By Richard Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum treads along the path of its $10-million expansion plans, the federal government has pledged $100,000 to aid in its growth. Niagara MPs Vance Badeway and Chris Bittle, for Niagara Centre and St. Catharines, respectivley, made the announcement Sept. 3 on the front yard of the historical repository, with museum staff and board members, municipal officers and members of the public in attendance. This is part of the federal government\u2019s plan to allot $1.3 million total to regional organizations through its Tourism Growth Program. The money will be used to create the new exhibits, says curator Sarah Kaufman, with an added goal of enhancing Indigenous and Black history education in the region so, \u201cwe can better tell these under-told stories… <\/p>\n
By Richard Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum treads along the path of its $10-million expansion plans, the federal government has pledged $100,000 to aid in its growth. Niagara MPs Vance Badeway and Chris Bittle, for Niagara Centre and St. Catharines, respectivley, made the announcement Sept. 3 on the front yard of the historical repository, with museum staff and board members, municipal officers and members of the public in attendance. This is part of the federal government\u2019s plan to allot $1.3 million total to regional organizations through its Tourism Growth Program. The money will be used to create the new exhibits, says curator Sarah Kaufman, with an added goal of enhancing Indigenous and Black history education in the region so, \u201cwe can better tell these under-told stories... <\/p>\n