Re: Museum

by XTYF--33 Wed 07 Jul 2021, 11:07 am

Aviation Museum lands new aircraft for display

July 7, 2021

https://www.cheknews.ca/chek-upside-aviation-museum-lands-new-aircraft-for-display-834383/

by Slider Sun 26 Sep 2021, 2:15 pm

Portrait exhibition an intimate homage to service, sacrifice

Sandra Abma · CBC News · Posted: Sep 25, 2021

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/portraits-war-museum-second-world-war-1.6187029

by Gridlock Mon 04 Oct 2021, 9:36 pm

Lethbridge Military Museum opens new temporary exhibit at the Vimy Ridge Armoury

Published Oct. 4, 2021

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https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/lethbridge-military-museum-opens-new-temporary-exhibit-at-the-vimy-ridge-armoury-1.5610853

by Whiskey Fri 22 Oct 2021, 4:10 pm

Museum Windsor plans walk through history tours

Published Oct. 22, 2021

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https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/museum-windsor-plans-walk-through-history-tours-1.5634555

by Dolland Tue 26 Oct 2021, 9:21 am

THE ART OF ELAINE GOBLE

Canadian War Museum

by **Luxray** Sat 13 Nov 2021, 9:25 pm

Veteran Educational Series

The Simcoe County Museum is holding a virtual education series this month honouring our veterans.

Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021

by Dolland Wed 02 Feb 2022, 9:43 am

Canadian Forces Museum reopens to the public

Masks will be required, as well as proof of vaccination and valid identification

Feb 02. 2022

The Canadian Forces Museum of Aerospace Defence at 22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base North Bay is announcing that it will re-open after a lengthy closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Under the direction Colonel Mark Lachapelle, 22 Wing Commander, and operating within provincial guidelines, we will be able to welcome the public back to the museum. Masks will be required, as well as proof of vaccination and valid identification," says a news release.

Some interactive features of the museum, including the aircraft cockpit, will not be available, however, there are activity books with new and old favourite games for kids that are a great way to explore and enjoy the museum safely.

Visitors will also be able to enjoy the temporary exhibit “Artists in CADPAT II”, which showcases the talent of some of the Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technicians. This is the second iteration of an exhibit that was presented in 2016, and its popularity inspired the museum to repeat the idea.

Details about visiting the museum and other information can be found here.

BAYTODAY

by **Spider** Mon 07 Feb 2022, 9:58 am

Canadian military's plan to donate Buffalo aircraft to Ottawa aviation museum may be derailed

Purchased between June 1967 and December 1968, the Buffalo aircraft fleet provided medium tactical transportation and search and rescue services for the Royal Canadian Air Force.

David Pugliese • Ottawa Citizen
Publishing date: Feb 07, 2022

The Canadian military wants to donate the last of its iconic Buffalo search-and-rescue aircraft to the national aviation museum in Ottawa but a moratorium on acceptance of new artifacts could derail that effort.

The Royal Canadian Air Force removed the last of its six Buffalo aircraft from service in January. Four have already been donated to museums associated with the Canadian Forces while a fifth will be used for firefighter training, said Department of National Defence spokesperson Dan Le Bouthillier. That leaves one plane – designated CC115452 – still available.

“We continue to explore all options for CC115452 and will make a decision in the coming weeks,” Le Bouthillier added.

But defence sources say the RCAF wants to see the sixth aircraft sent to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa. However, there are concerns that donation might not proceed.

Philippe Tremblay, spokesperson for Ingenium, the organization responsible for overseeing three national museums related to science and technology, said every acquisition must follow a strict process. That process takes into consideration the historical and technological significance of the item as well as transportation, storage and other factors.

“The final decision is made by a majority vote of the acquisition committee which includes Ingenium museum directors, curators and conservation experts,” Tremblay noted. “Ingenium is currently under a moratorium on collecting, while we relocate the national collection to the new, state-of-the-art storage facility.”

He did not say how long the moratorium would last.

Purchased between June 1967 and December 1968, the Buffalo aircraft fleet provided medium tactical transportation and search and rescue services for the RCAF.

The planes initially served in the RCAF as multi-purpose transportation aircraft and were flown on multiple United Nations missions overseas, according to the Canadian Forces.

On Aug. 9, 1974, a Buffalo aircraft was shot down by Syrian anti-aircraft missiles while on United Nations duty supporting peacekeepers in the Golan Heights. All nine Canadian Forces members on board were killed, making it the largest single loss of lives in Canadian peacekeeping history, according to the RCAF.

Later, the Buffalos were exclusively flown in Canada as fixed-wing search-and-rescue aircraft.

Le Bouthillier said Buffalo aircraft have already been donated to the Air Force Heritage Park in Summerside, P.E.I.; the National Air Force Museum in Trenton, Ont.; and the Comox Air Force Museum, Comox, B.C. He said another Buffalo was provided to the Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park at 17 Wing in Winnipeg, Man.

Another of the planes will be used as a military firefighter training aid at the Canadian Forces Fire and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Academy in Borden, Ont., he added.

“Conducting exercises on a real airframe is the best possible training aid as it improves tactical responses,” Le Bouthillier noted. “This airframe would augment the training aids and partial training aids that are presently in use.”

Le Bouthillier said the passenger configuration and close quarters of the Buffalo airframe will provide a challenging scenario for the firefighter candidates to conduct rescue operations.

“Having a complete airframe allows both the firefighter entry team the benefit of working around potential hazard points, such as wings and propeller,” he explained. “This will increase the overall realism of training scenarios.”

The Buffalo aircraft are to be replaced in the search-and-rescue role by the new C-295 fixed-wing aircraft. But the Canadian Forces confirmed last month the new fleet won’t be operating this summer on the west coast as originally planned because of delays caused by the pandemic and other technical issues. The military can’t say at this point when C-295 fixed-wing aircraft will be available for missions.

In the meantime, it plans to use Hercules aircraft and Cormorant helicopters for search and rescue on the west coast.

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by **Accer** Tue 22 Mar 2022, 1:53 pm

Canada’s role in Afghanistan displayed at RCA

By Chelsea Kemp, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterBrandon Sun
Tue., March 22, 2022

SHILO — The new travelling exhibit “Mission: Afghanistan” is offering Royal Canadian Artillery Museum visitors an immersive experience centred on the conflict that lasted more than a decade.

Canada’s role in international defence is top of mind for many people because of recent events in Ukraine, said Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) Museum senior curator Jonathan Ferguson. “Mission: Afghanistan” will educate visitors about the capabilities, sacrifice and history of the Canadian Armed Forces.

“Recent events in Afghanistan have really put Canada’s place there in focus. The actions and the contributions and the sacrifices of the troops that Canada sent there to represent our interests and to help the people of Afghanistan came into sharper focus,” he said.

He noted the interactive exhibit starts with a striking video introduction that looks at the history of 9/11 and shows images of the terrorist attack.

One of the most poignant artifacts is a piece of aircraft used in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Other items on loan explore how Canada became involved with the war in Afghanistan.

“It was a case where 9/11 brought home to the fact that in a globalized world, there is no untouchable backyard — it was a case where Canada had to project its power in order to help contribute to a safer world,” Ferguson said.

The artifacts featured in the exhibit paint a fuller picture of life on the ground in Afghanistan, and what the experience of returning home was like for soldiers.

“To me, I think some of the best angles that this exhibit takes are the connections that it makes to people,” Ferguson said. “It carries the soldier forward through from their time on the battlefield to their reintegration to civilian life.”

The museum first became involved with “Mission: Afghanistan” about six years ago after Canada’s mission in that country ended in 2014, said museum director Andrew Oakden.

The RCA will be the first museum to host the travelling exhibit, and he hopes it will inspire people to drop by for a visit — especially after seeing a decline in patrons during the pandemic.

It cost more than $1 million to create the exhibit, and it contains some of the most important artifacts from the war in Afghanistan. One item is an improvised explosive device in the form of a motorcycle that was never set off, Oakden said.

He hopes visitors will walk away with a better understanding of the war in Afghanistan and Canadians’ contributions and sacrifices.

The Canadian Forces and other nations arrived in Afghanistan in 2001 soon after the 9/11 attacks. More than 44,000 Canadians participated in the conflict, Oakden said, and more than 150 died.

The conflict marked the longest in Canada’s history.

Canada deployed soldiers to Afghanistan as part of a multinational team to search for al-Qaida — the mission evolved into liberating Afghanistan from the Taliban, supporting democracy and rebuilding the country, he said.

Oakden noted Afghanistan is unique because it was a contemporary war — in many cases, CFB Shilo has veterans who participated in the conflict serving on base.

“Mission: Afghanistan” includes more than 200 oral histories that can be accessed through a special video component to the gallery. The stories include boots-on-the-ground soldiers, leading generals and former prime minister Stephen Harper sharing their perspectives and experiences during the conflict.

The RCA has enhanced its permanent exhibit to complement the travelling Afghanistan exhibit. The permanent section of the museum was expanded last fall in preparation for the arrival of “Mission: Afghanistan.” The permanent RCA Afghanistan collection has been carefully curated to tie in with the travelling exhibit.

“People should understand that Canada has a continued contribution on the world stage when it comes to defending peace and liberty,” Oakden said. “Since Confederation, Canada has fought in different wars all the way up to Afghanistan. They have continued to be needed around the world and probably will so in the future.”

The RCA Museum is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Mission: Afghanistan” will be on display until the end of July.

» ckemp@brandonsun.com

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Royal Canadian Artillery Museum

by **OutlawSoldier** Tue 22 Mar 2022, 8:01 pm

New military history museum to open soon in central Alberta

SUSAN ZIELINSKI Mar. 22, 2022

Veterans Voices of Canada will be making veteran’s stories available at a micro museum in Sylvan Lake scheduled to open on April 1.

Al Cameron, Veterans Voices founder, said the Veterans Voices of Canada History Interest and Learning Centre, located at 202-5015 50th St., is still a work in progress, but it will be open ready or not.

“There’s going to be some amazing things in here right off the top to see,” Cameron said.

“It’s not a big space, about 2,000 square feet. But it’s going to be a packed full of history space.”

The centre will make available some of the over 2,000 on-camera interviews with veterans that Cameron has done over the years, as well as artifacts from those veterans on display.

“A good majority of the artifacts here have a story attached to it, a person attached to it, and that’s what I want to focus on, the individuals.

“We will have some in-your-face true history and artifacts here. There’s not going to be censorship here. It’s going to be exactly what history was. That’s what I like about what we’re doing here.”

He said there’s also a plan to bring in history and military speakers, and tours will be available for schools, community groups, and anyone else who wants to learn about Canada’s military history.

A local high school is building displays for the museum, and community businesses are donating building materials, Cameron said.

“It’s going to be an amazing community initiative.”

Cameron has been collecting veterans’ stories for two decades. Most of them served in the 1939-45 war. But a new project, called The 158, has also been underway to interview 158 Canadian servicemen and women who served in Afghanistan to honour the lives of those who died in the war.

Each year, Veterans Voices has organized flag ceremonies with 128 flags representing Canada’s 128,000 wartime killed and missing. The first ceremony was held in Sylvan Lake in 2014 and it has now spread to communities across Canada.

Red Deer Advocate

by **Stayner** Wed 13 Apr 2022, 9:11 pm

Veterans Affairs minister vows to help find resolution to Juno Beach condo dispute

Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Apr 13, 2022

CBC News

by **Forcell** Wed 18 May 2022, 11:59 am

Veterans Affairs Canada May 18. 2022

By serving our country, you made history.

Today is International Museum Day. Why not plan a visit to one of Canada’s military museums to learn about and explore the rich history of men and women who, like you, served our country?

To plan your visit: Military museums

by **Hammercore** Wed 18 May 2022, 4:27 pm

Memorabilia stolen from military museum

Volunteers at the CFB Chilliwack Historical Society are reeling after thieves stole irreplaceable items donated by war veterans.

Tuesday, May. 17, 2022

by Covert Mon 06 Jun 2022, 8:01 am

Ottawa museum's lack of interest in acquiring RCAF aircraft prompts offer from U.S.

The organization responsible for three national museums related to science and technology has a moratorium on collecting, say National Defence sources.

David Pugliese • Ottawa Citizen
Publishing date: Jun 06, 2022

The lack of interest from Ottawa’s national aviation museum in acquiring the Royal Canadian Air Force’s last available Buffalo aircraft has prompted a U.S. organization to make a bid for the plane.

Officials with the Pima Air and Space Museum in Arizona, one of the largest aviation museums in the world, say they can provide an excellent home for the iconic RCAF search-and-rescue plane.

The RCAF removed the last of its six Buffalo planes from service in January. Four have already been donated to museums associated with the Canadian military while a fifth will be used for military firefighter training. That leaves one Buffalo still available.

The RCAF wanted to see that aircraft sent to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa. However, it appears the donation might not proceed as the organization responsible for three national museums related to science and technology has a moratorium on collecting, say National Defence sources. It is unclear how long that moratorium, put in place while artifacts are relocated to a new storage facility, will last.

“No final decision has yet been made for the final remaining Buffalo,” confirmed National Defence spokesman Dan Le Bouthillier.

Scott Marchand, the executive director of the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, noted his organization has one of the world’s largest and most diverse aerospace collections. In addition, the climate in Arizona is very favourable to long-term preservations and display of such aircraft, he added.

“We have 136 acres here and over 300,000 square feet of indoor displays for our 430-plus aircraft collection,” explained Marchand, who is Canadian. “We have several former CAF/RCAF aircraft in our collection already and the Buffalo is certainly a notable type that has given incredible service over its lifespan. We’d be honoured to have the opportunity to preserve it here and further highlight the long NATO/NORAD partnership between the U.S.A. and Canada.”

He noted the museum has a runway right next to it at the local U.S. Air Force base so the plane can be flown to that location.

“We have huge annual visitorship from Canada out here too,” Marchand said. “It would be unique in the U.S.A., that’s for certain.”

Purchased between June 1967 and December 1968, the Buffalo aircraft fleet provided medium tactical transportation and search and rescue services for the RCAF.

The planes initially served in the RCAF as multi-purpose transportation aircraft and were flown on multiple United Nations missions overseas, according to the Canadian Forces. On Aug. 9, 1974, a Buffalo aircraft was shot down by Syrian anti-aircraft missiles while on United Nations duty supporting peacekeepers in the Golan Heights. All nine Canadian Forces members on board were killed, making it the largest single loss of lives in Canadian peacekeeping history, according to the RCAF.

Later, the Buffalos were exclusively flown in Canada as fixed-wing search-and-rescue aircraft.

Le Bouthillier said Buffalo aircraft have already been donated to the Air Force Heritage Park in Summerside, P.E.I.; the National Air Force Museum in Trenton; and the Comox Air Force Museum, Comox, B.C. He said another Buffalo was provided to the Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park at 17 Wing in Winnipeg.

Another of the planes will be used as a military firefighter training aid at the Canadian Forces Fire and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Academy in Borden, Ont., he said.

Defence Watch

by Covert Thu 09 Jun 2022, 8:59 am

Ottawa aviation museum hopes to acquire RCAF Buffalo aircraft for its collection

"Our acquisitions committee voted unanimously to add the aircraft to the national collection, and we have formally expressed our interest to acquire the aircraft to DND."

David Pugliese • Ottawa Citizen
Publishing date: Jun 08, 2022

Defence department officials are in discussions with representatives of the national aviation museum in the hopes the military’s last Buffalo search-and-rescue aircraft can be transferred to the Ottawa facility.

The RCAF removed the last of its six Buffalo planes from service in January. Four have already been donated to museums associated with the Canadian military while a fifth will be used for military firefighter training. That leaves one Buffalo still available.

The Royal Canadian Air Force had hoped to transfer that plane to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. But earlier this year a spokesperson for Ingenium, the organization responsible for overseeing three national museums related to science and technology, noted there was a moratorium on collecting while artifacts were transferred to a new, state-of-the-art storage facility.

But Rebecca Hickey, director of communications for Ingenium, said exceptions may be made to the moratorium in cases of items of exceptional historical and technological significance.

“Ingenium and the Canada Aviation and Space Museum are very much interested in acquiring a CC-115 Buffalo,” she noted.

“In the case of the CC-115 Buffalo, our acquisitions committee voted unanimously to add the aircraft to the national collection, and we have formally expressed our interest to acquire the aircraft to DND,” Hickey added. “Ingenium is hopeful that this remarkable and historically significant aircraft will soon be part of the national collection, where it can be preserved for future generations.”

National Defence spokesman Dan Le Bouthillier confirmed the department is now talking with Ingenium. “While discussions are ongoing, we continue to work with the Canada Aviation and Space Museum to find a home for the last of our venerable Buffalo aircraft — an important part of RCAF aviation history which has saved countless lives throughout its storied service to our country,” he added.

Officials with the Pima Air and Space Museum in Arizona, one of the largest aviation museums in the world, say they can provide an excellent home for the iconic RCAF search-and-rescue plane if the Ottawa museum doesn’t acquire the Buffalo.

Scott Marchand, the executive director of the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, noted his organization has one of the world’s largest and most diverse aerospace collections. In addition, the climate in Arizona is very favourable to long-term preservations and display of such aircraft and the museum is visited by large numbers of Canadians, he added.

Purchased between June 1967 and December 1968, the Buffalo aircraft fleet provided medium tactical transportation and search and rescue services for the RCAF.

The planes initially served in the RCAF as multi-purpose transportation aircraft and were flown on multiple United Nations missions overseas, according to the Canadian Forces. On Aug. 9, 1974, a Buffalo aircraft was shot down by Syrian anti-aircraft missiles while on United Nations duty supporting peacekeepers in the Golan Heights. All nine Canadian Forces members on board were killed, making it the largest single loss of lives in Canadian peacekeeping history, according to the RCAF.

Later, the Buffalos were exclusively flown in Canada as fixed-wing search-and-rescue aircraft.

Le Bouthillier said Buffalo aircraft have already been donated to the Air Force Heritage Park in Summerside, P.E.I.; the National Air Force Museum in Trenton; and the Comox Air Force Museum, Comox, B.C. He said another Buffalo was provided to the Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park at 17 Wing in Winnipeg.

Another of the planes will be used as a military firefighter training aid at the Canadian Forces Fire and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Academy in Borden, Ont., he said.

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