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TOTAL This includes the craft, artifacts, and research The Canadian Canoe Museum materials related to canoes, kayaks, and self- CAPITAL propelled water travel. Striving to be known as the OPERATING RESTRICTED ASSETS values the stewardship of its destination for all things “canoe” by celebrating, FUND FUNDS FUND 2009 2008 “The finest museum documenting, preserving, handling, and ASSETS COLLECTION conserving the collection in ways benefi tting its celebrating such an important uniqueness and value. CURRENT aspect of indigenous culture! Cash and Short-Term So much is covered, so well, in Investments $19,683 $194,507 $419,143 $633,333 $620,633 many ways in a wonderfully C Accounts Receivable 6,660 - - $6,660 15,732 designed building and exhibit Inventory 88,477 - - $88,477 60,107 areas. It’s a magical place.” Prepaid Expenses 6,699 - - $6,699 24,451 The Canadian Canoe Museum Being the natural origins of the collection - Visitor from Ontario celebrating where possible and appropriate the 121,519 194,507 419,143 $735,169 720,923 values its people and places, cultures and traditions, the faces and stories of the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit ABORIGINAL ROOTS peoples from which Canadian canoeing tradition CAPITAL ASSETS - - 3,730,028 $3,730,028 3,992,218 has grown. $121,519 $194,507 $4,149,171 $4,465,197 $4,713,141 LIABILITIES CURRENT “Great to finally see this great Accounts Payable museum.” A and Accrued LiabiliƟ es $60,191 $- $60,191 $49,159 Visitor from Ireland Meaning commitment to situating the collection Current PorƟ on of The Canadian Canoe Museum and related activities (exhibits, research, education, Loans Payable - - 12,500 12,500 12,500 outreach) in a context that honours the full historic Deferred Revenue 61,328 - 61,328 66,025 values a continuum of craft, builders, building tradition, and stories of self-propelled water craft from coast 121,519 - 12,500 134,019 127,684 NATIONAL to coast to coast in Canada. LONG TERM “I was very impressed PERSPECTIVE Loans Payable - - 53,125 $53,125 65,625 with the canoe’s home in 121,519 - 65,625 187,144 193,309 Peterborough.” N MUSEUM EQUITY Visitor from Taiwan FUND BALANCE - 194,507 4,083,546 4,278,053 4,519,832 Meaning the museum values the daily nurturing of board, staff, volunteers, membership, and $121,519 $194,507 $4,149,171 $4,465,197 $4,713,141 The Canadian Canoe Museum the museum itself, into a functioning cohesive community organization. And further that it values values “being organized,” meaning commitment to acting respectfully and responsibly in all matters, ANNNUALNUAL REEPORTPORT CRREDITSEDITS ORGANIZATION and striving for excellence and environmental sustainability in all things. Front cover: featured). Mears has been a great friend Printing: The photograph inside the maple leaf of the museum, and a number of guests This report was produced by Lazer of the portaging canoes was taken on of the museum from the UK have told Graphics in Peterborough. National Canoe Day 2009 by Mollie us that they visited the museum because Photography: O Cartmell. “Ray Mears told me to”. Thanks to all of the talented Wraparound cover: Comments: photographers who contributed to this This photograph was shot in the Autumn The visitor comments that are presented report, in particular Don Rankin, Rory Meaning it seeks where possible and appropriate to of 2008 by Dwayne James at the Lodge at throughout this report were gathered Stanley, and Mollie Cartmell. The Canadian Canoe Museum avoid fl at transmission of canoe-related knowledge, Pine Cove on the French River. The birch from our guest book by Bernice opting instead to create in its exhibits and Report design: values collaborative bark canoe on the rocks is the one that Standen. Bernice also graphs the This report was created using Adobe programs a progression of fresh hands-on experiences paddled in The Company that geographical origin of each of our Ray Mears InDesign by Dwayne James. in which visitors can actively explore canoes and Built a Country, an episode of his BBC visitors on a global map, and it is truly EXPERIENCE canoeing traditions. documentary that aired in 2009 to great amazing to see how far some of our E acclaim (and with the CCM strongly guests travel to visit with us. e expected 2009 to be Board Members and our growing FFROMROM THETHE CHAIRCHAIR a tough year following group of volunteers, we have Wour severe economic exceeded our budget at the same downturn. In anticipation of this, time as improving all parts of your the Board asked management to museum’s operations. I sense a revise our budgets to refl ect a sizable renewed spirit throughout our reduction in revenue. Expenses organization evidenced by the were cut and Board Members were motivated management that have asked to to raise $30,000 to cover formed a cohesive team and have possible donation shortfalls. spent countless hours ensuring We knew our model for operating we put our best foot forward in the museum had to change. all events, the enthusiasm from Jim Stewart our increasing base of volunteers, Planning meetings were held Chair, Board of Directors with staff and Board Members. the hard work from our Gala Management were encouraged to Committee members and resulting pursue ideas for both increasing success of our annual Beaver Club revenue and curtailing expenses Gala, the Development Committee’s “I loved it! I didn’t know without affecting programming. organized and professional Canadians were also known A concerted effort was made to approach to fundraising, The CCM for their canoes.” improve our communication with 3.0 Committee’s success in guiding our stakeholders both present and our future direction working Visitor from Columbia future, and clear objectives were in concert with our city and the agreed to along with new reporting excitement at Board meetings. structures to gauge and ensure Although we have a long way to go targets were being met. This allowed as we continuously strive to improve the Board to complete its transition your museum we have confi dence from a management Board to a that our future is bright. We can governance Board, delegating the now start to reach across daily operations to a very solid our nation and tell our management team that has earned compelling our respect. stories. I am delighted to report through the extra effort of management, staff,

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Page 1 FFROMROM THETHE STERNSTERN ational Treasure, the theme resulted in the whole Thompson of this year’s Annual Report, Brigade organization, based in OUURR NAATIONALTIONAL TRREASUREEASURE Ncomes from the title of a Alberta, coming on board as a multi-media presentation delivered sponsor of National Canoe Day. to groups in a dozen cities across In February, we opened the Herb western Canada, in partnership with Pohl Exhibit, on the occasion of the canoeing clubs and organizations Wilderness Canoe Association (of which who hosted the events. The goal Pohl was a member) annual meeting of the tour (which is continuing at the museum, which initiated this year in eastern Canada and discussions about a very exciting the northern United States) was new possible partnership with to raise awareness and support for that organization and its popular the museum and its remarkable Canadian Canoe Routes website. James Raffan collection. We’ve partnered with our next Executive Director These connections in Manitoba, door neighbour, RONA Building Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Centre, in a volunteer-led project to Columbia redouble an outreach and build raffl e canoes. We partnered “We shall return as this is a partnership thrust that started much with RapidMedia, a national tonic for our souls and feast closer to home. At some point in publisher, and Wild Rock Outfi tters, 2009, as we participated in meetings here in Peterborough, to host the for our eyes. Canoes made to create new master plans for Reel Paddling Film Festival. And us Canadian. Thank you for Downtown Peterborough and again we’ve made a cross connection to the preserving our heritage.” for the lands around Little Lake, Peterborough Folk Festival. we accepted the likelihood that it What is driving these partnerships Guestbook comment from is going to be some time before we is a new or renewed confi dence Michael Ignatieff and achieve the long-term goal of getting by everyone inside and around Zsuzsanna Zsohar federal recognition of the museum the organization that this cultural and its collection. But instead of improvisation called The Canadian worrying about becoming a national Canoe Museum is an enterprise museum, we decided to just start worth celebrating. Strength and “Wonderful museum with acting like one. Central to that effort quality in our membership (which the wealth of information. is a concerted push to connect and includes more and more people Thank you!” form partnerships with as many outside Ontario), our attendance, kindred organizations as we can. our volunteer corps, our workshops, Visitor from Serbia In January, Eric Williams, Captain exhibits, educational programming, of the Paddle Canada 1 team in outreach initiatives, and in our the cross-Canada re-enactment of amazing staff—all very much a part David Thompson’s epic journey, of the National Treasure that is was here to donate his the CCM—are powering our crew’s fl ag and signal and extending our maps. That reach. Thank you to each connection and every one of you for helping to make this happen. Hope you’ll all stay with us as the journey continues in 2010!

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Page 2 ur Board Chair Jim gallery, there could be a workshop FFROMROM THETHE BOWBOW Stewart speaks in his going on. At the Front Desk, Omessage at the beginning visitors are receiving orientations, MAAKINGKING TTHEHE ROOUNDSUNDS of this report about the respect buying raffl e tickets and hearing the board has for the museum’s how to make the best use of their management team, and I would visit. In the Gift Shop, people like to return the compliment are taking an evocative and well- by mentioning the high regard crafted piece of the museum home in which my colleague and with them. In the woodworking management team partner James shop, the North Canoe is getting Raffan and I hold the Board of new gunwales, or maybe it’s a day Directors. With the Board settling when poplar paddles are being into its governance role, James cut for childrens’ classes, or cherry taking the CCM to audiences far paddle blanks are being prepared John Summers and wide across the country and for an artisan workshop. Across General Manager my work on the daily operations of the parking lot, a dedicated and the museum, we are collaborating only slightly dirty crew in the in an atmosphere of strong mutual metal shop is hard at “Excellent. Just add water.” regard and shared purpose. work transferring the Visitor from Alberta Early in August of 2009, I collection onto the “crossed my track,” as ship captains new racks they’ve used to say when their homeward- put up in 5-Bay, and bound ship met the path of the perhaps some of outward leg of a round-the-world the curatorial staff voyage, for that month marked a are photographing year since I started to work at The canoes and checking Canadian Canoe Museum. In that their entries in the sense, I had made a round, having collections database. seen the museum through a whole Over on Romaine year of seasons, activities, programs Street, you might and events. I also try to make a fi nd volunteers round of the museum at least once carrying out urban every day, though sometimes it is forestry as they take early afternoon before I can walk back our property from through the door by the trapper’s the ever-growing grass and lean-to and emerge from the underbrush. After hours, the occasionally unreal world of the Board are meeting to guide the administration offi ces into the very whole enterprise on the right track real world of visitors and exhibits. and fi nally, somewhere in Canada, As I’ve made the rounds over James is preparing to give yet the last year, I’ve noticed many another version of his “National encouraging signs that speak Treasure” presentation to an eager to the health and solidity of the and appreciative audience. institution. One of the most notable These are just a few of the is laughter. In the administration many people and activities it takes area, the laughter often seems to move your Canoe Museum to be centered in the Curatorial forward each and every day, offi ce, but wherever heard it’s a and I’m proud to share welcome sound. In the boardroom, them with you and to just one of our many board/staff be a part of the committees might be at work team. planning an event. In the artisan area on the second fl oor of the gallery, there could be someone sewing, weaving and bringing history to life for visitors. PPhoto:hoto: MMollieollie CCartmellartmell In the Preserving Skills

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Executive Director James Raffan Board Chairman Jim Stewart

General Manager John Summers Vice Chairman Terry Guest

Curator Jeremy Ward Treasurer William Morris

Administrator Tina Meiklejohn Secretary Philip Aldrich

Acting Administrator Marina Uridge Past Chairman Dr. Barry Diceman

Manager, Marketing Anthony Berardi Director Pat Hooper and Information Technology Director James G. Matthews

Volunteer Coordinator Dwayne James Director Michael Davies

Education Program Carolyn Hyslop Director Bob Hall Coordinator Director Dr. Beverly Haun Education Program Jen Burnard Director Dr. Michael Peterman Coordinator Director Ken Powell Artisan Program Beth Stanley Coordinator Director Donald Ross

Weekend Staff Chris Miller Director Winﬁ eld Sifton

Director David Thompson

Director Ron Whetung “APART from the theme – which is why I came to visit– the layout and presentation HHONOUONOURAARYRY OFFICERSOFFICERS puts the “big” museums to shame. Fantastic!” Patron HRH, Prince Andrew Visitor from Australia. the Duke of York Founder Kirk Wipper

Page 4 une 26th, 2009 began in involved paddling, the Mayor of NNATIONALATIONAL Peterborough with a dawn London, the London Symphony Jpaddle on Little Lake that and a bunch of canoe-related antics CCANOEANOE DAYDAY ANDAND attracted a number of hardy that really embodied the spirit of paddlers who celebrated the canoe fun and celebration that was echoed CCANOEBECUEANOEBECUE as a wonder of Canada with a few and re-echoed by paddlers from strokes through the mist followed Newfoundland to Nunavut. by hot drinks and muffi ns at the Here in Peterborough, we ended Silver Bean. That event was just one National Canoe Day in similar of several dozen across the country, celebratory fashion with a fi rst- from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut to ever Canoebecue on the Otonabee “Better than the Smithsonian!” Victoria and right the way across River, hosted by our Board Chair, to Halifax, with plenty of stops Jim Stewart, and his wife, Katie. Visitor from Ontario in between, in which Canadians The event began with options for followed the leadership of The CCM party-goers to try out a number and joined in to keep building of historic wooden canoes and National Canoe Day. continued through a hotly-contested “Best museum I have ever The idea to have a national day mini cardboard canoe race across been in!” like this grew out of the CBC’s Stewart’s pond, an amazing meal, search to identify the Seven live auction and dancing to the Little Visitor from Indiana Wonders of Canada. The day the Big Band on rough-hewn hemlock canoe was declared a Wonder, back barn fl ooring while the thunder in June of 2007, we had a big party rolled and lightning cracked. and decided then and there that In the broad scheme of things, the “An exceptionally interesting this was something that just had purpose of National Canoe Day is museum of Canadiana!” to be done annually. In 2009, the for the museum to take a leadership National Canoe Day Declaration, role in growing paddlesports in Visitor from Lithuania fi rst made in English and Ojibway Canada, but also in honouring in the Peterborough Lift Lock the founding contribution that (speaking of wonders!) by our friend Aboriginal people have made to this and neighbour Keith Knott, Chief of country. The idea is to bring people “Beautifully appointed and the Curve Lake First Nation and his and organizations together to fi nd serene.” wife Anita, was read in other places new ways to include new Canadians across the country as well (Details in the joys of paddling that can be Visitor from New Zealand are at www.nationalcanoeday.net). found in just about every nook and In London, for example, our cranny of this great nation. With partners at Nova Craft got the new partners and a grant from canoeing community in that corner Mountain Equipment Co-op to help of the country all stirred up with an grow the idea we’re hoping that event on the mighty Avon River that 2010 will be even better than 2009.

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Page 5 CCURATOR’SURATOR’S REPORTREPORT t the core of a museum, one each artifact its own deliberate fi nds a collection of artifacts, home in this sparkling new storage A NAATIONALTIONAL TRREASUREEASURE IINN TRRUSTUST Arecords and materials: in our space, we are also reviewing and case these are the precious objects refi ning the intellectual information considered to be the heart of this associated with each one. The National Treasure. However, it third phase of this project, also would be rare to fi nd a museum well underway, sees the unique that claims to be fully satisfi ed with accumulation of records and the information and understanding history for each artifact reviewed, that its staff possesses regarding honed, and invested onto our their own precious cargo. A small digital database. On a recent tour confession here: it may even be a of the 5-Bay facility, the museum’s triumph to know exactly what we new ambassador, CBC radio host Jeremy Ward have and where it is. and journalist Shelagh Rogers, Curator 2009 saw us complete the likened the remarkable gathering renovations planned for the newly of watercraft in this facility to the colonized 25,000 square-foot atmosphere of a cathedral. We storage space intended for housing intend to host guided visits to “Amazing! Deepens my our permanent artifact collection. the storage collection in the near This space, named “5-Bay”, has future, and hope that you will be appreciation for our past – become something of a miraculous able to join us to experience it. and prayers for our future.” experience within our tired old Speaking of tireless volunteers, Visitor from B.C. factory warehouse and we are now various other teams and individuals working diligently on the second have been very active as well. These phase of this project which will see efforts bring much appreciated each canoe documented, cleaned dedication and skill, and attend to and assigned to a place in its new our library and archival materials, home. I would like to make special provide demonstrations and teach “Great exhibits - always mention of the tireless and inspired our adult artisan classes. In our enjoyable – wish you had space efforts of the volunteers involved woodshop, the team has been for your full collection.” for creating the new racking hard at work restoring a Canadian Visitor from Ohio mounts, some as large as 40’, for Canoe Company “Nipigon” cedar our collection of dugout canoes. We strip canoe. Equipped with a are about three quarters of the way marvelous sailing rig, the canoe was through Phase II. accepted with a “Handling Level” The larger goal of this process designation within the collection, sees The Canadian Canoe Museum and will be made ready for use with with a much more on-water programming in summer accessible and 2010. Also in the shop at this time, searchable collection our much-loved 26’ cedar canvas for your needs and voyageur canoe, built by for ours. Aside Jim Holman, has been from giving taken apart for a complete overhaul after many years of delivering group paddling experiences to children and adults alike. This extensive refi t will be followed

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Page 6 up with capsize/recovery tests and lower it onto a custom-made “pillow past year have confi rmed in me water safety drills in the spring mount” that will support the hull the importance of this remarkable of 2010 with the participation of properly for decades to come. collection that has been entrusted outside experts to ensure that Looking ahead, we are working to The Canadian Canoe Museum. As we continue to deliver safe and up an exciting new exhibit that its curator, I have been extremely rewarding on-water programming explores the canoe and canoeing privileged to spend time with each into the future. traditions from around the world craft in our collection, each bearing In spring of 2009, we honoured and many more outreach efforts its own story, and I hope that in the memory of Herb Pohl with as well. The opportunities that years to come, you will be able to do a new exhibit in our Refl ections have arisen from the efforts of this so as well. Gallery. Herb was a remarkable Canadian canoeist, an important member of the Wilderness NEEWW ACCQUISQUISIITIONSTIONS TTOO TTHEHE COOLLECTIONLLECTION Canoe Association (WCA), and The following are some highlights selected from a list of items to be perhaps largely unknown to most accessioned to our permanent collection: Canadians. We were delighted • An Ontario Canoe Company “Sailing and Cruising model” canoe, to have the WCA assist with the manufactured in Ashburnham (Peterborough), Ontario in the late launch of this exhibit. 1800s. It is made using the “Cedar Rib” method, and also includes Finally, the museum’s curatorial long cherry decks, fl otation tanks, a folding centerboard and kick-up department was recruited to spend rudder, as well as some of the hardware for a two-masted sailing rig. several weeks in the fall working • Two Olympic kayaks belonging to Canadian kayaker Adam van at the Royal Ontario Museum, Koeverden. The “Olympic Warrior” model K-1, produced by Plastex executing an extensive restoration Composite from Warsaw, Poland was used during his Gold Medal of an ailing 36-foot birch bark race in Men’s K-1 (500m) and Bronze Medal (200m), in the 2004 canoe displayed in their “First Olympics in Athens. The latter, made for him by Nelo Boats of Vila Peoples’ Gallery”. do Conde, Portugal was used in his silver medal race at the Beijing Initially concerned by the Olympics in 2008. spreading of the unfortunate • A “Sunnyside Cruiser” made by the Walter Dean Canoe and Boat Co. canoe’s sides due to the failure of Toronto, circa 1910 to 1914. This wide-board metallic batten canoe the lashings that keep the crossbars is planked in cedar. in place, we found a much larger • A birchbark canoe, built in 1935 by Jim Latour of Fort Coulonge, concern (isn’t that a consultant’s Quebec. Mr. Latour, a trapper and guide by trade, sold the canoe to job?) during our inspection that Lt. Col R.B. Pritchard. included a transverse break, from • A 1925 18-foot Old Town “HW Model” canoe, with original sail, mast gunwale to gunwale, in the hull’s and leeboards. birch bark envelope. Our work was • Canoe maker’s tool box and tools, belonging to Stephen Curtis. Mr. performed before the public, and Curtis began working for Peterborough Canoe Company in 1935 at age we were relieved to eventually put 16, and also worked for Lakefi eld Canoe Company in later years. the last pieces back into place, and

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Page 7 TTREATYREATY CANOECANOE here are as many different of a ground-breaking educational canoes in the world as there program about treaty negotiations EEXHIBITXHIBIT Tare people to envision, make that has been run many times since and use them. Over the years and a recognition that how we do the museum has acquired quite a what we do is as important as what few, and we often ﬂ atter ourselves we actually do. that we have a pretty good In his Executive Director’s report knowledge of the subject. Late in on p. 2, James Raffan mentioned 2008, however, an opportunity the many connections the museum presented itself to explore a kind has made in the past year. Perhaps of canoe that was entirely new the most gratifying and important to this institution when we were of all these connections was made approached by Windsor, through the consultation we Ontario artist Alex McKay undertook to mount the exhibit. about his work of art Treaty Although the museum has a Canoe. This compelling piece long-standing friendship with the of contemporary art uses the Curve Lake First Nation, it was familiar form of the canoe at a planning meeting for Treaty to carry a load of meanings Canoe that elder Doug Williams between Aboriginal and stepped forward and offered to Non-Aboriginal cultures as help feast the spirits of the canoes it explores the dynamics and in the museum’s collection. This meanings of creating and event, conducted by Williams living with treaties. and spiritual leaders Mark and Museum staff took this Wendy Phillips, was the ﬁ rst time artwork and another related The CCM’s collection had been piece entitled Treaty of honoured in such a way, and Niagara, 1764, and created that initiative is leading to other an interpretive context connections and reconnections in around them with 6 text the Aboriginal Communities across panels. These panels raised the country. issues and introduced ideas As we write this, that were brought up at a negotiations are workshop we held before the underway to see the exhibit, attended by museum Treaty Canoe exhibit staff and volunteers, academics take another step in and members of First its journey, this time Nations communities. to Curve Lake, where “The canoe should be on the Out of that we hope it will be Canadian flag.” meeting came the placed on display this Visitor from Kingston exhibit itself, summer to engage more the seeds visitors.

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Page 8 WAALTERLTER WAALKERLKER, 19071907 – 22009009 The Canadian Canoe Museum foreman in 1959 at the age of 52. commissioned as a gift to HRH acknowledges the recent passing Working 60 hours per week at 25 Prince Andrew in 1977 (pictured of legendary canoe builder Walter cents per hour, he oversaw a crew of below). Walker, shortly before his 102nd 100 men on the fl oor. The Canadian Canoe Museum has birthday. When the Peterborough Canoe enjoyed a close and meaningful Walter’s fi rst job in his trade Company closed its production in relationship with Walter Walker over began in 1931 with the Lakefi eld 1961, Walker found work back in his the years, honouring him as Canoe Canoe Company, where he was hired hometown of Lakefi eld with RILCO Builder Emeritus - a title he shares on to help with a large order to be Industries, working as plant manager with Elder William Commanda of shipped overseas. As a new recruit, for a company producing cedar Maniwaki, Quebec. In 1997, the his duties included paddle carving strip canoes, small boats as well as CCM also commissioned Walter and building shipping crates. Over wood and canvas canoes. to build a “wide-board and raised the ten years that followed, Walter After the closure of RILCO in batten canoe” on a Thomas Gordon also worked for the Brown Boat 1967, Walter shifted over to Peel form, and recorded his remarkable Company as well as Sail-Craft in Marine where he worked until abilities in a documentary video. Lakefi eld, Ontario. In 1942, Walter his retirement at age 79 in 1986. The Canadian Canoe Museum was hired by the Peterborough Canoe It was at Peel Marine that Walter would like to thank Dick Persson for his Company where he was promoted to made his most celebrated canoe, contributions to this biographical sketch.

HHRHRH PRRINCEINCE ANNDREWDREW he Canadian Canoe Museum Lakefi eld alumni—including then enthusiasm for the collection and is proud to have as its Royal headmaster, Terry Guest, who is for building a bright and sustainable TPatron His Royal Highness currently the Vice Chair of The future for the institution, as well as The Duke of York. Prince Canadian Canoe Museum’s Board of expertise and credibility that adds Andrew’s connection to canoes and Directors—to paddle other rivers immeasurably to our fundraising to the Otonabee River watershed is near and far. efforts. In 2008, HRH was a result of a school exchange which HRH became the museum’s instrumental in returning on loan saw him enrolled as a student at fi rst Patron in 2006 and three royal canoes to the museum, Lakefi eld College School in 1977. brings with him a including the one made especially During these months at genuine love for him by Walter Walker when The Grove, along with of paddling, he was a student at Lakefi eld. We his regular studies, an infectious look forward to welcoming him our Patron learned whenever he visits Canada and to basic paddling making him an integral part of skills and everything we do. canoe tripping techniques that he employed that summer on a journey down the Coppermine River in the Northwest Territories. Since then, he has returned to Canada many times in the exercise of his many duties and HHRHRH TThehe DDukeuke ooff York,York, asas a sstudenttudent aatt LLakefieldakefield CollegeCollege SchoolSchool iinn connections on this side 11977,977, aacceptsccepts a hhandmadeandmade ccanoeanoe ffromrom iitsts bbuilderuilder WWalteralter WWalkeralker aass of the Atlantic, and has LLakefieldakefield CollegeCollege SchoolSchool HHeadmaster,eadmaster, TerryTerry Guest,Guest, lookslooks oon.n. TThishis often found a way to ccanoeanoe iiss nnowow ppartart ooff tthehe RRoyaloyal CCanoesanoes EExhibitxhibit iinn tthehe mmuseum.useum. join that same group of PPhoto:hoto: MMichaelichael PPeakeeake

Page 9 VVOLUNTEEROLUNTEER RREPORTEPORT ears ago, when I was ﬁ rst be one of our ﬁ nest ever, but that’s learning how to canoe in exactly what happened - thanks in IT’S A GRROUPOUP EFFFORTFORT Ywhitewater, I was taught large part to the tireless work of our that—no matter how turbulent the volunteer corps. river—I should always keep my The dedicated group that give paddle in the water. Doing this, I so generously of their time to the learned, gives you leverage, helps Canoe Museum rose to the occasion you stay balanced, and increases the in 2009, and gave us the very boost odds that you will remain in your that we needed. As of the end of the canoe with the open side up. year, the CCM boasted close to 250 This simple technique has served registered volunteers, 38 of whom me well over the years, both literally joined in 2009 alone. Of this group, and metaphorically. Indeed, I’ve in the last year, 140 volunteers Dwayne James come to discover that the canoe is collectively logged in excess of Volunteer Coordinator a metaphor for, well, pretty much 13,000 hours, nine volunteers anything in life. In this case though, reported over 300 hours each, and it reminds me that, in turbulent 31 volunteers individually logged times, I should always remain over 150 hours. engaged in the situation no matter Here are some volunteer “Fascinating – lovely exhibit how stressful and continue to move highlights from 2009: forward. It’s a concept not dissimilar and staff.” to Winston Churchill’s classic words: • The gift shop, under Gwen Visitor from Manitoba. “If you are going through hell, keep Clark’s management, broke a sales going.” record in December. The last year certainly had its • We hosted two highly successful share of challenges for all of us. As fundraising dinners in 2009, the New Year dawned in the wake both of which were planned of a global economic crisis, everyone by volunteer committees: the “The best gift shop in Canada” in the tourism industry was bracing Canoebecue under the leadership Visitor from New Zealand. themselves for what was sure to be of Beverly Haun, and the Beaver exceptionally lean times. It’s funny Club Gala under Katie to think that a year that started Stewart. out so uncertainly would turn out to

In 2009, 140 volunteers collectively logged in excess of 13,000 hours, nine volunteers reported over 300 hours each, and 31 volunteers individually logged over 150 hours.

The top ten volunteer contributors (with their hours) are: Ipie van der Veen (485) Arnold Allen (461.5) Gwen Clark (392) Barry Diceman (379) Jim Ferguson (373) Hal Bowen (362) Walter Willoughby (352.5) Peter Knapp (325) Don Duncan (302) Randy Crawford (297) PPhoto:hoto: RRoryory SStanleytanley

Page 10 • A group of volunteers went on a in the museum, and were heavily IINN RRECOGNITION...ECOGNITION... fi eld trip that was organized by involved in the 5-bay renovations. The Canoe Museum would like to thank Mollie Cartmell to the Grace and • We partnered with our neighbour all of their volunteers for an outstanding Speed Museum in Muskoka. RONA, and our volunteers, 2009! We’ve nominated several of these • Artisan workshops like the under the supervision of Denis volunteers for provincial and municipal ones lead by Hal Bowen, and Gagne, built a canoe for a raffl e so awards. Please join us in congratulating the following individuals. Don Duncan, continued to be successful that we’re doing it again extremely popular. as we speak. COUNTY OF PETERBOROUGH • Our Board of Directors (we too Now, pardon me as I dredge up The entire volunteer corps was often forget that Board Members another tired old metaphor in order nominated, as a group, for a Heritage Preservation Award. are volunteers too) under the to make my fi nal point. If you fi ll expert guidance of Jim Stewart a large canoe with enough people PROVINCE OF ONTARIO turned a precarious fi nancial and tell them to paddle, you’ll reach These volunteers were nominated situation into one of growth. your destination but, if you’re not for Ontario Service Awards that are • An art show in October organized paddling in unison, it’ll take you a awarded in increments of five for years by Pat Hooper displayed the work lot longer to get there, and you’ll of service: of a number of the talented artists likely meander along the way. We’d Arnold Allen (5yrs) and artisans that we are fortunate have done a lot of meandering Denis Gagne (5yrs) to have associated with us. ourselves in the last year were it not Peter Knapp (5yrs) • An outside maintenance crew for those volunteers who took on a George McKeiver (10yrs) Bernice Standen (10yrs) managed by John Ernsting leadership role and rallied the rest Pat Varty (5yrs) and ably assisted by Gloria of us to paddle in time with them, Gibson cut back the unsightly and by extension, each other. CITY OF PETERBOROUGH overgrowth on our back property, When we speak of a National Gwen Clark was nominated for an and dramatically improved the Treasure, let us not forget that canoes Outstanding Volunteer award for her landscaping. do not paddle themselves. Let us excellent work managing the gift shop. acknowledge these volunteers that, • The group of volunteers in the These volunteers (each with more than metal shop under the guidance in turbulent times, continue to keep 150 hours) were nominated collectively of Arnold Allen collectively their paddles in the water on our for a Cultural Betterment award: contributed more hours behalf. Arnold Allen than any other group So, please join me in a round of Jack Berwick applause for each and every one Hal Bowen Mike Brown of our volunteers, and don’t forget Mollie Cartmell to say thanks the next time Gwen Clark you see Fran Cormode one. Randy Crawford Barry Diceman Don Duncan John Ernsting Jim Ferguson Denis Gagne Gloria Gibson Gary Gilders Shantal Ingram Arlene Ketchum Peter Knapp Mark Lamb Jeanine Leahy Daniel Lombardi Eila Martin Roger Martin Terry McCall Norma McEwen Joe Paterson Nan Sidler Dave Timms Ipie van der Veen Pat Varty A mmereere seventy-fiveseventy-five ooff thethe CanoeCanoe MuseumMuseum staffstaff andand volunteersvolunteers Walter Willoughby aatt oourur VVolunteerolunteer AppreciationAppreciation NightNight iinn NNovemberovember ooff 2009.2009.

Page 11 ine wine in the glasses, roast Perhaps the most arduous BBEAVEREAVER CLUBCLUB GALAGALA wild boar on the table, a bark volunteer task of all was carried out Fcanoe at the front of the room by the wine selection committee, and men in kilts dancing with a group that met several times in women in buckskin—it could only a secret location to make the most be a Beaver Club Gala! important choice of the whole On Saturday, October 17th, evening. the museum commandeered the The event itself was presided Peterborough Curling Club over by Seamus McTavish, a on Lansdowne Street fur trader of Scottish extraction West and transformed only recently emerged from the it into a piece of wilderness. Notwithstanding his Canada’s legendary long stint in the pays d’en haut, or fur trade era for the North Country, Seamus quickly second annual mastered modern technology and event. the crucial “wireless-microphone- Planning in-the-sporran” trick so beloved for the of Scottish MC’s and led us night had through a fabulous evening of begun dining, dancing, song, fellowship, long auctioning and general good cheer. before as a With the hard work of auctioneer dedicated Rob Rusland as a highlight, the committee 2009 Gala netted $30,000 for the of volunteers under the leadership museum. of Katie Stewart canvassed far Plan now to attend and save the and wide to ﬁ nd contributions date for the 2010 event, which will for the live and silent auctions. be held on Friday, October 15th at Over countless meetings, staff and the Peterborough Golf and Country volunteers worked together to Club. plan the menu, solicit sponsors, organize the entertainment and order of ceremonies and pull the whole evening together. Oh, and they also had to ﬁ nd some wild boar for the menu.

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Page 12 hat better way to ensure practicum portion of her studies EEDUCATIONDUCATION RREPORTEPORT the future of a National with us. Through their work and WTreasure than to have the support of our Animators, Alex FUUTURETURE STTEWARDSEWARDS OOFF A children experience its wonders McKay’s art became the inspiration NAATIONALTIONAL TRREASUREEASURE and get excited about it? They are, for a thought provoking program after all, the future stewards of our which culminates with the students National Treasure. re-enacting the negotiation of the Here in the Education Program William’s Treaty of 1923. at The Canadian Canoe Museum, we This was a year in which other continue to take this mandate very partnerships were forged too. Last seriously by having lots of fun! This summer the Peterborough Rowing past year was no exception. Our Club’s Carol Love very graciously accomplished team of Education agreed to share their shore space Animators welcomed well over and docks with us to give an off-site 5,000 students and their teachers home base to our CanoeKids Paddling Carolyn Hyslop & Jen Burnard and parents to the museum to Camp. Our campers learned the Education Coordinators participate in our programs. Based fundamentals of canoeing using the on the Outdoor Experiential ORCKA curriculum and earned Education philosophy and their Flatwater “A” and/or “B” “The CCM presents an pedagogy, these programs continue certifi cation. Paddling instruction authentic learning experience to attract both fi rst time and repeat, was rounded out by games, nature for all students and particularly teacher-planned visits. based crafts and a day at the Canoe for students of Native Studies. New this year to the repertoire Museum. This was such a success of programs was our latest Canoe that we have increased the number The programs provide a High School offering-- ‘Treaty Canoe’- of sessions from two one week unique hands-on learning - developed to accompany the art sessions to four one week sessions opportunity for all. I cannot installation of the same title. In the for 2010 and have partnered with recommend this rich learning early stages of the process we were the City of Peterborough Recreation very fortunate to have the input Department who have included our opportunity for students and support of Trent University’s CanoeKids Camp in their summer highly enough.” Ashley Fellow, Dr Laura Peers of brochure and will handle the TLDSB Special Programmes Oxford University and the Pitt Rivers registration process for us. Museum. Also underpinning this From the littlest JK student, to Consultant Heather Truscott project were Julia Lane and Georgia the enthusiastic teacher in training Carley, both graduate students in our programs continue to engage, the Indigenous Studies program enlighten and inspire the next at Trent. Queens Bachelor of generation of paddlers. Education student Katie Bunting, was the lynch-pin at the Canoe Museum end as she fulfi lled the requirements of the alternative

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Page 13 PPUBLICUBLIC ast year was a very successful women who are looking for a new year for our Adult Artisan hobby. PPROGRAMMINGROGRAMMING LWorkshops. If 2008 was Signing up for a workshop has notable for the introduction of a never been more convenient with selection of new workshops, then online registration and payment 2009 is notable for being the year available through our website that these programs matured into for the full roster. You can now a repertoire of classes that have register for a workshop online from become the standard offering here anywhere in the world at any time. at the Canoe Museum. As the Another development made in museum develops a reputation as a 2009 is an increasingly popular place of learning and as a museum line of Artisan Kits that were that offers unique opportunities in developed in response to the Beth Stanley the form of artisan workshops, we demand for a ‘take-home’ version Artisan Program Coordinator aim to maintain this reputation by of our workshops. The ﬁ rst kit consistently offering programs that developed was the Woodland Pack are of the highest quality. Basket, which is now accompanied Workshop participants spend a by a Finger Weaving Kit and a day, or two, learning traditional one-of-a-kind Paddle Carving Kit “The canoe museum skills and techniques, meeting (including a sharpened spokeshave has been a life-changing interesting people and working and paddle blank ready to carve). experience!!!!” with their hands in a relaxed The introduction of kits combined Visitor from Holland setting with supportive expert with the ability to sell these kits in instructors. With such a diverse our new online store is a great way selection of workshops, from to increase our ability to reach out woodworking and basketry to to those who are unable to attend “Have just come back from sewing and weaving, there is surely our workshops. something for everyone to enjoy. I would like to thank volunteers a trip on the Mattawa With a 24% increase in workshop Hal Bowen and Don Duncan with my Dad. What a enrollment over 2008 it is clear for their tireless work preparing great finish to our trip!” that there is a demand for the one- for, and instructing the Paddle Visitor from Nova Scotia of-a-kind opportunities we offer. Carving Workshops. Also, Ipie Participants in 2009 travelled van der Veen for her help with the from as far as Barrie, Capote Workshop, and Donna Perth, Toronto, and in Southern for her assistance with one instance Paris, France the Woodland Pack Basket in order to participate workshops in 2009. in our popular, and often Looking ahead to sold out, workshops. Our 2010 there are programs appeal to a wide more new an range of ages, from exciting ideas college students and in the works. young professionals Adding more to retired men and workshops and kits to the line-up and continuing create an atmosphere of hands-on learning and branding the museum as a place where you can learn by doing. PPaddleaddle CCarvingarving WWorkshoporkshop PParticipantsarticipants HHardard aatt WWorkork.

Page 14 ccording to Terry O’Reilly’s Community Futures Development MMARKETINGARKETING RREPORTEPORT book The Age Of Persuasion Corporation, state of the industry A“ On any given day, at least graphic design software is now PUULLINGLLING TOOGETHERGETHER three thousand and as many as six available in house. thousand marketing messages are Our membership data is being lobbed your way…” converted to PastPerfect, (the same Our task is to make sure The software used to catalogue our Canadian Canoe Museum story is one collection). Sue Russell, a CCM of the messages being received by volunteer who had a career working those we have directed it to. Thanks with databases, has been critical to to the CCM Board of Directors, the this project, is ensuring that an exact marketing committee’s guidance protocol is developed and followed, and the execution of museum staff and will also help train membership and volunteers, our message—“See volunteers for the transition from Anthony Berardi Canada by Canoe…”—is being the old database. Manager, Marketing and heard. The CCM presence has been The best is still to come for the Information Technology felt in the local area through radio, CCM. The chemistry is ripe and newspaper, television, magazine, the momentum is building for a and web campaigns. Our message bigger and better future. Soon was brought to Toronto through the online store version 2.0 will be the Outdoor Adventure, Spring and launched with more products and Fall Cottage Life shows. During nine better shipping. Our website will “World class exhibition! days at those consumer shows the become more interactive and will Thanks.” museum was exposed to over 70,000 include user feedback. Partnerships Visitor from the U.K. people. Thanks to James Raffan, are continuing to develop between our message was brought across the CCM, and other media outlets western Canada with his National and organizations. Through Treasure tour. the leadership of Jim Our virtual presence is being felt Stewart and the Board, by our brand new dynamic website James Raffan and John that staff can now update at any Summers everyone seems time from anywhere. Our yearly to be pulling in the same website visits have increased ten direction. It is deﬁ nitely a fold, and the online store is alive great time to play a part and shipments have already been in making the museum a sent to Ontario, western Canada, the grand success. United States and Europe. 2009 also marked the year that aging technology was replaced with current, (and most importantly), functioning equipment, resulting in 40% less network crashes. A server and seven new workstations were installed and two older workstations were able to be recycled to less demanding roles. Thanks to a grant from the TThehe CCanoeanoe Museum’sMuseum’s boothbooth atat thethe FallFall CCottageottage LifeLife showshow. Peterborough

Page 15 S DDISTANTISTANT FFAMILYAMILY Trisha Jackson & Ramsay Derry,

R Michael Jarus, Joanne Kates & Valerie Adrian, WJ Anderson, Peter Allen, Ivan & Mary Ashbury, E Leon Muszynski, Janet Kelly & Radmilo Anicic, David Auger,

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U Michael Haskin, Bill Hatch, Jim Carolyn Cleland, Robert & Martin, Christopher McDonald Holman, Michel Houde, David Kathleen Clysdale, Michel & Janet OUR VALUED MEMBERS O OUR VALUED & Juliet Franczyk, Verne & Pat Hoye, Ellie James, Jill Jamieson, Comeau, Carol Corner, Randy McKay, Russ Moore, Eric & Jane Jenks, Bernice Jubb, Ellen Crawford & Sharon Brikman, Margaret Morton, Bill & Rita Keller, Janice Kyle, Yvonne Kyle, Richmond Cross, George & Ness, John Otter & Pat Curley, Brad Kyte, Lisa LaBella, Karyn Katherine Dembroski, Michael & Al Pace & Lin Ward, Roxanne Lippincott, Colin MacGillivray, Honor DePencier, Ian & Sandra Palmatier & Bob Buidenthal, Becky Mason, Joyce Mason, Deslauriers, Barry & Barbara Joseph & Barbara Paterson, Larry Kim Monson, Elaine Morrison, Diceman, Ronald Domachevsky & Sharon Pearson, Michael & Cathy Newman, Sandford Osler, & John Hopkins, William & Cara Peterman, Robert & Nancy Bill Phipps, Donald Robinson, Janet Duke, Norm & Jessie Phillips, Richard Plant, John & Bryan Sarauer, James Sidorchuk, Dysart, John Fautley & Marie Shirley Rednall, Joe & Pa Rees, Robert Silcox, Trevor Sinclair, Duchesneau, Max Finkelstein & C. W. & Donna Rickard, Guy & Kevin Slater, Bernice Slotnick, Connie Dounes, Ronald & Anne Caroline Ridgway, Drew & Marj Lowell Smith, Rob Stevens, Jim Fotheringham, Paul & Jan Fulton, Ridpath, Deryck & Heather & Ruth Stevenson, Bill Taylor, Charles & Mary Geale, James Robertson, Jennifer Robertson, Rob Thompson, Leonard Girling & Jannette Porter, Terry David & Dawne Robinson, Jacob Thor, Thelma Tuttle, Murray & Joan Gray, George & Eleanor Rodenburg, Charlene Roy, Aaron Wagner, Milly Weidhaas, Marian Hamilton, David Harris, Robert & Cindy Sargeant, Jutta Schaaf & White, John Wooding, Barry & Carolyn Hartigan, Terry & Michael Kerwin, Milton & Barbara Wright, Kathryn Denise Hawkins, Derek & Susan Schindel, David Schwaner, Harold Zimmerman. Hayes, Bob & Kathleen & Elsie Scriver, Mark & Marilyn Henderson, Lisa Hicks & Scriver, Elizabeth & Ian Sine, Fred Nick van der Kamp, Bruce & Eileen Stanbury, James Standen & Carol Hodgins, Pat & Doug & Irene Tashiro, Jim & Katie Hooper, John & Doris Irvine,

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Page 19 FFINANCEINANCE RREPORTEPORT Operating under a tight fortunate to exceed budget with budget in a very difﬁ cult business our donation and fundraising Bill Morris environment, The CCM ended 2009 activities, as well as the gift shop Treasurer on a positive note, showing an sales. All in all, it was a very operating surplus of approximately successful year. $52,000. (This compared to the The CCM budget for the current budgeted surplus of $21,000.) year anticipates that we will While our operating expenses continue to generate a moderate were kept in check, we were operating surplus.

REEVENUEVENUE AANDND EXXPENSESPENSES TOTAL CAPITAL OPERATING RESTRICTED ASSETS FUND FUNDS FUND 2009 2008 REVENUE “Thanks a lot. It’s very Admissions $55,412 $- $- $55,412 $54,971 interesting. D’un de mes Donati ons and Membership 70,050 - - $70,050 136,389 meillerus musee.” Grants: Employment and Visitor from France Contract Staﬀ 114,992 - - $114,992 102,895 Grants: Other 148,755 - - $148,755 142,505 Fundraising 132,777 - - $132,777 117,672 Retail Sales (net) 70,461 - - $70,461 54,010 Course Revenue 109,609 - - $109,609 105,414 Investment Income 5,523 - - $5,523 18,703 Rental Income 45,395 - - $45,395 40,046 Other 2,990 - - $2,990 3,199 “Thanks a lot, was 755,964 - - $755,964 775,804 wonderful! Dakuyem EXPENDITURE Pekne!!!” Visitor from Slovakia GENERAL OPERATING COSTS Building Repairs and Uti liti es 89,591 - - $89,591 96,602 Fellowship - - - - 3,500 Fundraising Costs 53,359 - - $53,359 53,105 Insurance 37,609 - - $37,609 28,917 Operati ng and Administrati ve 91,917 - - $91,917 74,612 Wages and Contract Staﬀ 430,586 - - $430,586 477,705 “Absolutely wonderful! 703,062 - - $703,062 734,441 What a great and CAPITAL EXPENDITURES informative collection. I’d Building Development Costs - - 16,911 $16,911 14,352 Recommend it to Computer Equipment 11,433 $11,433 anyone.” Museum Exhibits - - 3,029 $3,029 Visitor from Ontario Equipment - - 1,118 $1,118 9,890 - - 32,491 $32,491 24,242 703,062 - 32,491 $735,553 758,683 EXCESS (SHORTFALL) OF REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURE $52,902 $- $(32,491) $20,411 $17,121

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