Canadian Fire Fighters Museum - Port Hope, Ontario Canada
Canadian Fire Fighters Museum - Port Hope, Ontario Canada
Canadian Fire Fighters Museum - Port Hope, Ontario Canada
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MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: January 24, 2005

$24,800 Grant Pumped Into Canadian Fire Fighters Museum -
MPP Rinaldi Announces Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant

Port Hope - Teaching future generations about the important role fire fighters play in our communities got a little easier today with the announcement that the Ontario Trillium Foundation is giving the Canadian Fire Fighter's Museum a $24,800 grant. MPP Lou Rinaldi and Alan Strike, a volunteer with the Foundation, museum director Larry Webster and Port Hope mayor Rick Austin announced plans to develop a new education program.

"The Canadian Fire Fighter's Museum is creating an educational tool that will enable local children to learn more about this interesting chapter of our community's past," said MPP Rinaldi. "This grant is a result of the Ontario Trillium Foundation's commitment to building healthy and vibrant communities. I should also add that this program would not be possible without the energy of the museum's dedicated staff and volunteers."

This is an exciting new program for Canada's second largest fire fighter museum. The grant money will be used to hire a new Education Officer, develop an informative and interactive education program, create a volunteer manual and training program as well as redesigning the museum's website to more effectively teach and market their new feature.

The Canadian Fire Fighter's Museum opened in 1984 and has a wonderful collection of artifacts that effectively tell the story of how fire fighters have played a vital role in the lives of their communities. From Victoria Day weekend to Thanksgiving, the museum is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. For more information on how you can become a museum volunteer, or for a private tour, please contact us at 905-885-8985 or visit our website at www.firemuseumcanada.com for more details.

The Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, receives annually $100 million of government funding generated through Ontario's charity casino initiative.

Canadian Fire Fighters Museum receives Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant
Clockwise from left Mr. Alan Strike (member of the Ontario Trillium Foundation's
local Grant Review Team), Rick Austin( Port Hope Mayor) , Lou Rinaldi
(MPP Northumberland) and Mr. Larry Webster (Museum Director)


Canadian Fire Fighters Museum
Location: 95 Mill St. South in Port Hope, Ontario Canada
Mailing Address: Box 325, Port Hope, Ontario L1A 3W3
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