COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund.On Thursday, Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef announced the museum in the city’s east end will receive a $97,330 grant — part of the $500-million emergency support fund to assist cultural, heritage and sports organizations that are “experiencing significant financial losses” as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Of the $500 million, $53 million is supporting the heritage sector through the Museums Assistance program to help organizations maintain their operations to preserve and exhibit heritage collections.