He proudly displays a book signed by six surviving Toronto women, all graduates of the Camp, letters of appreciation from two American presidents and Stephenson's electric wheelchair, which he used at the end of his life. Stuart had dinner with Sir William Stephenson on an aircraft carrier, in New York City harbour, in 1986. Now retired, Bob Stuart's work is not remunerated. The City of Oshawa gives the Museum an annual grant which is then taken back in rent. Security is a padlock on the door and Stuart admits that pieces of the collection have walked out that door with visitors.
Climactic control is non existent.
The smell of damp and mould is everywhere. At present the building is without heat. Despite the constraints, this small, unpretentious display with Stuart as interpreter, is fascinating. Secrecy laws and government reluctance to acknowledge the Camp's existence have hampered past attempts to establish a proper home for the collection. A monument and flags are the only visual reminders at the actual camp site.