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Government of Canada to introduce a new bill related to Parks Canada 

September 18, 2024                          Ottawa, Ontario                 Parks Canada The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, and the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Canada, will hold a press conference regarding the introduction of a bill that proposes amendments to the Canada…

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Ribbon-cutting ceremony held to celebrate the refurbishment of the Louisbourg Lighthouse

Historically significant Cape Breton lighthouse celebrates centennial this year September 14, 2024                  Louisbourg, Nova Scotia                    Parks Canada This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Louisbourg Lighthouse which stands at the same location as the first lighthouse in Canada – originally built in Cape Breton in…

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Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations reach historic agreement with Canada and British Columbia to support First Nations-led child and family services

September 12, 2024 — Port Hardy, British Columbia Galgapothla: standing together, holding hands, lifting each other up In a historic ceremony held today in Port Hardy, B.C., home of the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations, Chief Leslie Walkus of Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw First Nations and Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Council members, alongside the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, and the Honourable…

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First tripartite memorandum of understanding signed on early learning and child care for First Nations

September 12, 2024       Vancouver, British Columbia     Employment and Social Development Canada Access to high-quality, inclusive child care has a profound influence on children’s language skills and identity. First Nations children, families and communities benefit greatly from culturally based early learning and child care opportunities rooted in self-determination and in the implementation of First Nations’ laws,…

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The First Nations Leadership Council and the Governments of Canada and British Columbia to make child care announcement 

The First Nations Leadership Council (Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, First Nations Summit, and British Columbia Assembly of First Nations) and the Governments of Canada and British Columbia will be making an important announcement about early learning and child care for First Nations in British Columbia. The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development,…

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