Canadian Museum for Human Rights

HIGH RATE GUARANTEED INVESTMENT 3.00% EARN MORE www.caisse.biz ProudSupporterofthe CanadianMuseumfor HumanRights Thehighestrateasper RateSupermarket.ca Ratesubjecttochange. C a n a d i a n M u s e u M f o r H u M a n r i g H t s - s u p p l e M e n t t o t H e W i n n i p e g f r e e p r e s s - s a t u r d a y, s e p t e M b e r 2 0 , 2 0 1 4 0 3 with the project and let them help," she says. "Moe (Levy) is another miracle, and I really mean that," she adds. "When we were in some of our darkest times, it was Moe's optimism and his creativity and energy and his skills that really kept the project moving forward." Little more than two weeks after Izzy Asper's death, Levy arranged to have the architectural competition announcement at The Forks, with a ceremonial sod turning and representation from aboriginal elders and three levels of government. "And that was our statement to the world that we're continuing on, we're going to continue to fight, please join us, please help us," Asper says. As chair of the Asper Foundation, Babs Asper, who died in 2011, was an essential participant, and an "incredible trooper," she adds. Gail Asper, who is a trustee of both CMHR and Friends, says she might not have gone the distance herself it she'd known it would take 14 years from conception to completion. But she was fuelled by her own gratitude as a woman from a Jewish background who can vote, own property and have freedom of religion and speech. And she and her brothers knew from the start that the vision was right. "If we can inspire one person who is a bystander to speak up or take action and that person stops someone from being bullied and stops that person maybe from committing suicide — as we've seen countless times in Canada — then our job will have been done and it will have been worth it. If one visitor becomes a leader in our military who is able to stop some kind of genocide halfway around the world because of what they've learned about Rwanda for example in the museum, then it will absolutely have been worth it," she says. "That's what my dad wanted and he would be very excited to know that the museum is opening, but I think what would interest him more is what kind of impact the thousands and thousands of visitors, particularly the young visitors, will have on the world going forward." ▲ ➤ story continued from page 2 It was the Asper Foundation's Human Rights and Holocaust studies program that sparked the idea for the museum. Stories compiled by Pat St. Germain Right This Way — Plan Your Visit Museum Hours Starting Sept. 27, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights will be open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Beginning in January, the museum will offer a free admission evening on the first Wednesday of each month, from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. The museum will also open on several Mondays and holidays: Riel Day, Easter Friday and Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Civic Holiday in August, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Monday, and from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. on Remembrance Day. Admission General admission is $15 for adults, $12 for students & seniors, $8 for youth ages 7 - 17, free for kids under 7. Family admission is $42 for up to two adults and four children/youth. Fees include taxes. Persons with disabilities may be accompanied by one attendant at no extra charge. Service animals such as guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome. Memberships Museum memberships offer another affordable option for those planning multiple visits throughout the year. For example, the $95 family membership allows a family of up to eight members to recoup its cost within 2.2 visits. The full range of membership options will be announced later this fall, when online purchasing is available for tickets and memberships. Coat Check Services The free Coat Check is located at the main entrance. Backpacks, shopping bags, umbrellas must be checked. Wheelchairs, strollers and portable cane seats are available at the Coat Check on a first-come, first-served basis. Audio Guides & Mobile App Take a self-guided tour using free, state-of-the-art audio guides and ear buds, available at the Ticketing and Information desk. Or bring your own headset and mobile device and use the museum's free wireless access to download the Canadian Museum for Human Rights App. For information about group rates and reservations, accessibility features and museum amenities, visit www.humanrights.ca or www.www.droitsdelapersonne.ca. signing the definitive agreement on april 20, 2007. standing (from left) david asper, prime minister stephen harper, leonard asper, moe levy, gail asper and BaBs asper. sitting: mayor sam Katz, then minister of canadian heritage Bev oda and then premier gary doer. photo By Jason ransom

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