Parks Canada and the Manitou Asinîy – Iniskim – Tsa Xani Centre (MAITX) have a signed Letter of Intent to collaboratively explore options to establish a permanent home for the Manitou Asinîy (the Manitou Stone) in Elk Island National Park, where it will remain under the care and custody of Indigenous Peoples. The full release is … Read more
The Assiniboia Residential School Legacy Group alongside Liberal MP Ben Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) commemorated the national historic significance of the former Assiniboia Residential School in Winnipeg, Man., with a special ceremony to unveil three plaques near the building that once housed the residential school. The full release is available online. Contact pc.media@pc.gc.ca.
Liberal MP Charles Sousa (Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont.), along with the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and Parks Canada, held a special plaque unveiling ceremony at Marina Park in Port Credit in Mississauga, Ont., to commemorate the national historic significance of Nahnebahweequay (Catharine Sutton), an Anishinaabe woman who advocated for First Nations land rights. The full release is available online. … Read more
Parks Canada and Beausoleil First Nation commemorated the historic significance of Beausoleil Island (Bimadinaagogi), with a special ceremony to unveil a plaque at Beausoleil Island in Georgian Bay Islands National Park in Ontario. The full release is available online. Contact pc.media@pc.gc.ca.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs Brendan Hanley (Yukon) announced a $14.2 million investment for structural improvements and remediation work at the S.S. Klondike National Historic Site in Whitehorse, Yukon. The full release is available online. Contact hermine.landry@pch.gc.ca.
Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorated the national historic significance of John Stewart with a special ceremony to unveil a plaque at the Hillsborough River Eco-Centre in Mount Stewart, PEI. The plaque commemorating John Stewart is trilingual—English, French and Mi’kmaq—aligning with the series of trilingual Canadian Heritage Rivers plaques … Read more
Grand Chief Frederick Blake Jr. of the Gwich’in Tribal Council, Chief Dawna Hope of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun, Yukon Minister of the Environment Nils Clarke, and Minister of Canadian Culture and Identity, and Official Languages Steven Guilbeault (Laurier–Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced that the proposed national park in the Teetł’it Gwinjik (Peel River) Watershed has … Read more
Liberal MP Chris Bittle (St. Catharines, Ont.) announced a $1.1 million investment to support infrastructure work at Brock’s Monument, part of Queenston Heights National Historic Site, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Parks Canada is undertaking essential rehabilitation work at this iconic symbol of Canadian heritage and recognizable landmark on the Niagara Escarpment. The full release is available online. … Read more
Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorated the national historic significance of the creation of Canada’s permanent military force (1871–1883) at a plaque unveiling ceremony at Fort Henry National Historic Site in Kingston, Ont. The full release is available online. Contact pc.media@pc.gc.ca.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services Ginette Lavack (St. Boniface—St. Vital, Man.) and Long Plain First Nation commemorated the national historic significance of the Former Portage La Prairie Indian Residential School in Portage la Prairie, Man., with a special ceremony to unveil three plaques at the National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada. The full release is available online. … Read more
