Founded in 1897, the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada united a largely urban group of Jewish women dedicated to effecting meaningful social change at home and abroad.
Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada will take part in a plaque unveiling ceremony to commemorate the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada as a national historic event.
An announcement regarding a new Rouge National Urban Park sign will be unveiled and a new mobile app designed by students at University of Toronto Scarborough for Rouge National Urban Park will be launched.
Many accomplishments and increased visitation made 2017 a resounding success at Forillon National Park and at the Battle of the Restigouche and the Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse National Historic Sites.
Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada today commemorated the importance of the War of 1812 Shipwrecks as a site of national historic significance. A special ceremony was held at Fort Henry National Historic Site in Kingston with members of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
HMS Prince Regent, Princess Charlotte, and St. Lawrence were the most powerful British warships built in Upper Canada during the War of 1812. HMS St. Lawrence, in addition, was the largest and most heavily-armed warship of its time to sail on fresh water.