1999–2000 Annual Report - Canadian Museum of Civilization

The Museum Services are responsible for providing the
operational infrastructure and systems to ensure the
ongoing financial and operational viability of the
Corporation.
Highlights for the past year include:
• Negotiation of a new collective agreement for
Corporation employees represented by the Public
Service Alliance of Canada, with an expiry date of
March 2002.
• Training of Corporation staff in the areas of
information technology, client services, supervision
and other management skills, language, and other
job-related areas.
• Implementation of a contingency plan for possible
Year 2000 issues and operations.
• 15 audits, evaluations and reviews of CMCC
programmes and services.
• Renewal of several major service contracts, including
building cleaning services and property management
operations and maintenance.
• Award of a contract to Siemens for a fire alarm
system upgrade at the CMC.
• Completion of a major upgrade of all lighting control
systems at the CMC.
• Initiating the process of defining functional
requirements for the new Canadian War Museum
facility.
• Development of a new Emergency Response Plan for
the CMC and CWM, for various full-scale
emergencies. All federal cultural institutions in
Ottawa have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding to share people, resources, and
expertise in the event of an emergency.
• Continuation of the Corporation’s successful
volunteer program at both museums, with a total of
570 volunteers and 49,571 hours of volunteer time,
supporting all areas of corporate activity.
Stella Labonté and
Madeleine Legault at
work in the Museum
Volunteer Centre.
Photo: H. Foster
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Museum Services
• Three main features launched at the IMAX ® /
OMNIMAX ® Theatre: — Whales (April), Alaska
(July), and Extreme (October). In March 2000, a
Film Festival was presented with a total of eight
films. The IMAX ® /OMNIMAX ® Theatre Club Card,
offering unlimited access for one year, was launched
in December 1999.
Whales
Alaska
Extreme