Dear CATPM Members,
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to invite you to a Members’ Meeting to discuss the next steps in the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum’s NRFP Design-Build redevelopment project.
Following a comprehensive evaluation process, the Board has selected the proponent with whom CATPM will move forward. At this meeting, we will share the evaluation process, explain the rationale behind the decision, and provide an overview of the next steps as we begin the design-build phase. This meeting is also an opportunity for members to help shape the future of the Museum. We value your ideas and invite you to reflect on the following questions before the meeting.
1. Build the Future
What should our new spaces help us do better?
Think about our visitors, volunteers, aircraft, collections, education programs, community events, and the day-to-day running of the Museum.
If you could add one new feature to the Museum, what would it be?
2. Preserve What Matters
What can we not afford to get wrong?
What parts of the Museum must always be protected as we move forward?
Think about our historic hangar, our collection, accessibility, safety, aircraft operations, and caring for what has been entrusted to us.
What is most important to preserve?
3. Big Decisions Ahead
What decisions do you think the Board will need to make as the redevelopment moves forward?
As the project progresses, there will be important choices.
What do you think we should spend the most time discussing before making those decisions?
4. Looking Ahead
Imagine it is 2050…
The redevelopment is complete.
People are visiting from across Canada and around the world.
What do you hope people will say about the Museum?
Or
What do you hope this project has achieved for future generations?
Meeting Details
Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: CATPM Board Room
Virtual Option: A Microsoft Teams link below for members who wish to attend remotely.
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/285304481880455?p=UT2RKqdCDvZ8Fxi3cE
Meeting ID: 285 304 481 880 455
Passcode: vj9yT3pS
Whether you have been involved with the Museum for decades or have recently become a member, your perspective is valuable. We hope you will join us as we begin this exciting next chapter in preserving and sharing Canada’s aviation heritage.
If you can not attend in-person or virtually, please feel free to submit your thoughts to the questions through email at airmuseum@inetlink.ca.
We look forward to seeing and hearing from you.
Best regards,
Zoe McQuinn
Director General & Chief Executive Officer
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum & RCAF WWII Memorial 