S&T Museum receives maintenance funding

Canada Museum of Science and Technology has received $19.9 million from the federal government to undertake education projects, create a foundation to manage fundraising and address an operating shortfall. The funds will also be used for major repairs, including those at its two affiliated museums — the Canada Agriculture Museum and the Canada Aviation Museum. The funding is part of a $100-million package over five years from the Department of Canadian Heritage to upgrade five Ottawa-based national museums. The announcement is in response to a