Thanadelthur (d. 1717)
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HSMBC Plaque Unveiling: Thanadelthur.
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Franklin 2017
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The Government of Canada is committed to working closely with Inuit of Nunavut and government organizations on joint ownership of artifacts from the wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. Negotiations with the Government of the United Kingdom for the transfer of ownership of the artifacts are ongoing.
Parks Canada and Franklin Interim Advisory Committee Announce Next Steps for the Franklin Wrecks
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The Government of Canada is announcing a new phase of what will be one of the largest and most important underwater archaeological undertakings in Canadian history, to investigate the wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, and Chair of the Franklin Interim Advisory Committee, Fred Pedersen, announced the first step of this work today.
The Government of Canada commemorates Louis Thomas (c. 1766 - c. 1869) and the Settlement of Viger by the Maliseet
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Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada will take part in a plaque unveiling ceremony to commemorate the national historic significance of Louis Thomas (c. 1766 - c. 1869) and the Settlement of Viger by the Maliseet.
The Development of Whitney Pier
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Whitney Pier, a neighbourhood in Sydney, Nova Scotia, was once one of the most ethnically diverse districts in the Maritimes. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, thousands of immigrants from Europe, the West Indies, the United States, and elsewhere were drawn to Cape Breton to work in iron and steel production.
The Government of Canada Recognizes the National Historic Importance of the Development of Whitney Pier
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During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, thousands of immigrants from Europe, the West Indies, the United States, and elsewhere were drawn to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, to work in iron and steel production. Many settled in Whitney Pier, a neighbourhood in Sydney, and came to share a deep-seated working-class identity, despite ethnic, racial, and religious differences.
Conclude your summer with a wee dram at Fort Wellington National Historic Site!
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Parks Canada will be hosting its final whisky tasting of the Canada150 season at Fort Wellington on Thursday, August 31st from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Parks Canada and Qikiqtani Inuit Association officially open Qausuittuq National Park
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Official opening of Qausuittuq National Park.
Qausuittuq National Park (Bathurst Island, Nunavut)
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Opening of Qausuittuq National Park.
The Government of Canada commemorates the national historic significance of Thanadelthur
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Plaque unveiling ceremony commemorating Thanadelthur as a person of national historic significance.