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Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 Cover Photos: 1. Resonance. Photo: Carmelle Bégin 2. Show and Tell. Photo: CBC Still Photo Collection, Toronto 3. First Son. Photo: C. D. Hoy 4. Lifelines. Photo: Steve Darby 5. Vimy Sculptures. Photo: Harry Foster 6. CMCC Web Site. 7. Canadian Postal Museum. Photo: Steve Darby 1 Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation 2001–2002 Annual Report Canadian Museum of Civilization Canadian War Museum Canadian Museum of Canadian War Civilization Museum Canadian Museum of Civilization Canadian War Museum 100 Laurier Street 330 Sussex Drive P.O. Box 3100, Station B Ottawa, Ontario Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M8 J8X 4H2 www.civilization.ca www.warmuseum.ca Information: (819) 776-7000/ Vimy House 1-800-555-5621 221 Champagne Avenue North Teleprinter (TDD): (819) 776-7003 Ottawa, Ontario Group Reservations: (819) 776-7014 K1R 7R7 Facility Rentals: (819) 776-7018 Members of the Museum: (819) 776-7100 CWM Information and Other Volunteers: (819) 776-7011 Services: (819) 776-8600/ Financial Support to the CMCC — 1-800-555-5621 Development: (819) 776-7016 Fax: (819) 776-8623 Cyberboutique: www.civilization.ca Friends of the CWM: (819) 776-8618 Museum of New France Passing the Torch Campaign: (819) 776-8636 or Creator of the Virtual Museum of 1-800-256-6031 New FranceTM www.passingthetorch.ca www.vmnf.civilization.ca Published by Corporate Communications (819) 776-8380 Public Relations and Publishing Branch, Canadian Museum of CIvilization Corporation 2 Table of Contents Page Page 4 Board of Trustees 56 Canadian Children’s Museum 5 Corporate Governance 59 Canadian Postal Museum 7 Chairman’s Report 62 Public Relations and Publishing 9 President and CEO’s Report 62 • Calendars of Events 12 The Corporate Plan 63 • Promotional Brochure 12 • Canadian Identity 63 • Onsite Promotion 14 • The Safeguard and Promotion 63 • Internal Communications of Canada’s Heritage 63 • Media Relations 17 • Continuing Challenges to Financial 64 • Openings and Media Previews and Operational Viability 65 • The Lands within Me 19 Key Achievements 65 • Announcement of Major Exhibition 19 • Objectives, Targets and Achievements Broadcast Across Two Continents in 2001–2002 66 • Publishing Group 22 Upcoming Challenges for the Corporation 69 • List of Publications 22 • Construction of the Canadian War Museum 70 Canadian War Museum 22 • Human Resources Planning 70 • New CWM Facility 23 • Ensuring a Client-Focused Approach 71 • Exhibitions 23 • Completion of the First Peoples Hall and the 72 • Publications Canada Hall at the Canadian Museum 73 • Conferences and Lectures of Civilization 73 • Publications 23 • Streamlining Collections Management 73 • Educational Activities 24 Museum Services 74 • Special Events 24 • Marketing and Business Operations 74 • Public Events at Vimy House 24 • IMAX® Theatre 75 • Public Events at 330 Sussex Drive 26 • Boutiques 78 • Private Events at Vimy House 26 • Marketing, Publicity and Tourism 79 • Private Events at 330 Sussex Drive 29 • Web Site 80 • Media Activities/Support — Vimy House 30 • Property Management, Security and 80 • Media Activities/Support — 330 Sussex Drive Client Services 81 Canadian Museum of Civilization 32 • Human Resources Donors and Sponsors 32 • Volunteer Services 83 Canadian War Museum Donors 33 Research and Collections Branch 85 Canadian War Museum Donors for the 34 • History Division Passing the Torch and Sharing Our 35 • Archaeological Survey of Canada Military Heritage Campaigns 38 • Cultural Studies 89 Financial Overview 41 • Canadian Ethnology Service 43 • Collections Management and Planning Division 44 • Library, Archives and Documentation Services 47 Exhibitions and Programmes 47 • Permanent Exhibitions 48 • Temporary Exhibitions 50 • Travelling Exhibitions 51 • List of Exhibitions 54 • Programmes 3 Board of Trustees The Board of Trustees and Officers of the Corporation From bottom left to right, seated: Thérèse Spénard-Pilon (Trustee), Victor Rabinovitch (President and Chief Executive Officer), John English (Chairman), Mark O’Neill (Corporate Secretary and Director, Strategic Planning). Standing: Robert Ojolick (Trustee), Robert Bothwell (Trustee), Paul Manson (Trustee), Patrick Polchies (Trustee), Claudette Roy (Vice-Chairwoman), Peter Allen (Trustee), Pierre Dufour (Trustee), Marianna Simeone (Trustee), Joe Geurts (Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice-President, and Director and CEO – CWM). Absent: Gloria Webster (Trustee), Claudia Simon (Trustee) Photo: H. Foster 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 to this knowledge base. At the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, we have assumed the responsibility to offer this access to the widest public possible, and to make of the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum repositories of our heritage for all Canadians. — John English, Chairman, Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation 4 Corporate Governance s stated in the Museums Act, the Corporation is governed by a Board of A Trustees appointed by the Governor-in- Council. The Board is responsible for the fulfilment of the policies and the overall financial management of the Corporation’s affairs. To help carry out its work, the Board of Trustees has seven committees which are subject to by-laws and the direction of the Board. In 2001–2002, these committees met The Canadian Museum of regularly before Board Meetings to prepare Civilization Corporation is a Crown their recommendations to the Board. Each Corporation established pursuant to the Board Member serves on at least one Board Museums Act (Statutes of Canada 1990, committee. During the year, the Board of Chapter 3), which came into force on July 1, Trustees held seven meetings and fourteen 1990. Under the Act, the Corporation has a teleconferences, and the Board committees held specific mandate “to increase, throughout nine meetings and ten teleconferences. Canada and internationally, interest in, knowledge and critical understanding of and appreciation and respect for human cultural The Board’s Executive Committee facilitates achievements and human behaviour by the Board’s decision-making process between establishing, maintaining and developing for Board meetings, as required. This committee research and posterity a collection of objects did not meet during the past year. of historical or cultural interest, with special but not exclusive reference to Canada, and The Audit Committee fulfils the role required by demonstrating those achievements and by the Financial Administration Act. This behaviour, the knowledge derived from them Committee serves as the Board’s advisor on and the understanding they represent.” audit-related matters, and ensures maintenance of sound internal controls. During the past year, Dating from its first incarnation as the Geological Survey of Canada in 1842, the the Audit Committee held one meeting and one Canadian Museum of Civilization teleconference. Corporation (CMCC) now comprises the Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) — The Finance and Compensation Committee Canada’s national repository of social and serves as the Board’s advisor on accountability cultural history, and its affiliate museums: and planning in relation to finance and the Canadian War Museum (CWM) — compensation. It does not involve itself in the Canada’s national museum of military Corporation’s day-to-day financial operations, history — and the entirely virtual Museum of but does maintain appropriate controls over New France. The Canadian Museum of significant financial transactions, by requiring Civilization complex is also home to the that all financial transactions exceeding a Canadian Postal Museum, the Canadian Children’s Museum and an IMAX® Theatre. quarter of a million dollars are reviewed by the Committee prior to final approval by the Board of Trustees. During the past year, this committee held one meeting and six teleconferences. 5 Corporate Governance The Development Committee advises and supports Corporate Officers management, and participates in the Corporation’s development and fundraising activities. During the Victor Rabinovitch, President and CEO past year, this committee held four meetings. Joe Geurts, Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, and Director and CEO of the The Canadian War Museum Committee advises the Canadian War Museum Board on matters related to the Canadian War Louise Dubois, Corporate Secretary and Director, Museum. Its membership includes members of the Strategic Planning (until September 28, 2001) Board of Trustees and three representatives from Mark O’Neill, Corporate Secretary and Director, veterans groups. During the past year, this committee Strategic Planning (since September 27, 2001) held one meeting. The Canadian War Museum Building Committee is Members of the Corporation’s responsible for directing the development and construction of the new Canadian War Museum. This Executive Committee committee has a mandate to review all contracts and major policy issues associated with the building Victor Rabinovitch, President and Chief Executive project, and to oversee its overall development. Officer During the past year, this committee held two Michel Cheff, Director, Operations, Office of the meetings and three teleconferences. President and CEO Louise Dubois, Corporate Secretary and Director, The Board’s Working Group on Governance is Strategic Planning (until September 28, 2001) mandated to examine matters related to the Mark
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