Is the new Harris government planning to close other provincial
museums?  And since it now appears the Canadian federal government
intends to out-Newt Congress in budget-cutting, what are the
near-term prospects for Parks Canada historic sites and
federally-funded museums? Being as we're all part of one brave new
NAFTA-driven world, inquiring minds south of the border want to
know.

Doug Kendall

Chris Andersen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>You might try contacting John Wiley, General Manager of the:
>
>Ontario Agricultural Museum
>P.O. Box 38,  144 Town Line
>Milton, Ontario CANADA
>L9T 2Y3
>
>Tel. 905-878-8151  Fax: 905-876-4530
>
>I understand that they have some very nice antique bicycles in their
>collections and they might be able to help.  However, two weeks ago the
>Ontario Government announced that it would be closing this museum
>permanently within the next 18 months, so if you want to contact them, do
>it soon!  The closing of this museum, btw, is a real tragedy of the first
>order.
>
>Chris J-A

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Doug Kendall, Curator of Domestic Life
State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Museum Division
816 State St., Madison WI 53706; (608)-264-6552
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