On September 26, 2024, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the appointment of two new representatives to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC). BiographiesDr. Michael CarrollRepresentative for Alberta Dr. Michael Carroll is a 20th-century diplomatic historian specializing in Canadian and American…
Read moreSeptember 26, 2024 Gatineau, Quebec Parks Canada The Government of Canada, through Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, helps connect Canadians with our shared history. Every designation of a person, place, or event of national historic significance…
Read moreSeptember 26, 2024 Saint-Marc-de-Figuery, Quebec Parks Canada Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada will participate in the unveiling ceremony of two commemorative plaques highlighting the national historic significance of the Amos Indian Residential School, which is commemorated under…
Read moreWon Alexander Cumyow played a leadership role in fighting for voting rights for Chinese Canadians September 23, 2024 Gatineau, Quebec Parks Canada National historic designations recall moments of greatness and triumph or cause us to contemplate the complex and challenging moments that helped define…
Read moreA meeting was held at Forillon National Park to celebrate the award and honour Marie-Laure Rochefort, the first president of the Association of Persons Expropriated from Forillon and their Descendants September 19, 2024 Gaspé, Quebec Parks Canada A group consisting of…
Read moreSeptember 19, 2024 Montréal, Quebec Parks Canada Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the designation of Rufus Nathaniel Rockhead as a person of national historic significance under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical…
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