In its new facility, the Ukrainian Canadian Archives and Museum of Alberta (UCAMA), plans to make a major impact on the City of Edmonton and the Province of Alberta. Its location will be part of the Downtown East revitalization plan in the city. Through its new interpretive exhibits and programs, UCAMA will also draw increased numbers of visitors to the city. This will result in more visitors with related service and accommodation needs, affecting all business sectors. A new facility will ultimately benefit the educational, cultural, arts, heritage and tourism sectors in Edmonton. While downtown already boasts the Winspear concert hall, the Citadel Theatre, the Art Gallery of Alberta and the Stanley Milner Library, it does not yet have a museum. Our new museum will fill that void. BENEFITS AT A GLANCE • The new facility will provide easy public access to UCAMA's extensive ethnographic and archival collections • Edmonton firm HIP Architects and David Murray Architect are designing the new facility. Other major HIP projects include the new CBC Studios, The World Trade Centre and Sir Winston Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton. • It will take up to 36 months to complete the UCAMA project, with a total of $21 million spent in the local market. • The new facility will staff an estimated seven full and part time staff. • It is estimated UCAMA will spend approximately $370,000 in annual operational expenses of the facility that will go directly into the local economy. • It is estimated the new facility is expected to attract over 50,000 visitors per year. • Over 26,000 sq. feet will be avaible in the new facility that will include space for educational purposes, traveling exhibits and related public programs.