Square Metres and the Canadian Museum of Immigration

The Canadian Museum of Immigration: The Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax will be closing for six months on Friday for an expansion and renovations, according to The Chronicle Herald. The work will increase the museums size to 8,300 square metres from 6,500 square metres and include two new permanent exhibits, Chapman said and The $12-million project has been in the works since the facility became a national museum and received $25 million toward upgrading in 2011, says CEO Marie Chapman. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.