Project coordinator of the new Red Lake Heritage Centre was thrilled with
the donations received from Goldcorp and Rob McEwen, chairman and CEO of
Goldcorp.
"Goldcorp told us all along that they would support this project, but we
did not know the amount of the contribution until now," Michele Alderton,
project co-ordinator of the heritage centre says.
A contribution of $250,000 from Goldcorp was matched by a personal donation
from Rob McEwen.
"I am very happy to support this project," McEwen says.
"The centre will create an invaluable cultural and educational legacy for
the community. Red Lake has many stories of national significance to tell-
records and economic artistic and social achievements and the heritage
centre will provide an accessible, comfortable and attractive venue that
will preserve and promote the heritage of the area for present the future
generations."
Alderton says the donations will allow the team to concentrate on designing
exhibits and developing educational programs for school children.
Red Lake Heritage Centre is a $3.1-million cultural facility that shares
partnerships with Red Lake Museum, the Municipality of Red Lake, Ontario
Parks, the Red Lake District Publicity Board, the Northern Chiefs Council,
the Indian Friendship Centre and local educators. The centre will house a
regional museum, interpretive exhibits on Woodland Caribou Park, a
multi-purpose gallery, a tourist information centre, a regional archives
room and a gift shop. The 8,000-square foot facility with 4,000 allocated
for exhibit space, has to date, received $1.090,000 million in funding.
Grant applications are currently being reviewed by Northern Ontario
Heritage Fund and FedNor.