Cabin in the Woods Campaign Museums of Mississauga

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Cabin in the Woods Campaign
Museums of Mississauga
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• At one point in time, the log cabin was the most
  common building in what is now Mississauga..
  but they are very rare today!

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Boy Scout Log Cabin located at 21 Front Street
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• originally built near Mono Mills, as early as the
  1830s ??

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A Centennial Project.

• moved to current location at 21 Front Street in
  1967 as a Rovers Centennial Project
• used by 4th Port Credit Scouts for many years
• more recently used for the Salmon Hunt

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Original Cabin interior
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Slated for demolition in 2002

• Owned by Scouts Canada, and located on City-owned
  property, the cabin was in poor repair and slated
  for demolition in 2002

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A group of neighbours asked the City to
investigate the possibility of saving the cabin.

• No viable Port Credit location found, so support
  grew for idea of moving it to Bradley Museum site

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In June 2003, City Council passed the following
recommendation

• That the Community Services Department in
  association with Ron Lenyk, Publisher of
  Mississauga News and the Museums Joint
  Fundraising Committee, be directed to proceed
  with the fundraising campaign to relocate the
  Port Credit Log Cabin to the Bradley Museum
  site.

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The Cabin in the Woods Campaign
The former Bradley Museums Advisory Board and the
Friends of the Museums of Mississaugas Log
Cabin Task Force have worked with the
Fundraising Committee to successfully raise all
the funding and donated goods and services
needed to move and restore the cabin.
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Friends of the Museums of Mississauga

• The Vision of the Friends of the Museums of
  Mississauga is to promote, strengthen and support
  the Museums of Mississauga.
• The Mission of the Friends of the Museums of
  Mississauga is to engage volunteers and enhance
  community awareness through promotion,
  participation and fundraising to ensure the
  integrity of the Museums.

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Log Cabin Task Force of the Friends of the
Museums
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• Ron Lenyk, Publisher of the Mississauga News, has
  chaired our Fundraising Campaign
• Mississauga News and Booster have provided
  excellent coverage of the project
• Mississauga News Pancake Days at Maple Magic!
• Sponsored photos with Santa

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Photos with Santa.

• Photos with Santa raised over 12,000
• FINAL time in Port Credit was held on Saturday,
  December 9th!!

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Pancake Sales at Maple Magic.
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Starlight Galas!

• Bradley Advisory Boards Starlight and
  Candlelight Galas have contributed almost 40,000!

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Bradley Museum is the Future Home of the Port Credit Log Cabin Special thanks to the following for their generous support of this community project
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Amazing support from Corporate Partners

• St. Lawrence Cement is providing a full,
  installed basement for the project in addition to
  ongoing event sponsorships

• PetroCanada made a major cash donation to project
  as well as providing ongoing security patrols at
  Bradley Museum

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• Fram Building Group are donating their Project
  Management services to the project, as well as
  encouraging many of their own suppliers and
  contractors to support the cabin pro bono
• Taking the project through all the necessary
  steps of design, engineering, permits, contruction

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• The Pendle Fund of the Community Foundation of
  Mississauga provided a grant

• Kenaidan Contractors donated labour to install
  basement

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• Project Architect Michael Spaziani Architect
  Inc.

Mechanical Engineer CBM Group Ltd.
Structural Engineer Blackwell Bowick
Partnership Limited
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Cabin location at Bradley Site....
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Cabin nearing completion..
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Project Plans

• The cabin will retain its rustic and historic
  ambience
• Will be used for educational and childrens
  groups programs, sleepovers, meeting and social
  rentals, special events, etc.
• A2 Occupancy under Building Code

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The cabin will enhance all we do
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.. and help us to better convey a real sense of
the past
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Our Vision

• The Museums of Mississauga will be a leading
  presence in the innovative sharing and collecting
  of Mississauga's heritage.

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Our Mission
The Museums of Mississaugas mission is to offer lifelong learning experiences, through engaging programs and the responsible stewardship of our heritage collections and sites.
 

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Visit us soon.
Benares Historic House 1507 Clarkson Road North
Mississauga
Bradley Museum 1620 Orr Road Mississauga
www.museumsofmississauga.com