Partnership with The Military Museums (TMM)

On March 31, 2010, Canada West Museums changed its name to Canada West Military Museums. Canada West Military Museums (CWMM) was created initially to conduct activities that would generate funds in support of The Military Museums (TMM) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Military Museums is Western Canada’s pre-eminent institution dedicated to preserving military heritage in the west, and is home to the following organizations:

• Naval Museum of Alberta
• Army Museum of Alberta
• Air Force Museum of Alberta
• Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Museum
• Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Museum and Archives
• The King's Own Calgary Regiment (Royal Canadian Armored Corps) Museum
• The Calgary Highlanders Regimental Museum and Archives
• The University of Calgary Military Museums Library and Archives

CWMM’s primary activity in support of The Military Museums is the planning and hosting of The Military Museums Gala in partnership with the Mountain Academy Society. The Mountain Academy Society recently assumed a mission to fund and deliver educational programming at The Military Museums. The Mountain Academy Society and Canada West Military Museums are proud to organize The Military Museums’ Gala 2011. The Gala is the major fundraising event for The Military Museums, with funds raised at the event going to support award-winning Educational programs at TMM.

Supporting the Military Museum Community

It is CWMM’s goal to build on its successful work in support of TMM, and to become a resource to the military museum community across Western Canada. CWMM has a vision of a Western Canada where military history is preserved, understood and celebrated. Its mission is to enhance the ability of Western Canadian military museums to connect with society and preserve military heritage.

Upholding a spirit of sharing and collaboration, CWMM will unite the Western Canadian military museum community to ensure its long-term sustainability.

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The Military Museums’ Gala

When: Saturday, 3 November 2012

Where: TBA

What: The Mountain Academy Society and Canada West Military Museums are proud to organize The Military Museums’ Gala 2012 in support of educational programming at The Military Museums. Your attendance at the Gala will support The Military Museums’ mission to educate the public, particularly youth, about Canada’s Military.

For more information, and to purchase tickets or sponsorship packages,
please visit: The Military Museums' Gala 2012.

Resources

CWMM aims to unite the Western Canadian military museum community through a spirit of sharing and collaboration. CWMM has started a blog as a way to share ideas, connect with individual museums, and gather feedback. Please visit our blog at: canadawestmilitarymuseums.blogspot.com.

We also encourage military museums in the land forces western area to explore the websites listed below to learn more about upcoming conferences, organizations, and fellow museums.

If you would like your museum website to be featured here, please contact us.

Partners and Related Organizations

• Alberta Museums Association
• Organization of Military Museums of Canada
• The Military Museums (TMM)

Donate

Thank you to all of our existing donors and sponsors for your continued support!

$1,000+
Madelyn & Michael Lang
Stanley Milner
Ron and Marg Southern

$100-$500
Wilfred and Joan Holland

Support CWMM

Fundraising at CWMM is project-based, with 100% of your donation going to support a CWMM project of your choice. CWMM is committed to unique and innovation donor recognition, working with our donors and sponsors to ensure that they feel excited about the type of recognition they receive in thanks for the generous support they are providing.

Support The Military Museums’ Gala

Corporate Sponsorship

Individual Tickets

Silent Auction Item Donations
Please contact Ashley Davis at 780-429-1016 or ashley@themilitarymuseums dot ca

CWMM is a registered non-profit corporation and appropriate tax receipts will be issued for all donations (Charitable Registration Number 89275 8137 RR0001)

How Your Support Will Make an Impact

• Enhance the ability of smaller military museums across western Canada to access educational opportunities and ensure the sustainability of their museums.
• Enable CWMM to host the TMM Gala, raising funds in support of TMM’s education programs. These Alberta curriculum-based programs are offered to over 10,000 students each year.
• Work toward the sustainability of the military museum community, preserving military heritage for generations to come.

Board of Directors

CWMM is guided by a Board of Directors that was elected at a Shareholder’s Meeting on April 22, 2010.

Board of Directors Biographies

Sharon Grant, BA, University of New Brunswick. Sharon Grant is an Executive Assistant at Chieftain Financial and Director and Secretary of Canada West Military Museums. Sharon has a long association with the Canadian Forces through her husband, retired Major-General Tim Grant who was Commander Joint Task Force Afghanistan Roto 2 and 3.

H. Thomas Hickerson, BA, MA. Tom Hickerson is the current Vice Provost and University Librarian at the University of Calgary. He oversees the University of Calgary press, Nickle Arts Museum, Image Centre, Institutional Library, resource collections and records management activities. He is a Fellow and Past President of the Society of American Archivists; Vice President/President Elect of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries; 2001 Computerworld Honors Program Laureate in recognition of his contributions to the "use of information technologies for the benefit of society". Tom spent three decades at Cornell University in New York before coming to Calgary.

HonCol (Ret'd) Stanley A. Milner, OC, AOE, MSM, CD, LLD, BSc. Stan Milner is President of Chieftain Financial Ltd. and Board Chair Emeritus of University of Alberta where he served recently as Campaign Chairman of the Alberta School of Business successful Preservation of the Name Campaign. He held directorships in many Canadian and U.S. companies including Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Director Emertus), Canadian Pacific, Alberta Energy Company (Chairman). He is a member of the World Presidents Organization and a former President of the Independent Petroleum Association of Canada.

Michael B. Percy, PhD, BA, MA. Former Dean, University of Alberta School of Business and Fellow of the Institute for Public Economics. Dr. Percy serves on numerous boards. In 1993 he took an academic leave and served one term as a member of the Legislative Assembly, Province of Alberta. He served as co-chair of the Premier's 1997 Economic Growth Summit. He is also a past President of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Percy has participated in several health care funding review panels for the province and acted as a consultant to various provincial governments on issues related to economic development and to United Nations agencies.

HLCol (Retd) John D. Watson, BA, MBA, FCA. A businessman, John is the former Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Encana Corporation. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of both Alberta and Ontario. He is Chairman of the Board of UTS Energy Corporation and Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Talisman Energy Inc. Active in community affairs, John has served as Chairman of the Calgary Police Commission and as a Board member of several charitable organizations.

Director Emeritus

HonCol (Retd) Sandy Mactaggart, OC, AOE, CD, LLD, BA, MBA. Founder and Director, Maclab Enterprises. A former Board Chair of the University of Alberta and the University's 14th Chancellor, Sandy Mactaggart is a well know philanthropist. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School where he served on various committees; Trustee Emeritus and former Treasurer of the American University of Beirut; and a member of the World Presidents Organization.

Contact Us

Mailing Address

For more information, please contact

Ashley Davis
Phone:780-429-1016
Email: ashley@themilitarymuseums dot ca
CWMM weblog: weblog