The Canadian Canoe Museum has released a sneak peek of the proposed new museum building to be built at the Johnson property, located at 2077 Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough, beside the Parks Canada building and north of Beavermead Park.
The museum is hosting a virtual public meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28th to unveil details about the new museum, including architectural renderings of the proposed new building. The new museum is being designed by Peterborough’s Lett Architects Inc.
“The project team is enthusiastic to share the designs and a progress update with our community,” says Carolyn Hyslop, the museum’s executive director, in a media release. “Our new museum design and stewardship approach takes full advantage of its on-water location and nestles seamlessly into the natural surrounding area of the Johnson property.”
In January, Peterborough city council approved proceeding with the sale of the land, subject to a number of conditions including rezoning. The public meeting is part of the necessary rezoning process.
Other conditions include validation of the project and confirmation of the appropriateness of the site.
Assuming all the conditions are met, the museum will pay $1,575,000 for the five acres of land in a transaction expected to be completed by the summer.
To register for the April 28th public meeting, which will be held on the Zoom video-conferencing platform, visit canoemuseum.ca/public-meeting. The meeting will feature a presentation followed by a question-and-answer period.
