Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to congratulate the Waterloo Regional Children's Museum.
Through the local labour market partnerships program of Human Resources Development, the museum will receive $36,000 to help establish a workshop which will be used for carpentry, metal working and graphics development.
The workshop will be occupied by artists and technologists. They will build the many diverse and educational exhibits on display at the museum. The government's funding will help create five permanent jobs for the workshop.
The museum will provide interactive, creative and technological activities and exhibits for children and their families. They will have the opportunity to explore and learn in a dynamic and safe environment.
This is an ambitious project. I would like to commend all of those individuals, and specifically Rosemary Aicher, for their dedication in providing this facility which encourages learning and invests in our children.