Media Release: Immediate Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Budget Public Input
* Addendum Agenda
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
6:00 p.m.
This meeting will be held electronically
150 Frederick Street, Kitchener, Ontario
1. Declarations of Pecuniary Interest under the “Municipal Conflict of Interest Act”
2. Chair’s Opening Remarks
3. Delegations
3.1 Greg Clark, Kitchener, re: Using Reserve Funds to Offset Tax Increases
3.2 Richard Chambers, Waterloo Region Age Friendly Committee, re: Free GRT Ridership for Older Adults
3.3 David Marskell, CEO, and Frank Boutzis, Chair, Board of Directors, THEMUSEUM, re: Key Cultural Institutions (KCI) in the Region
3.4 Judah Oudshoorn, Kitchener
3.5 Andrew Bennett, Executive Director, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, re: Funding for Arts and Culture
3.6 William Chesney, President, Board of Directors, Region of Waterloo Arts Fund, re: the Importance of Contributions made by Artists, Arts and Culture Organizations, and Workers in the Region
Should you require an alternative format, please contact the Regional Clerk at Tel.: 519-575-4400, TTY: 519-575-4605, or [email protected]
3479100 Budget Public Input Agenda - 2 - 20/12/16
* 3.7 Samantha Estoesta, ReAllocateWR
* 3.8 Kelly Smith, President, FRIENDS of Waterloo Region Museum, re: Support for Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum
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* 3.9 Tom Strickland, Cambridge, re: Better Allocation of Funding for Cambridge Cycling Initiatives
* 3.10 Susan Cadell, Kitchener, re: Reallocating Funds for Policing
The following delegations registered after the deadline and will each have 3 minutes to speak:
* 3.11 Scott Morton Ninomiya, Chair, Truth and Reconciliation Working Group - Mennonite Church Eastern Canada, re: ReAllocateWR proposal
* 3.12 Caleb Redekop, Kitchener, re: Reallocating Police Funding
4. Call for Delegations
5. Communications
6. Other Business
7. Adjourn
3479100 3 3 Friends of Waterloo Region Museum Impact Statement JUNE 2020
SINCE 1998, WE HAVE DONATED OVER $360,000 TOWARDS THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS:
CAPITAL $255K PROJECTS Donations towards projects including the Village Store, Post Office, Tailor Shop, Harness Shop, Greenhouse, Jubilee Park, Blacksmith Shop and the Museum building.
COSTUMING $80K Enhanced costuming for staff and volunteers of Doon Heritage Village.
PROGRAMMING $14,500 & OTHER Sponsorship of innovative programming and support of volunteers.
EXHIBITS $13K Funds have been provided to help bring world-class exhibits to the museum
MAKING AN IMPACT IN YOUR COMMUNITY Learn more or donate www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca email: [email protected] 4 4
Past to Present: History of the FRIENDS of Waterloo Region Museum
Waterloo Historical Society (WHS) founded. Early curators of the region’s history, first 1912 archives, artifact collection and museum. 1953 WHS approves Dr. A.E (Dusty) Broome’s vision to create a living museum
Ontario Pioneer Community 1956 Foundation (OPCF) founded.
Doon Pioneer 1957 Village’s official opening with a Agreement for GRCA to own village land barn raising. and OPCF to construct, operate, and 1957 maintain Doon Pioneer Village.
1960 Official Opening of the original Museum building. GRCA and Municipalities partly share financial responsibility for DPV; 1971 OPCF continues to own collection and operate DPV. Region assumes 1983 ownership of DPV. The OPCF continues to play The Region sets 1914 representation a supportive, and changes DPV's name to "Doon 1985 fundraising, and Heritage Crossroads". advisory role.
Foundation's formal name change 1993 from OPCF to FRIENDS of Doon Heritage Crossroads. New Museum Building built; site named Waterloo Regional Museum and 2010 Village renamed Doon Heritage Village 2012 Foundation's formal name change to FRIENDS of Waterloo Region Museum. First Agreement between Region of 2018 Waterloo and FRIENDS to formalize relationship.