Mona Fortier, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, today commemorated the importance of the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, as a place of national historic significance.
Mona Fortier, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier will take part in the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque unveiling ceremony to commemorate Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica as a national historic site.
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the Franklin Interim Advisory Committee, Fred Pedersen, announced the additional protection for HMS Terror today.
Gillis Point Lighthouse, Black Rock Point Lighthouse, and Green Point Lighthouse are three newly designated heritage lighthouses. They are located on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, and at Bay Roberts Harbour, in the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act is designed to conserve and protect federally-owned lighthouses that have significant heritage value. To date, 95 lighthouses have been designated and protected under the Act, and many others will be designated in the months and years to come.
Today, the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, along with Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, continue to preserve heritage lighthouses across Canada with three more designations of heritage lighthouses. With these new designations, a total of 95 lighthouses in eight provinces have now been protected under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act – and more designations will follow.