places of Power, Objects ofVeneration

• May 3 to May 20, 2001,Centro Cultural Recoleta,Buenos Aires, Argentina,in cooperation with theCanadian Embassy inArgentina

• August 16 to 20, 2001,Museo de la ciudadNeuquén, Argentina

• August 22 toSeptember 6, 2001,Concejo Deliberante SanMartin de los Andes,Argentina

• September 21 to 30,2001, Casa de la CulturaEnrique Nuñez,Argentina

• October 15, 2001, Galeriade exposiciones FADU,Ciudad Universaria,Argentina

• December 6, 2001,Museo de MotivosArgentinos JoséHernandez, BuenosAires, Argentina

• December 7, 2001 toMay 31, 2002, variouslocations in Argentina, incooperation with theCanadian Embassy

Reservation X: The Power ofPlace in AboriginalContemporary Art , October 6 toDecember 16, 2001, HoodMuseum of Art, Hanover, NewHampshireThe Tunit, a Palaeo-EskimoPeople

• May 1 to September 2,2001, Wellington CountyMuseum, Fergus, Ont.

• November 12, 2001 toFebruary 3, 2002,DesBrisay Museum andExhibition Centre,Bridgewater, N.S.

• March 4 to May 26,2002, London Museum ofArchaeology, London,Ont.

• December 18, 2000 toOctober 28, 2001, CentreParc d’Oka, Oka, Que.

• November 28, 2001 toApril 28, 2002,Restigouche RegionalMuseum, Dalhousie, N.B.

This Other Eden: CanadianFolk Art Outdoors , March 31 toJune 10, 2001, Glenbow Museum,Calgary, Alta.Under the Sign of the Cross —exhibition components, March 3to September 15, 2002, Musée desreligions, Nicolet, Que.

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Programmes

The CMC provides a wide rangeof public programming for itsvisitors, ranging from educationaloutreach to performances, lectures,films and more. Highlights of thepast year include:

• A series of large-scale specialevents and festival weekendswere held in conjunction withthe openings of majorexhibitions, includingLifelines: Canada’s EastCoast Fisheries, Resonance:The Musical Heritage of LaFrancophonie, The Landswithin Me: Expressions byCanadian Artists of ArabOrigin , and Nuvisavik: “ThePlace Where We Weave”.Programming includedconcerts, craftdemonstrations, theatricalperformances, workshops,children’s activities,exhibition tours, theme foodsand other special events.

Visitors enjoy a demonstration in the exhibitionResonance: The Musical Heritage of LaFrancophonie . Photo: S. Darby

The St. Lucia Winter Solsticeevent was held for a thirdsuccessful year in partnershipwith the Embassy of Sweden andIKEA Canada. Photo: S. Darby

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• Two new series were launchedfor adult audiences. TheConversations and Coffeeseries presented severalinformal afternoon lectures.The Evening at the Museumseries featured thematic eventssuch as historical wine-tasting, a cabaret evening ofwartime songs and readings inthe Canadian Postal Museum,and an evening of songs andpoems in the Canada Hall’sreconstructed Yellowknifelandmark, the Wildcat Cafe.

• Designed to appeal to activeseniors on tour, a new seriescalled Learning Travel waslaunched at tourism tradeshows, and included themeson the Vikings and PostalCommunications.

• Programming was expandedin the Canadian PostalMuseum to attract families,adults, seniors andprofessional and amateurphilatelists, and includedsessions with visual artists,curators, philatelic specialistsand actors from Dramamuse.

• School programmingcontinued at the CMC, andonsite in regional schools.Programmes were modified inorder to improve links toOntario and Quebec curricula,and new school programmeswere launched, some of whichhighlight and supportupcoming exhibitions. Over15,000 students participatedin the Corporation’seducational programmes,including those subsidized bythe Chawkers Foundation.

• For the third year in a row,Capital Quiz, staged inpartnership with the NationalCapital Commission,attracted about 5,000 youngpeople during May and June.

• Several key partnershipshelped the CMC delivercultural programmes to over10,000 visitors in 2001–2002,including a full day ofcultural events for Japan Day2001, in collaboration withthe Embassy of Japan and theCanada-Japan Society ofOttawa. The St. Lucia WinterSolstice event was held for athird successful year inpartnership with the Embassyof Sweden and IKEA Canada.

• The CMC’s resident theatrecompany, Dramamuse,continued to offer theatricalperformances throughout theexhibitions, reaching morethan 152,000 visitors.

• Orientations and customizedvisits were provided to over150 Bachelor of Educationstudents and teachers; and theCMC participated in the juryand ceremony for the annualPrime Minister’s TeachingAward. Staff also trained anumber of interns fromsecondary and post-secondaryschools.

• Interpretive plannersdeveloped formal guidedtours for two exhibitions, tobe implemented by hostingstaff. Training was alsoprovided to guides for fiveexhibitions, and to animationstaff and volunteers foreducational and familyprogrammes.

• Two training sessions wereorganized for museum staff inspecialized subjects related tointerpretive planning; eightpapers were delivered atconferences, and staff hostedmuseologists from Europe.

• Exhibition ideas, programmesand other topics were testedand evaluated with visitors ineight separate evaluationstudies by interpretiveplanning staff.

• A brochure entitled Two-HourSelf-Guided Tour wasproduced for first-timevisitors, and guidelines weredeveloped for the productionof printed interpretivematerials and touch-cartsfeaturing hands-on artifacts.

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he Canadian Children’sMuseum takes youngvisitors on a wide-ranging

intercultural odyssey throughworkshops, animationprogrammes, day camps,sleepovers, and various otherlearning experiences. The CCMcontinues to be one of the mostpopular venues in the CanadianMuseum of Civilization, withattendance of 520,246 in2001–2002.

The Canadian Children’sMuseum’s activities support theCorporate mandate in meeting thestrategic objectives of: increasingappreciation and understanding ofCanada’s heritage, andresearching and developingcollections and sharing the relatedknowledge, as outlined in itsCorporate Plan.


• Delivery of a diverse line-upof programmes and activities,including a Canada DayCeilidh in support of theexhibition Lifelines:Canada’s East CoastFisheries, which attracted11,000 visitors. Annualspecial events such as Lunchwith the Witches, Festival ofLights, Mad Hatter’s TeaParty, Kids’ Day in the Parkand Breakfast with Santa’sElves were sold out. Sixweeks of summer day campswere sold out, as were the twoweeks of spring-break daycamps. Theme parties andsleepovers were booked tocapacity.

T • A partnership was struck withFestival 4-15: Ottawa Festivalof the Arts for YoungAudiences to present a falland winter series ofperforming arts events foryoung audiences.

• In partnership with theInternational Writers’Festival, the CanadianChildren’s Museum held aweekend of children’s literacyevents in September 2001.Canadian authors readexcerpts from their books andgave demonstrations andworkshops to children ages2 to 14.


Crossroads is the first stop on The Great Adventure at theCanadian Children’s Museum. It is a meeting place forchildren to gather and explore cultural diversity through thefamiliar notion of travel and communication. “What do you doafter school?” is one of several questions that visitors can askfive children from different countries at the Kids Connect videokiosk. Photo: H. Foster

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• As part of its early-learningprogramme, the CanadianChildren’s Museum, inpartnership with Performersfor Literacy, presented weeklystorytelling sessions forchildren ages 2 to 5.

• Two temporary exhibitionswere presented in the CCM’sKaleidoscope Gallery,including Imaginarium , aCCM production, and Showand Tell: Growing UpCanadian, produced inpartnership with the CBCMuseum. The latterexhibition included specialguests from Radio-Canadaand CBC children’sprogramming. The CCM alsoparticipated in the CanadaDay Poster Challenge,developed by the Departmentof Canadian Heritage, andhosted the artwork of thewinning entries from acrossCanada.

Mr. Dressup (1967–1996)Mr. Dressup, Casey and Finnegan entertained childrenwith stories, simple crafts, songs, drawings and dress-up adventures.Photo: Paul Smith

Show and Tell: Growing Up Canadianbrought to life over 200 puppets, costumes,props and memorabilia, celebrating the best inEnglish and French television and radioprogramming for children. Children could buildtheir own television characters, join the cast ofa television production, or try radiobroadcasting. This temporary exhibition,created by the CBC Museum in Toronto,captivated an overwhelming number offamilies and school groups.Photo: H. Foster

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• The CCM’s outdoorAdventure World opened for abusy summer season thatincluded daily and specialevents such as S.O.S.: SailingOver Summer and Run Awayand Join the Circus.

• There were four meetings ofthe CCM Youth AdvisoryCommittee — 14 youngpeople who advise the CCMon the development andevaluation of programmes andexhibitions, and act asambassadors in their schools.Over 80 youth volunteers ages12 to 17 continued to workwith CCM staff in theexhibition areas.

• The CCM continued to reachout to children in the region,across Canada, and aroundthe world. This year theCCM, in collaboration withthe CMC Web site group,developed Mystery at 262, aninteractive on-line programmefor children ages 9 and up.The programme uses theForster Dollhouse from theCCM collection as thebackdrop for solving amystery.

• The exhibition World Circuscompleted the YMEC (YouthMuseum ExhibitCollaborative) tour, thentravelled to Beirut, Lebanon,where it was presented by theChildren’s Museum of Beirut.A programme plannertravelled to Beirut to train

their animation staff. OtherYouth Museum exhibits alsotravelled to numerousmuseums throughout theUnited States.

• Three exhibition activitieswere developed for the KidsZone component of thetravelling versions of theCanadian Pavilion, developedby the Canada InformationOffice.

• In the region, the CCMprovided workshops forFamily Day at the OttawaInternational Jazz Festivaland the Rideau Hall GardenParty, and the Gatineau HotAir Balloon Festival.

EXHIBITIONS


Imaginarium (CCM), April 13 toSeptember 30, 2001Adventure World (CCM),May 19 to September 30, 2001Canada Day Poster Challenge(CCM), June 1 to September 6,2001Show and Tell: Growing upCanadian (CanadianBroadcasting Corporation),November 3, 2001 to May 6, 2002

Travelling Exhibitions(In alphabetical order)

Adventures Into Books:Gumby’s WorldMarch 23 to June 22, 2001,Brooklyn Children’s Museum,Brooklyn, New YorkFace to FaceFebruary to May 2001, Bay AreaDiscovery Museum, Sausalito,CaliforniaGlobal ShoesMarch 7 to June 15, 2001,Chicago Children’s Museum,Chicago, IllinoisLEGO ® Ocean AdventureApril 20 to July 20, 2001, TheChildren’s Museum of Memphis,Memphis, TennesseeSiqiniq: Under the Same Sun,May 9 to August 26, 2001, Muséed’art de Saint-Laurent, VilleSaint-Laurent, Que.World Circus , October 13 toDecember 9, 2001, APPEL –Association pour le progrès del’enfant libanais, Beirut, Lebanon


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hrough its exhibitions,programming and specialevents, the Canadian Postal

Museum presents the postal heritageof Canada, including philately, thehistory of mail delivery and postalcommunications, mail art and otherforms of written interaction.

The activities of the Canadian PostalMuseum support the Corporatestrategic objectives of increasingappreciation and understanding ofCanada’s heritage, and researchingand developing collections andsharing the related knowledge, asoutlined in the Corporate Plan.

Highlights of the past year include:

• During 2001–2002, theCanadian Postal Museumwelcomed 281,605 visitors, for atotal of 1,582,979 visitors sinceits opening within the CanadianMuseum of Civilization in 1997.

• The Canadian Postal Museumpresented three new exhibitions:Stampin’ the Future, Windowson the World: Wings to Fly!,and Philatelic Stars: Canada’sMost Beautiful Stamps. Inaddition, the exhibit entitledWhat’s New in Philatelyenabled the CPM to present morethan 20 new stamp issues/philatelic releases over the courseof the year.

• The CPM continued to presentpopular activities and exhibitionssuch as StampQuest, WriteLike an Egyptian,Communications Studio andSigned, Sealed and Delivered.

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StampQuest TM is an interactive exhibitionintroducing young visitors to the world of postagestamps and philately.Photo: S. Darby

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• The CPM enjoys the supportof several partners, includingan important ongoingcommitment from CanadaPost Corporation for all of itsactivities. Thanks to itssponsorship agreement withCanada Post, the CanadianPostal Museum has also beenactive in programming. Anew school programmeaccompanying the Signed,Sealed, Delivered exhibitionwas developed and has beenoffered to students sinceNovember 2001. The schoolprogramme StampQuest: TheCollecting Adventurecontinued throughout theyear, with several hundredstudents participating. Sixother programmes with apostal twist were also offeredduring the year: Dear Mom,Philatelic Day, the StampRoad Show, St.Valentine’sDay Mail Art, The Birth ofValentines, and Write Me aStory.

• The CPM enjoys thecontinuing support of thePitney Bowes Corporation,sponsor of the Pitney BowesArt Gallery, and benefitedfrom the cooperation of theNational Archives of Canadain the updating of thephilatelic section of theexhibition Signed, Sealed,Delivered.

Letters from “Your Tin Soldier” , Herman to Joan, addressed during the Second World War. JoanLemons (née Corrigan), from Manitoulin Island near Georgian Bay, Ontario, enlisted in the CanadianPostal Corps in the Summer of 1944. Her friend, Herman Leishman, joined the army early in 1942. Hetrained at Camp Borden, and was sent overseas in the spring. By 1943, Herman was fighting in Sicily,where he disappeared. Herman has no grave, as his body was never found. CPM Collection.Photo: Claire Dufour

• The annual St. Valentine’sDay Ball, a benefit organizedby the Friends of theCanadian Postal Museum,was held again onFebruary 14, 2002. This eventattracted more than360 guests, raising over$55,000 on behalf of theCPM. During the event, theHonorary Chairman, theHonourable André Ouellet,presented the CMCC with acheque in this amount towardsthe Canadian Postal Museum.

• The Canadian Postal Museumcontinued to present thetravelling exhibition, Fromthe Hands of a Master,developed in association withthe Société internationale desentreprises ÉCONOMUSÉE®.This exhibition receivedfinancial support from theDepartment of CanadianHeritage and Canada PostCorporation.


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• During the past fiscal year,historical research on postalcommunication hasprogressed on such themes ascolonial postal history (theQuébec-Montréal road), themail order catalogue, and theFrench-Canadian diaspora.

• A key historical researchproject was the Web module“A Chronology of CanadianPostal History”. The moduleconsists of brief entries,organized chronologically intoseven different time periods,covering the years 1506 to1999. Hyperlinks lead visitorsto longer texts, providingadditional background onsuch subjectsas the reform ofthe postal system (1851), theestablishment of the CanadianPostal Corps (1911) and theadvent of the postal code(1971). The site attractedabout 1,200 visitors per monthin its first months ofoperation.

• The Canadian PostalMuseum’s nine-membervolunteer team continues toinventory and place in albumsthe CPM’s internationalphilatelic collection, whichincludes new stamp issues andfirst-day covers from the 188member countries of theUniversal/International PostalUnion. This team also looksafter the inventory andclassification of all Canadianstamps in the collection. In2001–2002, the CPMvolunteers also participated inthe planning and development

of an exhibition of the CPM’sinternational stamps, entitled:Windows on the World:Wings to Fly.

• The CPM has an activelending programme. In 2001–2002, it loaned items to anumber of organizations,including the Western CanadaService Centre, Parks CanadaAgency in Winnipeg, whichborrowed a franking machine;the Provincial Museum ofAlberta in Edmonton, whichborrowed two boxes of letters;and a Montréal filmproduction company, theBrockville Museum inBrockville, Ontario, and theBlandford and Area HistoricalSociety in Blandford, NovaScotia, all of which borrowedCPM loan kits to assist invarious projects. These loankits are proving anindispensable tool when smallmuseums and historicalsocieties want to borrowobjects representing Canada’spostal heritage.

• The CPM held sevencollections sub-committeemeetings during 2001–2002and has acquired 183 objects.Among the most importantacquisitions is a rain ensemble— raincoat and hat — wornby a postmaster during the1920s. Also of note is theacquisition of a hundredletters written by a teenager.

• The CPM is in the planningstages for four upcomingexhibitions: SatisfactionGuaranteed: The MailOrder Catalogue in Canada(opening on June 14, 2002);Reflections of Canada,which presents all Canadianstamp issues (July 1, 2002);Rail, Mail, Retail , developedin association with theHudson’s Bay Company,Canadian Pacific and CanadaPost (Fall 2002), and ThePost Goes Pop! which willopen in spring 2004.

EXHIBITIONS


What’s New in Philately (CPM),June 11, 1997, indefinitelyWrite like an Egyptian! (CPM),May 8, 1998, indefinitelyStamp Quest™ (CPM),February 25, 1999, indefinitelyStampin’ the Future (CPM),July 1, 2000 to April 8, 2001Signed, Sealed, Delivered: ThePostal Heritage in Evolution(CPM), June 15, 2000 toDecember 6, 2005Windows on the World: Wingsto Fly! (CPM), December 11,2000 to March 31, 2002Philatelic Stars: Canada’s MostBeautiful Stamps (CPM),April 23, 2001 to March 31, 2002


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he Public Relations andPublishing Branch(formerly Public Affairs)

orchestrates the diverse activitiesthat influence the public image ofthe Corporation, and disseminatesthe results of professional researchthrough high-quality publications.The Branch manages theMuseums’ reputation andmaintains a high level of visibilityat the local, regional, national andinternational levels. The Branchcarries out this mandate by:

• producing documents withspecific purposes for targetedaudiences;

• developing and maintainingdirect and dynamicrelationships with mediaoutlets through a range ofstrategic media relationsactivities;

• organizing special events(openings, screenings,speaking engagements) thatreinforce the Museum’s publicimage or its link to aparticular community;

• developing publications forvarious readership marketsthat disseminate and promoteMuseum research andexpertise, and through

• other means which ensure thecommunication of this publicinstitution’s activities toCanadians and others.

T Calendar of Events

Public Relations and Publishingproduced four issues of the centralcommunications tool forpromoting the Museums’activities, a Calendar of Eventsfor each of the CMC and theCWM. Between 240,000 and370,000 copies were printed eachquarter and widely distributed inthe region and to subscribers.

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Promotional Brochure

A CWM promotional brochure(200,000 copies) was produced toattract tourists and other potentialvisitors to this destination.

Onsite Promotion

The Branch produces andregularly updates printed productsthat provide orientation for visitorsto the physical site, and themultitude of features offered in theMuseums. These include the CMCand CWM printed Visitor’s Mapand This Week at the Museum, aswell as an electronic video displayon current CMC attractions.

Internal Communications

An electronic newsletter for allstaff is produced weekly.

Media Relations

Media Relations conducts a rangeof activities, including theproduction and distribution ofdocuments and other materials forthe media, designed tocommunicate the Museum’smessages via the media, and toreinforce its public image.Continual and significant coveragewas achieved in all media over thepast year in the region as well asacross Canada. In the year endingMarch 31, 2002, one hundred andthirty-three media releases wereproduced and distributed — anaverage year in terms of volume— as well as supportivephotographic and audiovisualmaterial. Fruitful relations withkey media contacts were sustainedvia regular communications.


Children from Léo D. Côté Catholic School in Ottawa take part in the RadioEnfants 2002 programme. Held from March 18 to June 21 at the CanadianMuseum of Civilization, the programme was an initiative of Atelier RadioEnfant, in cooperation with the Museum’s media relations department. Thiswell-received programme involved over 20,000 students from 95 Canadianschools in 96 days of live radio broadcasts. Photo: Radio Enfant

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Openings and MediaPreviews

Exhibition openings remained amajor element in generatingawareness of the CMC andbuilding media interest and goodcommunity relations. Majorexhibition openings included:

• Lifelines: Canada’s EastCoast Fisheries on April 5,2001, held in the Grand Hallwith over 1,200 people. Thisfollowed a well-attendedmedia preview in themorning. Visibility was alsoensured in hotels and tourismdestinations throughout theregion.

• Resonance: MusicalHeritage of LaFrancophonie on May 9,2001. The media preview wasfollowed by an opening, alsoheld in the Grand Hall, whichattracted some 500 people,with representatives inattendance from the Jeux de laFrancophonie, as well asambassadors from a number ofthe Francophone countries.

• Kichi Sibi: Tracing OurRegion’s Ancient History onJune 21, 2001. The opening ofthis first exhibition onarchaeological finds in theregion was held in theWilliam E. Taylor Gallery onNational Aboriginal Day. Itattracted well over 100 localguests, including Nativeelders, local dignitaries andmembers of the Aboriginalcommunity.

• Excellence: SaidyeBronfman AwardRecipients, 1997–2001 onNovember 20. This event,held in conjunction with thepresentation of the 2001Saidye Bronfman Award,attracted approximately 400guests and was held in thepresence of Her ExcellencyAdrienne Clarkson, GovernorGeneral of Canada.

• Many Voices: Language andCulture in Manitoba andNorthern Visions, both in2001, in the Canada Hall.These combined media/publicevents drew several hundredattendees, representing boththe media and thecommunities portrayed in thenew exhibits.

• The Branch also ensured theplanning and coordination ofmajor events such as thecelebration of NationalAboriginal Day on June 21,the launch of the Jeux de lafrancophonie, state dinnersfor the Presidents of Mexico,Portugal, Spain, Belgium andthe European EconomicCommunity, the visit of HisRoyal Highness PrinceCharles, and the presentationof honorary Canadiancitizenship to former SouthAfrican President NelsonMandela.


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The Lands within Me

Following the dramatic events ofSeptember 11, 2001, the Museumannounced its decision onSeptember 25 to delay the openingof this exhibition until early 2002.In light of the public reaction andthe significant media coverage thisdecision generated, the Museumannounced on September 28 that itwould open the exhibition in itsentirety on the date originallyplanned. This announcement wasmade at a well-attended mediaconference where the Museum’skey messages were effectivelyconveyed. The Museum openedthe exhibition as planned onOctober 19, 2002, attracting closeto 1,000 guests from variouscommunities and generating morebalanced coverage and publicreaction.

Announcement of MajorExhibition BroadcastAcross Two Continents

In July 2001, four major Europeanand Canadian museumsannounced the first-everinternational exhibition tour ofsignificant archaeological findsdiscovered in European bogs. TheMysterious Bog People pressconference, which took place onJuly 5 at the Canadian Museum ofCivilization, one of the partnermuseums, was broadcastsimultaneously by video and audioconference to the other threemajor partners — the GlenbowMuseum in Calgary, Canada, theNiedersächsisches Landesmuseumin Hanover, Germany and theDrents Museum in Assen,Netherlands. The exhibition opens

first in Hanover on May 10, 2002.It then comes to Canada, openingat the CMC on December 6, 2002,and the Glenbow Museum inCalgary on October 18, 2003. Itwill open in Assen, Netherlandson September 6, 2004.

Representatives from the partnermuseums in Calgary and Europewere at the press conferenceheld for The Mysterious BogPeople . From left to right: Dr.Stephan Veil, vice-head of thedepartment of prehistoricarchaeology of theNiedersächsischesLandesmuseum in Hanover,Germany, Mr. Heinz Reese, VicePresident of Program and ExhibitDevelopment at the GlenbowMuseum, Calgary, andMr. Jaap J. Brakke, ChiefCurator at the Drents Museum,Assen, Netherlands.Photo: S. Darby


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In spring 2002, the exhibitionLifelines: Canada’s East CoastFisheries received the CanadianMuseums Association award forOutstanding Achievement in theExhibitions category. The awardrecognized Lifelines as anationally significant project thatexceeded the current standard ofpractice and demonstratedcreativity, leadership and effectiveuse of resources. Lifelines wascomposed of six complementaryexhibitions produced jointly by theCanadian Museum of Civilization,the Newfoundland Museum, theNew Brunswick Museum and theP.E.I. Museum and HeritageFoundation. The six exhibitionswill be presented at the CMC’spartner museums and otherAtlantic Canada museums overthe next three years. The ArtGallery of Nova Scotia alsocollaborated in the presentation atthe CMC. Lifelines ran at theCMC from April 6, 2001 toFebruary 24, 2002.

Publishing Group

The Publishing Group underwentsome important changes at theend of this year, and is now part ofthe newly created Public Relationsand Publishing Branch. Over thepast year, the Publishing Groupcontinued to produce all of theCorporation’s print publications,as well as all Web site modules forthe Virtual Museum of NewFrance™ (now under the Web siteteam), including the continuedexpansion of its e-commerce site.During the year, the VirtualMuseum of New France attracted750,000 visitors to its site,

An early twentieth-century Newfoundland outport kitchen fromthe exhibition Lifelines: Canada’s East Coast Fisheries (detailof diorama), Newfoundland Museum. Photo: S. Darby


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confirming the Museum’spopularity with an expandingaudience.

In addition to supportingexhibitions and programmes, theactivities of the Publishing Groupmake use of the Corporation’sbody of research and help to meetits responsibility to disseminateknowledge.

Highlights of the past year include:

Print Publications

• This year’s unexpected successwas the publication of adoctoral dissertation by CMChistorian Jean-Pierre Hardy byLes Éditions du Septentrion.Entitled La vie quotidiennedans la vallée du Saint-Laurent: 1790-1835, theinitial print run of 1,000copies sold out quickly, andanother 1,200 copies wereprinted only three monthslater. The book was alsochosen by mega-bookstoreRenaud-Bray as one of their“Coups de Coeur.”

• On the strength of its co-publishing partnerships withCanadian and Americanpublishers (McGill-Queen’sUniversity Press andUniversity of WashingtonPress), the Corporationproduced three books based onpast or upcoming exhibitions:Nuvisavik: The Place WhereWe Weave/Nuvisavik: Là oùnous tissons, and The ArcticVoyages of Martin Frobisher:An Elizabethan Adventurewere both published this fiscalyear.

The latter received glowingreviews in both The MontrealGazette, and The Globe andMail.

• International organizationsand institutions such as theComissão Nacional para asComemorações dosDescobrimentos Portugueses,with the Museu Nacional deEtnologia in Portugal obtaineda license to produce aPortuguese version of the1994 CMCC publication InuitWomen Artists to accompanythe Museum’s travellingexhibition Isumavut: TheArtistic Expression of NineCape Dorset Women.

• The CMCC, in partnershipwith Les Éditions LibreExpression and the MuséePointe-à-Callière, bought theexclusive international rightsto the English-languageversion of The Great Peace:Chronicle of a DiplomaticSaga.

• The Corporation alsopublished three more titles inits prestigious Mercury Series,including two for theArchaeological Survey ofCanada, and one for theCanadian Ethnology Service.


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Electronic Publications(Multimedia) andActivities

• A new module for the VirtualMuseum of New France wasadded, profiling education inthe seventeenth andeighteenth centuries.

• The Virtual Museum moduleentitled Nos ancêtresd’origine européenne :généalogie et histoire defamille (“Our EuropeanAncestors: Genealogy andFamily History”) added 254new family histories, writtenby Robert Prévost of ÉditionsLibre Expression. Thismodule was recognized by theProgramme de recherche endémographie historique(Research Programme inDemographic History) of theUniversité du Québec àMontréal (UQAM) as one ofthe most important sites forthose wanting to trace thehistory of their French-Canadian ancestors. Themodule was also promoted inFebruary 2002 in a campaignannouncing this new content(twice the number of familyhistories and nearly 2,000illustrations).

Visitors get information about their ancestors through ademonstration of the Virtual Museum of New France genealogymodule at the Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France.

Photo: J. Caron

• The Publishing Groupparticipated in Summer 2001in the Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France, organized by theCorporation des fêteshistoriques de Québec.Representatives of the VirtualMuseum of New France werewelcomed by the AssociationFrance-Québec in FornelHouse in Place Royale. Thisexcellent visibility furtheredthe promotion of the VirtualMuseum and the module Nosancêtres d’origineeuropéenne : généalogie ethistoire de famille (“OurEuropean Ancestors:Genealogy and FamilyHistory”).

• The Publishing Group creatednine articles for the electronicOracle module, written byCMC researchers and theircollaborators. The Oracleseries is part of the LearningWindowTM project, a productof Ingenuity Works Inc. ofVancouver.


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LIST OFPUBLICATIONS

General Works• Beaulieu, Alain and Roland

Viau. The Great Peace:Chronicle of a DiplomaticSaga. Co-published withÉditions Libre Expression andthe Pointe-à-CallièreMuseum.

• Hardy, Jean-Pierre. La viequotidienne dans la vallée duSaint-Laurent, 1790-1835.Co-published with Éditionsdu Septentrion.

• Leroux, Odette, MarionJackson and Minnie AodlaFreeman, ed. Isumavut: Aexpressão artistica de novamulheres de Cape Dorset. Co-published with ComissãoNacional para asComemorações dosDescobrimentos Portugueses,Instituto Português deMuseus, Museu Nacional deEtnologia.

• McGhee, Robert. The ArcticVoyages of Martin Frobisher:An Elizabethan Adventure.Co-published with McGill-Queen’s University Press.

• von Finckenstein, Maria, ed.Nuvisavik: The Place WhereWe Weave/Nuvisavik – Là oùnous tissons. Co-publishedwith McGill-Queen’sUniversity Press and theUniversity of WashingtonPress.

Mercury Series

Archaeological Survey ofCanada• Patrick J. Julig, ed. The

Sheguiandah Site:Archaeological, geological,and paleobotanical studies ata Paleoindian site onManitoulin Island, Ontario.Mercury Series Paper 161.

• Marie-Rousselière, Guy.Nunguvik et Saatut. Sitespaléoeskimaux de Navy BoardInlet, Île de Baffin. MercurySeries Paper 162.

Canadian EthnologyService• Jessup, Lynda, ed. with

Shannon Bagg. AboriginalRepresentation in the Gallery.Mercury Series Paper 135.

Virtual Museum of NewFrance™ Modules• Education. Text by Claire

Gourdeau.• 254 Family Histories in Our

Ancestors of EuropeanOrigin: Genealogy andFamily History. Text byRobert Prévost, Éditions LibreExpression. Produced incollaboration with Archiv-Histo.

Electronic Oracle Series

Produced in partnership with TheLearning Window™ project byIngenuity Works Inc.• Bégin, Carmelle. Music of the

World• Gourdeau, Claire. Jean Talon,

First Intendant of NewFrance: The Man and HisAchievements

• Hardy, Jean-Pierre. PersonalHygiene in Canada,1660-1835

• Keenlyside, David L.Aboriginal Fishing in AtlanticCanada: An Ancient Tradition

• Kitzan, Chris. Immigration toWestern Canada: The Early20th Century

• McGhee, Robert. Vinland• Murchison, Karen Albright.

What’s a Whatzit?• Nebel, Constance. The Art of

Puppetry• Willis, John. Postal Reform in

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Canadian War Museum

he Canadian War Museumis Canada’s nationalmuseum of military history.

Currently housed at two separatesites in Ottawa — a publicmuseum on Sussex Drive and astorage facility on the other side ofthe downtown core — theCanadian War Museum isbuilding a new facility on ariverfront site in central Ottawa.The new site will allow all CWMfunctions to be assembled underone roof, and provides forconsiderable upgrading ofexhibitions, educationalprogrammes, special events,conservation facilities, researchfacilities and visitor amenities.

The Canadian War Museum andits programmes supportCorporation’s strategic objectives,from increasing appreciation andunderstanding of Canada’sheritage, to researching anddeveloping collections and sharingthe related knowledge, tomaintaining financial andoperational viability —particularly as relates to the newCWM project.

T New CWM Facility

• At the beginning of this fiscalyear, the Canadian WarMuseum learned that it wouldbe located on the primeriverfront site of LeBretonFlats in central Ottawa — asite provided by the NationalCapital Commission — alongwith funds to support clean-up of the site’s industriallegacy, and funds for thebuilding of the facility itself.The new Museum has thegoal of opening in 2005, tocoincide with the 60thanniversary of the end of theSecond World War in Europe,and the 125th anniversary ofthe Canadian War Museum.

• By February 2002, the CWMhad selected the architecturalteam that will design the newfacility: Moriyama & Teshimaof Toronto and GriffithsRankin Cook of Ottawa, aswell as the team that willdesign the new Museum’sexhibitry; Haley Sharpe ofLondon, England, in partner-ship with Origin Studios ofOttawa.

• The Passing the Torchfundraising campaign, with agoal of $15 million towardsfunding new exhibitions andprogrammes within the newCWM, has raised $11 millionto date, and expects to achieveits fundraising goal by the endof next fiscal year.

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EXHIBITIONS


Imperial Adventure: Canadiansin the South African War(1899–1902) (CWM), June 1999to January 2003Korean War: A War in theService of Peace (CWM), June2000 to April 2, 2001Truth, Duty, Valour: The RoyalMilitary College of Canada,1876–2000 (CWM), September2000 to October 28, 2001Kiska Sketches: War Art byE. J. Hughes, 1943 (CWM),November 2000 to October 21,2001The Art of Peacemaking — TheGun Sculpture (i human Society),April 26 to June 24, 2001Past and Present: MilitaryEquipment from the CanadianWar Museum and the CanadianForces (CWM and the NationalDefence), June 30 to August 31,2001Colours of War (Part 1): Workson Paper from the CanadianWar Museum, 1914 to 1945(CWM), November 2, 2001 toFebruary 3, 2002Colours of War (Part 2): Workson Paper from the CanadianWar Museum, 1914 to 1945(CWM), February 8 to May 12,2002

Travelling Exhibitions(By alphabetical order)

Battle Lines: Canadian Artistsin the Field, 1917–1919• May 14 to August 11, 2001,

Canadian High Commission,London, England

• December 14, 2001 toMarch 4, 2002, AustralianWar Memorial, Canberra,Australia

• September 22, 2002 toJanuary 3, 2003,Confederation Centre,Charlottetown, P.E.I.

• January 17 to February 23,2003, Owens Art Gallery,Sackville, N.B.

Canvas of War: Masterpiecesfrom the Canadian WarMuseum• January 27 to April 17, 2002,

Beaverbrook Art Gallery,Fredericton, N.B.

• May 17 to September 8, 2002,Mackenzie Art Gallery,Regina, Sask.

• October 26, 2002 toJanuary 19, 2003, WinnipegArt Gallery, Winnipeg, Man.

• February 13 to May 30, 2003,Glenbow Museum, Calgary,Alta.

• June 21 to September 14,2003, Art Gallery of NovaScotia, Halifax, N.S.

• October 2003 to January2004, McCord Museum ofCanadian History, Montréal,Que.

• January to May 2004, ArtGallery of Newfoundland &Labrador, St. John’s, Nfld.

• October 2004 to January2005, Vancouver Art Gallery,Vancouver, B.C.

Colours of War: Works onPaper from the Canadian WarMuseum, 1914 to 1945• April 15 to September 30,

2001, Museum of theRegiments, Calgary, Alta.

On Canadian Wings: CanadianAviation Art• September 20 to

November 11, 2001, MooseJaw Art Museum andNational Exhibition Centre,Moose Jaw, Sask.

• March 1 to May 10, 2002,The Whyte Museum of theCanadian Rockies, Alta.

Vimy Memorial Sculptures• May 3, 2001 to 2005,

Canadian Museum ofCivilization, Hull, Que.

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Publications

The Canadian War Museumpublishes a number of books eachyear, ranging from exhibitioncatalogues to scholarlypublications. In addition, CWMstaff often publish articles in awide range of general andscholarly journals and magazines.


• The publication of The Battleof the Atlantic: The RoyalCanadian Navy’s GreatestCampaign 1939–1945, byCWM historian Roger Sarty.

• Articles and essays written byCWM staff include:

• Laura Brandon: sixarticles or essays on warart topics, including anessay on the CWMexhibition Battle Lines:Canadian Artists in theField 1917–1919,published in Battle Lines:Canadian and AustralianArtists in the Field(Canberra, Australia),and articles on the Groupof Seven and the FirstWorld War, whichappeared in variouspublications in Canadaand abroad.

• Serge Durflinger: twoarticles dealing with thewar services of theSalvation Army andphotographs taken fromaboard the frigate HMCSDunver.

• Jane Naisbitt: an articleentitled “DaughterRecounts Veteran’sPilgrimage”.

• Dean Oliver: six articlesor essays, published invarious scholarly journalsand collections, on topicsthat included foreignaffairs and nationaldefence, the role ofCanada and NATO-UNforces in the Balkans,General Harry Crerar,and the First World War.

• Cameron Pulsifer: anarticle on Canada’s FirstWorld War motormachine-gun brigades,which appeared inCanadian MilitaryHistory.

• Roger Sarty: threearticles, published invarious scholarly journalsand collections, on topicsthat included the Battle ofthe Atlantic, Canada’smilitary efforts in twoworld wars, and Halifax’sLucknow Incident of1915.

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• Cameron Pulsifer: a lectureon the beginnings ofCanadian military nursing.

• Roger Sarty: presentations atfour venues, includinglectures at the University ofNew Brunswick on SaintJohn’s military fortifications;a lecture on naval convoys in1941, given both at a meetingof the Canadian NauticalResearch Society and as partof the CWM Speakers Series;and a presentation onCanadian naval strategy from1910–2000, given at theCanadian Forces Commandand Staff College.

Publications

The CWM continues to maintainan active publication programme,and often co-publishes with otherinstitutions. Highlights of the pastyear include:

• Four issues of CanadianMilitary History.

• Two publications by NormChristie: Hard-Won Victory:The Canadians at Ortona,1943 (CEF Books, Access toHistory No. 7) and TheSuicide Raid: The Canadiansat Dieppe, August 19th, 1942(CEF Books, Access toHistory No. 5).

• A book by John Marteinsonand Michael R. McNorgancalled The Royal CanadianArmoured Corps: AnIllustrated History (RobinBrass).

Conferences andLectures

CWM staff are active in sharingtheir expertise with colleagueinstitutions and other interestedparties across Canada and aroundthe world. In addition, CWM staffappeared often as guest lecturersat universities, historical societiesand other venues. Highlights ofthe past year included:

• Laura Brandon: ten lectureson war art and museology atconferences in Canada, theU.S., England and Australia,including lectures onCanadian war art at OxfordUniversity, the University ofSouth Australia, theAustralian War Memorial, theUniversity of London,England, and the Universityof Toronto.

• Serge Durflinger: teaching ofa course on the history of theFirst World War at the RoyalMilitary College as part of itsContinuing Studies Program,a lecture in the CWMSpeakers Series on the LastPost Fund, and a lecture onremembrance and the CWMat an Ottawa men’s group.

• Dean F. Oliver: eight lecturesdelivered at militaryconferences and teachinginstitutions and to discussiongroups on topics that includedCanada’s defence and foreignpolicies, Canada and the FirstWorld War and Canada’smembership in NATO.

• A book by W. Rodney calledDeadly Mission: CanadianAirmen Over Nuremberg,March 30th/31st, 1944 (CEFBooks, Access to History No.8).

• A book by Reginald H. Royentitled D-Day! The Canadi-ans and the NormandyLandings, June 1944 (CEFBooks, Access to History No.6).

• A book by Roger Sarty calledThe Battle of the Atlantic:The Royal Canadian Navy’sGreatest Campaign,1939–1945 (CEF Books,Access to History No. 9).

Educational Activities

The CWM actively shares themany aspects of Canada’s militaryheritage with audiencesthroughout Canada and aroundthe world. Highlights of the pastyear include:

• Between April 1 andDecember 31, 2001, staff fromthe CWM’s EducationDivision delivered a total of225 school programmes, ofwhich 75 were delivered off-site in classrooms; 18 of thesewere delivered during a one-week foray to Sherbrooke,Quebec. These programmeswere attended by 6,677students and generated over$12,000 in revenues. TheEducation Division also sold29 Canada at War activitykits to teachers, and rentedout 33 Supply Line artifact

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boxes. Forty studentssubmitted applications for thisyear’s CWM History Award,with five winners eachreceiving a $1,000 prize.

• During this same period, theHollywood Goes to War filmprogramme featured a movieeach month, and now has over220 patrons on its mailinglist. In Spring 2001, theDivision organized its annualSpring Offensive event, whichattracted some 30 wargamersand over 400 visitors. In theweek prior to RemembranceDay, Division staff hosted aLive Learning Programmethat was Web-cast to schoolsacross Canada. OnRemembrance Day, nearly adozen Canadian veterans tookpart in the CWM’s Meet aVeteran programme.

• The CWM Web site has seenthe addition of new features— notably Canvas of War,Armoured Warrior, a newCWM Kids Page and TheSalvation Army Web module.The re-launch of the entiresite in Fall 2001 presentedunique challenges to theCWM, including a completeredesign of the site. Threestudents were accepted fromvarious local schools to fulfilcourse requirements in thefield of Web design.

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Special Events

The Canadian War Museum hostsmany different types of specialevents throughout the year. Thesevary from commemorative eventsand donation ceremonies to booklaunches and guided tours at boththe Sussex Drive and Vimy Housefacilities. Highlights of the pastyear include:

Public Events at VimyHouse

• Capital Trolley Tourslaunched their new tourprogramme aboard theCanada Duck vehicle — amodified Second World Waramphibious vehicle known asthe DUKW — at Vimy Houseon May 30, 2001. During theunveiling ceremony, theCanada Duck was placed nextto the CWM’s originalDUKW, highlighting theCWM’s historical collectionof vehicles.

• The Merchant Navy VeteransAssociation held a mediaevent on October 4, 2001 tomark the handover of a scalemodel of a Second World WarCanadian Park Ship to theCanadian War Museum. Themodel was built as amillennium project by theCanadian Merchant NavyVeterans Association tohonour Canadian Merchantseamen.

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Public Events at 330Sussex Drive

• A commemorative event washeld on the CWM Courtyardon June 6, 2001 with theCameron Highlanders ofOttawa, to mark the D-Daylandings in 1944. This wasthe only Ottawa unit to landin Normandy early on June 6.The significance of D-Daywas publicly noted, andincluded a small paradecontingent and piper, followedby a reception in the CWM’sEaton Room. The event waswell attended by the publicand the media.

• Four different ensembles fromThe Canadian Forces CentralBand held noontime concertson the CWM Courtyard everyFriday from June 29 toAugust 31, 2001. Visitors tothe Canadian War Museum onCanada Day 2001 weretreated to a performance bythe complete Central Band,also held on the CWMcourtyard.

• The annual NijmegenMarchers Send-Off paradereturned to the CWM againthis year on July 11, 2001. Awreath was presented to theofficer in charge of theMarchers, Colonel Peter Holt,to lay on the CWM’s behalf atGroesbeek Cemetery inmemory of those Canadianswho gave their lives. As aspecial addition to this year’ssend-off, local Artist BenBabelowsky presented awatercolor of GroesbeekCemetery to the CWM.

The Canadian Forces Central Band noontime concerts.

Photo: H. Foster

The annual Nijmegen Marchers.

Photo: S. Darby

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• On October 23, 2001, in the presence ofThe Honorable Sheila Copps, Minister ofCanadian Heritage, a press conferencewas held at the CWM to announce theselection of Moriyama & Teshima andGriffiths Rankin Cook as thearchitectural team for the new CWM.

• The Military Family Resource Centrebrought their Invisible Ribbon Campaignto the CWM once again this year onNovember 7, 2001. The Invisible RibbonCampaign is a grassroots demonstrationthat Canadians appreciate militarypersonnel and their families. Visitors tothe CWM that day were able to pick upan invisible ribbon to show their supportfor the Canadian Forces, and were alsoable to learn more about militaryfamilies.

The Honourable Sheila Copps addresses mediaat the press conference to announce the selectionof the CWM architectural team. Photo: S. Darby

From left to right: Pierre Dufour, CMCC Trustee, Victor Rabinovitch, CMCCPresident and CEO, Raymond Moriyama, Moriyama & Teshima Architects,Alexander Rankin, Griffiths Rankin Cook Architects, Joe Geurts, CWM Director andCEO, and General (ret’d) Paul Manson, CMCC Trustee and Chairman of Passingthe Torch Campaign. Photo: S. Darby

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• The CWM once again held aRemembrance Day 2001Sunset Ceremony and otherVeterans Week activities,including the Meet a Veteranprogramme. OnRemembrance Day, there wasan open house at Vimy Housefollowed by a moving SunsetCeremony. Members of theArmed Forces held a paradeduring the ceremony, and theheadstone of the UnknownSoldier was on display, havingbeen transferred to the CWMby Veterans Affairs. JamesBlondeau and Nathalie Reaysang an original contemporarysong entitled “Veterans ofTime”, followed by a videopresentation featuringveterans recalling theirexperiences. Despite the coldand windy weather, over 300people attended the ceremony.

Sunset Ceremony 2001. Photo: S. Darby

Meet a Veteran programme. From left to right:Ms. Pauline Lamont Flynn, Ms. Harriet Sloan andMs. Betty Brown Nicholson. Photo: S. Darby

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• On April 26, 2001, theexhibition The Art ofPeacemaking — The GunSculpture opened on the CWMCourtyard. The event was wellattended with around 175guests and media. TheHonourable Herb Gray, deputyPrime Minister of Canada andthe two exhibition artists wereamong the speakers.

• The annual CWM SpringOffensive wargaming weekendwas held in the Eaton Room onMarch 16–17, 2001. Thispopular event enables localarmchair generals to gettogether and demonstratevarious role-playing games tothe public.

• The Friends of the CanadianWar Museum (FCWM) held aused book sale on June 30,2001 as well as the VanwellPublishing Ltd. and FCWMbook sale on November 9–10,2001. Some proceeds fromthese book sales went to thePassing the Torch fundraisingcampaign.

• Two books were launched at theCWM this year: Canada’sNewspaper Legend: The Storyof J. Douglas MacFarlane byRichard MacFarlane (ECWPress), and Marching as toWar: Canada’s Turbulent Years1899–1953 by Pierre Berton(Random House Canada Ltd.).Victor Rabinovitch, Presidentand CEO of the CMCC, was onhand in the Eaton Room towelcome Pierre Berton to theMuseum.

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• The War Amps of Canadaheld a private video launch atthe CWM on October 30,2001 for their new video:DIEPPE: Don’t Call it aFailure.

Private Events at VimyHouse

• Members of the LordStrathcona’s HorseAssociation and currentserving members held aFamily Day with tours andrefreshments at Vimy Houseon June 2, 2001.

• The United States Branch ofthe Western Front Associationhad behind-the-scenes tours ofthe collections at Vimy House,and enjoyed a lecture anddinner in the MilitaryTechnology Gallery onSeptember 22, 2001.

• Vimy House was also thesetting for four events insupport of the CWM PlannedGiving programme and thePassing the Torch fundraisingcampaign. These includedbehind-the-scenes tours, aPowerPoint presentation and areception or dinner. ThePlanned Giving events wereheld on May 24 andNovember 22, 2001; thePassing the Torch events wereheld on September 20 andNovember 19, 2001.

Opening of the exhibition The Art of Peacemaking — The GunSculpture . From left to right: The Honourable Herb Gray, Deputy Prime-Minister of Canada, Joe Geurts, CWM Director and CEO, Wallis Kendaland Sandra Broomley, creators of the sculpture, and Victor Rabinovitch,CMCC President and CEO. Photo: S. Darby

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Private Events at 330Sussex Drive

• A group of 36 delegates fromaround the world toured theCWM Courtyard exhibitionThe Art of Peacemaking —The Gun Sculpture onMay 23, 2001. Dean Oliver ofthe CWM made a shortpresentation, followed by adiscussion on current issuessuch as arms control. Thegroup was part of aDepartment of ForeignAffairs and InternationalTrade conference on armscontrol.

• On June 29, 2001, the CWMin collaboration with theCanadian Forces (CF) openedthe CWM Courtyardexhibition Yesterday andToday: Military Equipmentfrom the Canadian WarMuseum and the CanadianForces. Highlights of theexhibition included a LightArmoured Vehicle III fromthe CF and a Lee Tank fromthe CWM. Canadian ForcesPersonnel and CWM Guideswere present each day to talkabout the display. The exhibitclosed on Labour Dayweekend. Media were onhand when the vehiclesarrived on the Courtyard to beset up.

• On September 19, 2001 theCWM hosted the Federationof Nova Scotia Heritage StudyTour, which included anevening lecture in the CWM’sEaton Room with personnelfrom 21 museums in theAtlantic Provinces. RogerSarty spoke to the group

CWM Courtyard exhibition opens on June 29, 2001.Highlights include a Light Armoured Vehicle III and aLEE Tank. Photos: H. Foster

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Media Activities/Support — VimyHouse

• The producers ORBI XXIspent a half-day at Vimyhouse in July 2001 to filmartifacts and interview CWMhistorian Serge Durflingerabout Dieppe. The filmingwas part of the episodeDieppe, le débarquement raté

in the series Les grandsdrames de l’histoire duQuébec. Each of the 13episodes was presented fourtimes on the French-languageHistoria channel.

• On numerous occasionsthroughout the year, theCanadian War Museum rentsout uniforms andreproduction artifacts from itsLiving History Collection totelevision producers,professional and amateurtheatre groups, re-enactors,students and others.

Media Activities/Support — 330 SussexDrive

• Infinity Films of Vancouverwas at the Canadian WarMuseum for two days inAugust 2001 to film a one-hour documentary called Loveand Duty, on the women whoserved overseas with theCanadian Red Cross. Tenwomen were called to theCWM to be interviewed andfilmed. The film was licensedto History Television, theWomen’s Television Networkand Historia.

about the process behindplanning the new CWM andits exhibitions andinterpretation.

• The CWM hosted theCanadian Heritage PortfolioCommunications meeting, forthe first time, onDecember 11, 2001.

• Dean Oliver and NormanHilmer spoke to theDemocratic Civil MilitaryRelations Program onJanuary 21, 2001 in the EatonRoom. A reception was heldin the evening.

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Canadian Museum of Civiliz ationDonors and Sponsors

Alary, FrancineAlbert, BillAmerican Association ofMuseumsAmerican Friends of CanadaAnonymous (9)Armour, DianeArmstrong, MaryAscher, ClaudineBaillargeon, MorganBaker, Mr. and Mrs. C.Baldock, AudreyBaril, NoëlBarker, JamesBarkwell, Laurence J.Beechwood CemeteryBégin, CarmelleBelcourt, ChristiBeltran, JordanaBenjamin, JacquieBennedsen, ChristianBijoor, SunandaBoudreault, MimiBretos, Miguel A.Briscoe, JeanBrooks, PamBrousseau, FrancineBrownlee, IdaBulka, Rabbi ReuvenByron, CharlesCalgary Stampede & ExhibitionCambodian Buddhist Associationof Ottawa-HullCanada Map OfficeCanada Post CorporationCanada-Japan AssociationCanadian Aquaculture IndustryAllianceCanadian BroadcastingCorporationCanadian Bushplane HeritageCentreCanadian Coast GuardCanadian Forces Map Depot

Canadian HeritageCapital Fish MarketsCarignan-Carbonne, LiseCarleton UniversityClark, IreneCochran EntertainmentCollard, ElizabethConnor, JohnCorneil, DougCumming, N.R.Curran, Family of PeterCzop, DavidDavis, SusanDavis-Perkins, PatriciaDeCarli, MarieDickason, OliveDickson, CatherineDolgoy, RevaDorset Fine ArtsDowland Contractingdu Toit, DerrickDuclos, DanielDuguay, SimoneDupuis, FrançoisÉditions LescopEmbassy of JapanEnbridge Inc.Ermineskin Band RecreationEstate of Bernard Graydon WrenEurestFalkowski, JanFancott, StephenFancy, PeterFawthrop, JuneFestival 4-15Fiori, MaureenFirst AirFriedman, MarkGabriel Dumont Institute forNative StudiesGascon, MichèleGendreau, BiancaGénéreux, LucGoldberg, Melville

Goldsmith, Richard E.Gordon, PatriciaGraham, P.A.Gray, DavidGray, PaulGregory, B.Grenier, YvesHamilton, JoséeHarris, Elizabeth AnneHigh Commission of MalawiHoly Spirit Ukrainian CatholicSeminaryHuman Resources DevelopmentCanadaHunt, LindaHusar, NatalkaIler, WendyIrene McCaugherty ArtEnterprisesJackson, VictoriaJenness, StuartJohnson, EarlJones, IsabelJorna, SidKelland, Bob and KarenKenny, PeterKerr, Mr. and Mrs. LeopoldKodama, TomokoLaboucane, BrianLaforet, J. F.LaRocque, CaelenLaverdure, ClaudeLeader, LyndaLeblond, PascalLee, GeddyLee, SergioLescop, FrançoisLevangie, ColinLong, PhyllisLuckey, PeterMacEwan, RobertaMack Alumnae AssociationMackenzie, CarolynManitoba Metis Federation

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Mao, SiphoyMarsh, Susan H.Martin, NoelineMcAuslan BreweryMcCarney, LeonoraMcCaugherty, RonMetis Resource CentreMoisan-Willis, VanessaMorel, SylvieMorin, CélineMoses, JohnMoses, Russell C.Mullins, LeathaNational Aboriginal AchievementFoundationNguyen, ManhNorman, MorrisNorthern Navigations andCommunications SystemsOffer, KateOjolick, Robert J.Orlaw, HeleneOstiguy, Jacques W.Ottawa CitizenOttawa Flute AssociationPainchaud, ClothildePerehudoff, WilliamPetrie, C. M.Pilon, Jean-LucPitney Bowes CanadaPoitras, JimPook, JimPosen, SheldonPrice, ArtPrice, RenéPrince, NicholetteProulx, MarcelRabinovitch, SamuelRabinovitch, VictorRaynauld, Michelle

Reddoch, JoyceRideau Nautical ModellersRider, PeterRobinson, AliceRoss, MarjorieRoy, YvonRoyal British Columbia MuseumRyley, Phyllis S.Salisko, RickSamuel and Saidye BronfmanFamily FoundationSchreiner, DianeSeal Industry DevelopmentCouncilSmith, Jean BriscoStacey, DuncanStewart, LynSt-Jean, MarieSummer Work/Student ExchangeSunshine RecordsSutyla, CharlesTélé-QuébecTidy, Aileen M.Turcotte, YolandeVachon, Gordon K.Verreault, DorisWalford, JonathanWalker, TheresaWatt McEnery, NancyWebber, RayWebster, GloriaWilliam Mellon Memorial FundWoman’s Christian TemperanceUnionWoodsworth House HistoricalSocietyWright, JerauldWytenburg, RudyYoung, AndrewYoung, Mike

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Canadian War Museum Donors

Adam, Jennifer WynessAdams, William H.Aiken, GrahameAikens, Gladys M. ReesAllen, JohnAnderson, Walter GilrayBabelowsky, BenBauer, JohnBawcutt, JuneBeierl, JimBlight, Jacqueline A.Bliss, Michael and ElizabethBlyth, Ryra K.Booth, WilliamBorowczyk-Forester, JanBowles, KennethBoyce, Ethel A.Bradley, Clayton AdamBrathwaite, JeanBuchowski, AnneBurnaby Village MuseumButler, JohnCambon, Kenneth G.Cameron, Allan S.Canadian Merchant Navy VeteransAssociationCanadian PressCarrigan, LenCarter, James M.Chabot, RogerChief Firearms OfficeClark, BenedictClark, CliveClark, FraserClipston, OliveCohen, AlConlon, JohnConrad, Lynda M.Corbeil, Maurice E.Cormier, EleanorCorneil, JeanetteCornish, Florence Elizabeth

Corry, Robert A.Cowan, PatriciaCowley, GeorgeCrawford, AnthonyDarbyshire, Stephen J.David M. Stewart MuseumDavies, AileenDavis, Richard LeonardDavison, Roger E.De Hart, W. G.Delaquerrière-Richardson, LilianeDennison, DorothyDerick, Brian P.Devaux, BernardDonaldson, J. A.Donner Canadian FoundationDover, Donald AlfredDuffy, D. J.Dunfield, John D.Dupuis, FrançoisEagan, Marlene J.Ebertz, James J.Estate of Mrs. A. H. BrowneEstate of Earl DupuisEstate of Robert Owen JonesEstate of Bernd Carl Felix OsborgFagan, ClaireFairon, JoyceFancy, Betty LouFarrell, Robert GordonFerderber, DebraFinley, E. G.Floyd, Roy J.Forbes, Peter MacEwanFowler, Mary B.Fretwell, Vera E.Friends of Nepean Public LibraryFrost, Robert G.Fullerton, JackFurlotte, ChrisGamble-Calvert, Mary A.Garneau, Jean R.

Geary, BeatriceGeggie, Ruth StuartGeneral Store PublishingGeoffrion, C.Gingras, Jean IsabelGoble, ElaineGodkin, Donald J.Goldstein, HenryGray, Dora M.Green, A. WallyGreen, SidneyGreene, KateGregovich, Virginia AnneHall, Majory F.Hampson, GarthHarris, Ann CrichtonHarris, Margaret AliceHarvey, Patricia M.Hendershot, CharlesHester, Diane M.Hodgins, George C.Holloway, Maurice E.Holtzhauer, JerryHoule, MargaretHoward, Judith EllenHowick, JohnHuronia Museum & Huron WendatVillageHyndman, Robert StewartIrvine, Robert D.Jackson, BlairJohnson, Frances S.Johnston, Gwyllym GrantJones, Kilmeny M.Kelly, EllaKeyes, Joan IsabellaKing, Margery L.Knight, Douglas C.Lambert, CharlesLamoureux, TrevorLapa, VivienLapierre, Gertrude

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Canadian War Museum Donors

Lawson, WilliamLemay, Charles E.Levesque, Jean-Pierre F.Linden, Robert F.Linzmayer, VeronicaLow, Richard L.Lowther-Bowman, SuzanneLozo, Paul CecilLiuzzo, NancyLuciuk, Lubomyr Y.Lynch, AlexMacKay, MargaretMacKenzie, NormanMacLean, L. C. HutchinsonMaga, Donald CharlesMain, Hardy LawrenceMargolese, DuaneMasson, Daisy L.Mastin, Mary T.Mayer, Anne PenningtonMayne, SeymourMcBrearty, Phillip T.McCandless, RobertMcCord, NormaMcIntosh, GeorgeMcIntyre, William G.McLean, Olive M.McMechan, Arthur M.Meredith, Douglas GeorgeMeyer, Richard E.Meyers, George FrederickMiller, KimberlyMills, JudyMitchell, GrahamMol, Marten AlexMoran, FrankMore, Robert HallMotiuk, LaurenceMuir, Bryce L.Murphy, J. A.National Gallery of CanadaNaylor, Judith M.Near, Robert

Newlove, JoyceNewman, Kenneth L.Nixon, RobertO’Brien, Paul A.O’Malley, MichaelOjolick, RobertOrr, Audrey J.Ott, Helen F.Papworth, C. R.Pearson, Mary LouPeate, LesPerryon, Paul H.Peros, Beryl A.Picotte, L. J.Pooley, Alfred GeorgePooley, Robert ErnestPower, GavanPowis, CarterPreece, JudithPullen, ElizabethRamsay, MargaretRanostay, Carl P.Rapp, Helen M.Rea, J. E.Reddoch, Joyce M.Reinblatt, LilianReynolds Aviation MuseumRichards, John PaulRoberts, RonRobertson, BurtonRodaro, RomainRodger, BarbaraRolfe, Charles V. W.Rollo, EliseRowley, Graham W.Roxborough, John SuttonRoyal Ontario MuseumRyan, Douglas FrancisSt. Laurent, LouiseSchock, Samuel SimonScott, Laurie J.Shard, AlanShorthouse, John Reid

Simpson, Edna RuthSims, Henry A.Sipos, Joseph P.Sixsmith, SaraSkelly, DavidSmith, Donald A.Spallin, LynneSpence, Hugh J. M.Spicer, Patricia R.Stanton, E. AnneStatham, StephenStewart, EileeneStoutjesdyk, Robert M.Strachan, ElizabethStuart, Mary E.Talman, RagnhildTaverner, Gerald C.Thompson, Thomas R.Thorpe, JohnTidy, Aileen M.Toombs, Cecil GordonTrafford, AllenTruscott, AfkeTurnbull, Graham Ivor FrankTurner, William W.Valentine, G. HowardVance, D. J.Veterans Affairs CanadaWalker, Elbert EarlWalker, TheresaWall, Walter JohnWatt, John S.Webber, M. H. F.Whalley, Peter GrahamWheeler, H.Williams, Owen StephenWilson, David BryceWilson, EvelynWithers, Ramsey MuirWright, George R.Wright, MorganWood, William M.Woolley, StuWosk, Yosef

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Canadian War Museum Donors for thePassing the Torch and Sharing OurMilitary Heritage Campaigns

19th Army Field Regiment R.C.A.AssociationAdams, Gwen P.Adamson, JohnAgnew, David AAlberto, JocelyneAlden, RobertAllan, RobertAllen, Peter A.Amy, E.A.C.Anonymous (4)Armstrong, G. GordonArmy, Navy & Air Force Veteransin Canada, Orillia Unit #400Arndt, Dale B.Arthur, CliffordAwrey, R.M.Balfour, St. ClairBank of MontrealBank of Nova ScotiaBank of Nova Scotia (Calgary)Banks, David C.Bannock, Russell E.Barford, Ralph M.Barker, Ian K.Barltrop, ChristopherBarnes, Leslie W.Barr, John W. B.Baumgart, Layton C.Beaument, G. E.Beemer, ArtBercuson, D. J.Bergin, Roderick M.Bernier, Serge G.Betts, Katherine A.Birks Family FoundationBisiker, James P.Black & McDonald LimitedBohne, H. R.Bolton, RexBond, James C.Borden, Ladner and GervaisBoudreau, J. GrahamBowie-Reed, M. J.Boyle, Denis R.

Bradbury, NigelBrandon, LauraBreck, A. W. M.Brett, Robert H.Brockington, Riley S.Broughton, W. J.Brown, J. AlexBrown, PaulineBruce, JeanBrunette, Daniel P.Brunette, J. A. RenéBryson, George M.Buchanan, Donald R.Bulten, JacobBurgess, Edwin R.Burgess, Gwendoline E.Burke, DanielBurrow, LynnButler, TedCaldwell, ThomasCalgary Naval VeteransAssociationCameron, Peter Alfred GordonCampbell, B. R.Campbell, John R.Campbell, William M.Canada Life Assurance CompanyCanadian Forces Medical andDental ServicesCanadian Imperial Bank ofCommerceCanadian NationalCanadian Provost CorpsAssociationCarr-Harris, J. BruceCarson, PaulCharron, MichelChawkers FoundationChevrier, ÉmileChisholm, F. MerritChisholm, James B.Choquette, KarinaClark, G. VincentClarkson, Kenneth W.Cleghorn, John and Pattie

Clewley, Robin G.Clinker, MarieColburn, Harold N.Collins, JohnCollombin, BevColpitts, Martin J.Colwell, WayneConnolly, Joe A.Cooke, R. A.Cooper, Marsh A.Cosh, Joscelyn V. B.Coveney, ShaneCowan, ElizabethCowan, William A.Cowie, Jim and AnnCrashley, J. DouglasCreery, RaymondCSL GroupCunningham, LillianCurley, Jeffrey D.Dale, Robert GordonDavey, Douglas KeithDavey, LisaDavies Charitable FoundationDavies, Malcolm N.Davies, R. J.de Jong, FredDe Repentigny, HenryDean, SusanDempsey, D. V.DeQuetteville, Allan M.Despatie, GuyDEW Engineering andDevelopmentDisabato, ElizabethDoupe, W. GlennDowney, WilliamDuff, MarjorieDundas, Joseph R.E.M.E. AssociationEastern Ontario Branch, DefenceMedical AssociationEastham, PercyEdgecombe, David W.Eisen, Ruth J.

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Elkins, ErnieEllingham, Frank H.Émond, CharlesEnglish, John RichardEric T. Webster FoundationErion, Edwin M.Evernden, Harry E.Fairbairn, Alan D.Finestone, Bernard J.Finlay, DavidFleming, DeanFoster, Robert C.Foulkes, Donald E.Fowlow, Fred R.Friends of the Canadian WarMuseumFurlong-MacInnis, M. F.Gagnon, DenisGalloway, DavidGeneral Electric CanadaGeurts, J. (Joe)Gibson, BobGibson, WilliamGigg, Edmund G.Gillespie, Alastair W.Glendinning, RobertGodfrey, Mary B.Goldring, WarrenGordon, Claire M.Graham, Catherine W.Grainger, John W.Granatstein, Jack L.Gray, Ian H.Greene, R. S. H.Greenlees, Thomas C.Griffin, AnthonyGuertin, DenisGundry-White, F. L. and Mrs.Hainsworth, J. LaurieHalliday, Hugh A.Hamlin, Ross A.

Hanna, James E.Hanson, James I.Hardie, GlennHarris, Arthur B.Harris, Don A.Harris, MiltonHarrison, DerrickHarrison, Russell E.Harvey, EugeneHawkins, R. GordonHeckman, DonaldHelbronner, J.Hennessy, Ralph and DianaHenry White Kinnear FoundationHercus, BarryHersey, DouglasHersey, JamesHession FamilyHewson, MaureenHill, William. J.Hillmer, NormanHinchley, VincentHistorica Foundation of CanadaHolman, D. FraserHolmes, W. WayneHoltzhauer, Jarrott W.Homestead Land HoldingsHorvath, LesHoward, David E.Hudson, JohnHuntley, Debra S.Hurlbut, Robert S.Ignat Kaneff CharitableFoundationIrwin, Aden C.Jackman Foundation (1964)Jackson, PeterJasper, Russell A.Jefferies, FrankJennings, T. C.Jewish War Veterans of Canada

Joan and Clifford HatchFoundationJohn David and Signy EatonFoundationJohn Dobson FoundationJohnson, MikeJones, Joseph H.Joyce, William A.Joynt, JohnJulie-Jiggs FoundationKalin, IsadoreKarolewski, ChrisKastelic, DianaKennedy Management ServicesKernaghan, WilliamKersley, John G.Kerviche, PierreKlotz, PhilipKnight, Daniel F.Korea Veterans Association ofCanadaLaidlaw FoundationLalonde, MaureenLambert, PatrickLane, Robert L.Lang, LindaLeder, AlvinLee, J. DavidLegace, PaulLevin, SimonLewis, Conrad W.Lindsey, GeorgeLionel, F.Lord Black of CrossharbourLudlow, Clare L.Luna, Kay and GeorginaLyon, RonM. J. Ervin & AssociatesMacdonald Stewart FoundationMace, PeggiMainguy, Daniel N.


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Mallabone, Catherine M.Malott, Richard K.Manson, Paul D.Manson, TonyManulife FinancialMaritime Life AssuranceCompanyMarston, ClayMathews, ElizabethMawer, ChuckMcCallister, ChrisMcCaw, IanMcConnell, Burton A.McCoy, Thomas R.McCulloch, GordonMcDermott, SheilaMcErlean, J. M. P.McGee, LarryMcGibbon, D. BruceMcKibbin, Kenneth H.McMullan, Edward G.McPhail, Hugh D.McPhee, Sylvia M.McWilliams, David I.Mellow, JanetMenzies, SusanMeredith, Douglas GeorgeMethven, A. GarthMetrick, CecileMetrick, Fred S.Millar, R. S.Miller, J. E. HarrisMilroy, William A.Mingay, J. DonaldMitchell, ClaudeMitchell, George D.Moffatt, JosephMolson FoundationMontgomery, R. A. F.Moore, Ian R.Moore, Terence R.

Morrison, Donald J.Muir, Wilson A.Munden, CaroleMunk, PeterMunro, DonaldMurray, LarryNadon, LucNesbitt, A. R. DeaneNewton, Ronald E.Nicholls, GordonNichols, Stan W.Nixon, Charles PatrickNorford, BrianNorth Toronto Business andProfessional Women’s ClubO’Buck, JohnOgelsby, John C. M.Ojolick, Robert J.Oke, WilliamOrthlieb, Robert and LaraineOttawa Miniature Gamers ClubPage, RoyPallas, Edith A.Patterson, Eric N.Peppy, Ralph L.Peterson, AllanPeterson, Douglas G.Petrini, MichaelPickford, R. J.Piers, Desmond W.Place, I. Cameron M.Platt, John M.Poelstra, JettyPonton, StevePorter, BrianPowell, Evelyn BettyPragnell, Herbert F.Prendergast, W. F.Procter, MarilynPublication of Military Nurses ofCanada

R. Howard Webster FoundationRabinovitch, VictorRafferty, L. PatrickRamsbottom, R. MurrayRandom House of CanadaRasmussen, A. J. K.RCAF ex-POW AssociationRemus, Viola H.Requadt, GuenterRhind, J. A.Rich, DarrenRichardson, ColinRichardson, PhilipRingma, RobertRinn, RichardRipstein, Howard B.Rodger, N. ElliotRoss, Alexander M.Rowe, John F.Roy, ClaudetteRoy, Reginald H.Roy, ValérieRoyal Bank Financial GroupFoundationRoyal Canadian Legion Branches3, 25, 82, 94, 99, 208, 484, 606Royal Canadian Legion,Dominion CommandRoyal Canadian Legion, FortYork, Branch 165Sample, Douglas L.Saunders, EdwardSchade, Hellmut W.Schioler, JohnSénécal, PierreShantz, RichardShapiro, BenShields, MarkSimeone, MariannaSimpson, VictorSmale, R. Brian


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Smith, JoanSmith, Roy E.Smith, TerranceSmithies, Donald A.Sochaniwsky, AndreSouthen, D. J.Spectrum InvestmentManagementSpeller, Lionel C.St. Pierre, PaulSt. Stephen Middle SchoolStandard BroadcastingCorporationStinson, David L.Stockford, LawsonStrand, Ron and KathyStrathy, John G. B.Street, H. MichaelStretch, WayneStuart, Victor C. H.Stutt, Howard A.Sun Life Financial Services ofCanadaSutherland, JoanneSwinton, H. A.TD Canada Trust (Calgary)Tennuci, John E.Theobald, Harvey E.

Thompson, Lee S.Thompson, Thomas R.Thornton, ChristopherTidy, GeraldineTilston, Michael A.Tipping, EricTony Graham Motors (1980)Toronto StarTourangeau, Jean W.Toye, KeithTransCanada PipelinesTraves, PeterTremain, Ted and DianaTremblay, BenoîtTucker, Robert G.Turpin, PamUnited Way of CanadaUpper Lakes GroupValcom Ottawavan Leeuwen, WilliamVanden Brink, AntonieVanwell PublishingVeitch, DavidVianello,VinceVineberg, Robertvon Herrmann, SilvesterWard, G. KingsleyWaters, Barbara

Webb, KenWebber, Michael H. F.Webster, Gloria C.Wessan, EugeneWhealy, Arthur C.Wheeler, D. H.Wilkins, JaffrayWilliam and Nancy TurnerFoundationWilliams, Peter J.Wilson Wight, RobertWilson, Lynton R.Wilson, W. H.Wilson, William DanielWitherow, Mervyn L.Withers, Stanley C.Wong, SamWood, GerryWorthington, NickWright, Harold M.Yates, Henry B.Yocom, PaulYost, William J.Young, William H.Youngson, Douglas M.Zbetnoff, Douglas


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Financial Overview

Overall expenditures increased to $60.5 million from $58 million, representing an increase of $2.5 million. Self-generated revenues fell from $13.9 million to $11.9 million, representing a decrease of $2 million. The increase inexpenditures relates primarily to increased staff costs.

In 2001–2002, revenues from general admissions, boutiques and the IMAX Theatre decreased to $6.4 million from$7.2 million. This decrease is attributed to the one-time effect of the Corporation’s participation in the World’s Fairheld in 2000. Revenues from facility rentals, concessions and parking were $2.0 million — slightly higher than the$1.9 million earned last year.

Acquisition of capital assets rose dramatically in 2001–2002 to $6.8 million from $3 million, representing an increaseof $3.8 million. This increase is due to a number of building repair projects for the Parc Laurier complex.

The Corporation’s goal of committing $7 million of its own resources towards the construction of a new Canadian WarMuseum has been represented on the financial statements as a restricted equity amount.

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Financial Statements

For the year ended March 31, 2002

Canadian Museum of Civilization

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MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements contained in this annual report have been prepared by Management in accordancewith Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, and the integrity and objectivity of the data in these financialstatements are Management’s responsibility. Financial information presented throughout the annual report isconsistent with the financial statements.

In support of its responsibility, Management has developed and maintains books of account, records, financialand management controls, information systems and management practices. These are designed to provide reasonableassurance as to the reliability of financial information, that assets are safeguarded and controlled, and that transactionsare in accordance with the Financial Administration Act and regulations as well as the Museums Act and the by-laws ofthe Corporation.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring that Management fulfills its responsibilities for financialreporting and internal control. The Board exercises its responsibilities through the Audit Committee, which includes amajority of members who are not officers of the Corporation. The Committee meets with Management and theindependent external auditor to review the manner in which these groups are performing their responsibilities, and todiscuss auditing, internal controls and other relevant financial matters. The Audit Committee has reviewed thefinancial statements with the external auditor and has submitted its report to the Board of Trustees. The Board ofTrustees has reviewed and approved the financial statements.

The Corporation’s external auditor, the Auditor General of Canada, examines the financial statements andreports to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, who is responsible for the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

May 17, 2002

J. (Joe) GeurtsChief Operating Officer and

Senior Vice-President

David LoyeChief Financial Officer

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AUDITOR GENERAL OF CANADA VÉRIFICATEUR GÉNÉRAL DU CANADA

Auditor’s Report

To the Minister of Canadian Heritage

I have audited the balance sheet of the Canadian Museum of Civilization as at March 31, 2002 and thestatements of operations and equity of Canada and cash flows for the year then ended. These financialstatements are the responsibility of the Corporation’s management. My responsibility is to express an opinionon these financial statements based on my audit.

I conducted my audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standardsrequire that I plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements arefree of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting theamounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accountingprinciples used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financialstatement presentation.

In my opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of theCorporation as at March 31, 2002 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then endedin accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. As required by the FinancialAdministration Act, I report that, in my opinion, these principles have been applied on a basis consistent withthat of the preceding year.

Further, in my opinion, the transactions of the Corporation that have come to my notice during my audit ofthe financial statements have, in all significant respects, been in accordance with Part X of the FinancialAdministration Act and regulations, the Museums Act and the by-laws of the Corporation.

Richard Flageole, FCAAssistant Auditor Generalfor the Auditor General of Canada

Ottawa, CanadaMay 17, 2002

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CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION

Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2002

The accompanying notes and schedules form an integral part of the financial statements.

Approved by the Board of Trustees:

Chairperson Trustee

ASSETS

(in thousands of dollars)

CURRENT

Cash and short-term investments (Note 3)

Accounts receivable (Note 4)

Inventories

Prepaid expenses

Restricted cash and investments (Note 5)

Collection (Note 6)

Capital assets (Note 7)

22,340

3,364

1,050

1,372

28,126

14,772

1

15,948

58,847

16,414

6,616

1,197

1,362

25,589

13,206

1

12,376

51,172

2002 2001

$

$

$

$

95

LIABILITIES


CURRENT

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 8)

Deferred revenues

Employee future benefits (Note 9)

Deferred contributions (Note 10)

Deferred capital funding (Note 11)

8,571

750

9,321

2,483

7,772

17,266

36,842

7,471

448

7,919

2,359

6,206

14,376

30,860

2002 2001

$ $

$ $

EQUITY OF CANADA

Internally restricted (Note 12)

Unrestricted

7,000

15,005

22,005

58,847

7,000

13,312

20,312

51,172


Commitments (Note 16)

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Statement of Operations and Equity of Canadafor the year ended March 31, 2002

$ $

$ $


(48,620) (44,067)

Revenues (Schedule 1)

Expenses

Collect and researchExhibit, educate and communicateCanadian War MuseumAccommodateCorporate services

Total expenses (Schedule 2)

Net result of operations before government funding

Parliamentary appropriation (Note 17)

Net income

Equity of Canada at beginning of year

Equity of Canada at end of year

11,906

9,03112,8365,749

20,59012,320

60,526

50,313

1,693

20,312

22,005

13,940

9,03211,5595,216

19,82012,380

58,007

50,434

6,367

13,945

20,312

(in thousands of dollars) 2002 2001

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Statement of Cash Flowsfor the year ended March 31, 2002


11,35952,623

1,338

6,154

6,102

2,019

8,121

5,926

16,414

22,340

10,75747,328

1,477

2,484

4,993

3,980

8,973

2,925

13,489

16,414

2002 2001

$ $

Operating activities

Cash receipts (clients)Cash receipts (parliamentary appropriation)Cash paid (employees and suppliers)Interest received

Cash flows from operating activities

Investing activities

Acquisition of capital assets

Increase in restricted cash and investments

Cash flows used in investing activities

Financing activities

Parliamentary appropriation for the acquisition of capital assets

Restricted contributions and related investment income

Cash flows from financing activities

Increase in cash and short-term investments

Balance at beginning of year

Balance at end of year

(59,166) (57,078)

$ $

(6,784)

(1,565)

(8,349)

(2,993)

(5,539)

(8,532)


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Notes to Financial StatementsMarch 31, 2002

1. Mission and mandate

The Canadian Museum of Civilization (the “Corporation”) was established on July 1, 1990 by the MuseumsAct. The Canadian Museum of Civilization is an agent Crown corporation named in Part I of Schedule III tothe Financial Administration Act. The Canadian War Museum is a component of the Canadian Museum ofCivilization.

The mission, as stated in the Museums Act, is as follows:

“to increase, throughout Canada and internationally, interest in, knowledge and criticalunderstanding of and appreciation and respect for human cultural achievements and humanbehaviour by establishing, maintaining and developing for research and posterity a collection ofobjects of historical or cultural interest, with special but not exclusive reference to Canada, and bydemonstrating those achievements and behaviour, the knowledge derived from them and theunderstanding they represent.”

The Canadian Museum of Civilization’s operations are divided into five mutually supportive activities whichwork together to meet all aspects of its mandate. These activities are:

Collect and research

Manages, develops, conserves, and undertakes research on the collections to enhance program delivery andaugment the scientific knowledge base.

Exhibit, educate and communicate

Develops, maintains, and communicates exhibits, programs and activities to further knowledge, criticalunderstanding, appreciation and respect for human cultural achievements and human behaviour.

Accommodate

Managing and maintaining all facilities and related security and hosting services.

Canadian War Museum

An affiliated museum dedicated to Canada’s military history and continuing commitment to peacekeeping.

Corporate services

Governance, corporate management, audit and evaluation, fund raising, commercial activities, finance andadministration, human resources and information systems.

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2. Significant accounting policies

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accountingprinciples. Significant accounting policies follow.

(a) Inventories

Inventories, which consist of materials for the boutiques and publications, are valued at the lower ofcost and net realizable value.

(b) Collection

The artifact collection forms the largest part of the assets of the Corporation and is presented in thebalance sheet at a nominal value of $1,000, due to the practical difficulties of determining ameaningful value for these assets.

Objects purchased for the collection of the Corporation are recorded as an expense in the year ofacquisition. Objects donated to the Corporation are not recorded in the books of accounts.

(c) Capital assets

Capital assets are valued at cost, net of accumulated amortization.

Amortization is calculated using the straight-line method, over the estimated useful lives of assets:

Canadian War Museum building 40 yearsLeasehold and building improvements 10 yearsOffice furniture and equipment 8 yearsTechnical and informatics equipment 5 and 8 yearsMotor vehicles 5 years

(d) Employee future benefits

i) Pension benefits

Employees participate in the Public Service Superannuation Plan administered by the Government ofCanada. The Corporation’s contribution to the plan reflects the full cost of the employercontributions. This amount is currently based on a multiple of the employee’s required contributions,and may change over time depending on the experience of the Plan. These contributions representthe total pension obligations of the Corporation and are charged to operations on a current basis. TheCorporation is not currently required to make contributions with respect to actuarial deficiencies ofthe Public Service Superannuation Account.

ii) Severance benefits

Employees are entitled to severance benefits, as provided for under labour contracts and conditions ofemployment. The cost of these benefits is accrued as the employees render the services necessary toearn them. Management determined the accrued benefit obligation using a method based uponassumptions and its best estimates. These benefits represent the only obligation of the Corporationthat entails settlement by future payment.

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(e) Contributions

The Corporation follows the deferral method of accounting for contributions.

Unrestricted contributions are recognized as revenue when received or receivable if the amount to bereceived can be reasonably estimated and collection is reasonably assured. Contributions externallyrestricted, and related investment income, are deferred and recognized as revenue in the year inwhich the related expenses are incurred.

Volunteers contribute a significant number of hours of service per year. Because of the difficulty ofdetermining their fair value, contributed services are not recognized in these financial statements.

(f) Parliamentary appropriation

The Government of Canada provides funding to the Corporation. The portion of the parliamentaryappropriation intended to be used to purchase depreciable capital assets is recorded as deferred capitalfunding and amortized on the same basis and over the same periods as the related capital assetsacquired. Parliamentary appropriations for specific projects are deferred and recognized on thestatement of operations in the year in which the related expenses are incurred. The remainingportion of the appropriation is recognized in the statement of operations in the year for which it wasapproved.

(g) Measurement uncertainty

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accountingprinciples requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amountsof assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income andexpenses for the year. Employee-related liabilities and estimated useful lives of capital assets are themost significant items where estimates are used. Actual results could differ from those estimated.

3. Cash and short-term investments

The Corporation invests in the short-term money market. The overall portfolio yield as at March 31, 2002was 3.5% (2001 – 5.7%). All instruments held in short-term investments are rated R1 or better by theDominion Bond Rating Service. The average term to maturity is 32 days (2001 – 38 days). The fair value ofthe short-term investments approximates the book value due to their impending maturity.

4. Accounts receivable

Refundable taxes

Trade accounts

Parliamentary appropriation

Other

839

626

1,860

39

3,364

849

1,506

4,170

91

6,616

$

$

$

$


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5. Restricted cash and investments

Restricted cash and investments arise from contributions received from individuals and corporate entities for aspecified purpose and from internally restricted funds.

The overall portfolio yield on restricted cash as at March 31, 2002 was 3.4% (2001 – 5.6%). All instrumentsheld in short-term investments are rated R1 or better by the Dominion Bond Rating Service. The average termto maturity is 37 days (2001 – 35 days). The fair value of the short-term investments approximates the bookvalue due to their impending maturity.

6. Collection

The Corporation maintains the material culture collections of artifacts, objects, specimens and their relatedinformation. These collections are developed by various research areas within the Corporation. The collectionsare divided into the following eight discipline-related groups:

Ethnology - ethnographic and fine art collections principally related to North American First Peoples in post-European contact

Folk Culture - folk culture and fine craft collections illustrating the diversity of cultural influences onCanadian culture

History - collections which illustrate the experience of the common person as well as famous Canadians

Canadian Postal Museum - collections of philatelic, artwork and material culture which serve to illustrate therole of postal communication in defining and shaping a nation

Canadian Children’s Museum - collections which emphasize intercultural understanding and experience, aswell as supporting a rich animation programme

Living History - collection of properties, costumes and didactic resources which are used by animators,educators and other staff to promote and enliven the Museum’s programming

Canadian War Museum - collections of weapons and technological artifacts illustrating the development ofmilitary technologies, dress and insignia collections of uniforms, medals, accoutrements and regalia of theCanadian Armed Forces and its allies, and war art collections of paintings, drawings, prints and sculpturesfrom the Canadian War Artist programmes and modern art works illustrating Canadian Peacekeeping efforts

Archaeology - archaeological collections of material culture, physical anthropology, flora and fauna recoveredfrom dig sites and principally illustrating indigenous North American culture prior to European contact

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10,227

23

869

1,192

65

12,376

7. Capital assets

An asset class was created as at April 1, 2001 for the new Canadian War Museum building. This asset classwill serve to account for capital expenditures related to the construction of the new museum. Once theconstruction project is complete this asset class will be amortized over its useful life.

Capital assets do not include the land and buildings currently occupied by the Corporation since they areowned by the Government of Canada.

Cost

Accumulated

Amortization

Net Book

Value

Net Book

Value

Canadian WarMuseum Building

Leasehold andbuildingimprovements

Office furnitureand equipment

Technicalequipment

Informaticsequipment

Motor vehicles

1,172

30,544

5,804

8,471

8,280

177

54,448

$

$

17,730

5,741

7,522

7,401

106

38,500

$

$

1,172

12,814

63

949

879

71

15,948

$

$

$

$


- -

103

8. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

9. Employee future benefits

i) Pension benefits

The Public Service Superannuation Plan required the Corporation to contribute at a rate of 2.14 times theemployee’s contribution (2001 – 2.14). The Corporation’s contribution to the Plan during the year was$2,172,000 (2001 – $1,777,000).


Trade accounts payable

Accrued salaries and vacation pay

Government departments and agencies

Current portion of employee future benefits

6,173

1,731

407

260

8,571

5,415

1,464

351

241

7,471

$

$

$

$

ii) Severance benefits

The Corporation provides severance benefits to its employees. This benefit plan is not pre-funded and thushas no assets, resulting in a plan deficit equal to the accrued benefit obligation. Information about the plan isas follows:

2,434

609

2,600

2412,359

2,600

Accrued benefit obligation, beginning of year

Expense for the year

Benefits paid during the year

Accrued benefit obligation, end of year

Short-term portionLong-term portion

2,600

301

2,743

2602,483

2,743

$

$

$

$

(158) (443)


$ $

$ $

104

10. Deferred contributions

Deferred contributions represent unspent externally restricted donations and related investment income.

Changes in the deferred contributions balance are as follows:

2,668

3,972

8

6,206

6,206

2,007

12

7,772

(453) (442)



Add donations received in the year

Add deferred investment income (Note 13)

Less donations recognized as revenue

Balance at end of year $

$ $

$

11. Deferred capital funding

Deferred capital funding represents the unamortized portion of parliamentary appropriations used or to beused to purchase depreciable capital assets.

Changes in the deferred capital funding balance are as follows:

12,691

2,993

2,000

14,376

14,376

5,774

328

17,266

(3,212) (3,308)



Appropriations received in the current year to purchase depreciable capital assets

Appropriations received in the current year to purchase depreciable capital assets in future periods

Less amortization

Balance at end of year $

$ $

$

12. Internally r estricted equity of Canada

As at March 31, 2002, the Corporation has internally restricted $7,000,000 towards the construction of a newCanadian War Museum.

105

1,248

278

1,526

1,518

13. Inter est on cash and investments

Interest on cash and investments is reported as follows:

1,048

250

1,298

1,286

(12) (8)


$

$ $

$

Income earned on unrestricted resources

Income earned on restricted resources

Total interest on cash and investments earned in the period

Less amounts deferred (Note 10)

Total interest on cash and investments recognized as revenue

14. Related party transactions

The Corporation is related to all Government of Canada departments, agencies and Crown corporations. TheCorporation incurred expenses for the work and services provided by other government departments andagencies. These transactions were conducted in the normal course of operations, under the same terms andconditions that applied to outside parties.

15. Fair value of financial instruments

In addition to the descriptions in Notes 3 and 5, the fair value of accounts receivable, restricted cash andinvestments, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their respective book value due to theirimpending maturity.

16. Commitments

As at March 31, 2002, the Corporation has entered into long-term contracts for informatics, property leasesand building maintenance and construction related services with a remaining value of $28,769,000. The futureminimum payments are as follows:


2002-03 $ 9,4632003-04 8,3122004-05 5,1352005-06 2,3422006-07 and thereafter 3,517

106

17. Parliamentary appropriation

47,5164,603

52,119

-

3,308

50,434

49,7453,728

53,473

1,010

3,212

50,313


Main Estimates amount provided for operating and capital expendituresSupplementary estimates

Portion of amount deferred for specific projectsDeferred revenue used in current year to complete specific projectsAmounts used to purchase depreciable capital assetsAmortization of deferred capital funding

Parliamentary appropriation $

$ $

$

(598) (2,000)

(6,784) (2,993)

18. Comparative figures

Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the presentation adopted in the currentyear.

107

$

$

$

$

SCHEDULE OF REVENUEFOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2002(in thousands of dollars) SCHEDULE 1

2002 2001

General admission and programmesCINÉPLUSBoutique salesInterest on cash and investments (Note 13)Facility rental and concessionsParkingDonationsTravelling exhibitsGrants and sponsorshipsPublicationsRoyaltiesMembershipOther

2,7071,9741,6901,2861,113

839453406315156123103741

11,906

2,5181,8242,8261,5181,096

78850052474242422480

876

13,940

SCHEDULE OF EXPENSESFOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2002(in thousands of dollars) SCHEDULE 2

2002 2001

Personnel costsProfessional and special servicesProperty taxesExhibit design and fabricationAmortizationRepairs and maintenanceUtilitiesFurniture and fixturesTravel, hospitality and transportationMarketing and advertisingCost of goods soldBuilding leasesCommunicationsCINÉPLUS filmsRentalsCollection acquisitionsOther

25,14910,4215,3744,1223,2122,9691,7261,7161,2431,1411,081

89184621415283

186

60,526

24,3938,5345,2474,1613,3083,0961,8541,2781,112

9011,5411,065

94011515595

212

58,007

$

$

$

$

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