February 19, 2021
In 1981, Canadian Aviation Electronics (CAE) was interested in selling its Winnipeg facilities–hangars, office space and shops– at the Winnipeg International Airport (now the James A. Richardson International Airport), on land owned by Transport Canada. The board members set to work raising the capital required to purchase the complex, even if it meant personally guaranteeing a second mortgage. CAE took back the second mortgage instead, on a gentleman’s agreement!
It’s been an exciting fall so far at the museum, and we’re just getting started! Our first travelling exhibition, Snoopy and the Red Baron opened on October 7 and we’ve put together a series of Peanuts©-themed workshops planned over the …
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It’s spooky season! Are you ready for a ghost story? Even in our new museum, staff have reported spooky occurrences from time to time. Loud banging after hours, mysterious voices when no one else is in the building, and lights …
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