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Media advisory for an announcement on marine conservation in Lancaster Sound
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This year, the Fundy Biosphere Reserve celebrates its 10th anniversary of becoming a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve along with Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation.
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Parks Canada, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, and the Whitney Pier Historical Society will participate in a plaque unveiling ceremony to commemorate the national historic significance of the development of Whitney Pier.
| Parks Canada | news releases
A draft management plan for Prince Albert National Park is currently available for public consultation. Input will be accepted until the close of the consultation period on August 15th, 2017.
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In 1808, aided by Indigenous guides, Simon Fraser became the first outsider to traverse the treacherous rapids in passing down the Fraser River.
| Parks Canada | backgrounders
Simon Fraser was one of the earliest explorers of European descent to travel the interior of British Columbia. In 1808, he became the first outsider to traverse the treacherous rapids in passing down the Fraser River.
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The Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, accompanied by P.J. Akeeagok, President of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, will take part in a special ceremony to celebrate the official opening of Qausuittuq National Park.
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The Government of Canada Commemorates Simon Fraser as a National Historic Person
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Today, Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorated the importance of Moose Factory Buildings as a place of national historic significance. A special ceremony was held in Moose Factory, with members of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
| Parks Canada | backgrounders
Founded in 1673 on traditional Môsonîw Ililiw (Cree) lands, Moose Factory is the second oldest Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) post in what is now Canada. Originally called Moose Fort, today the national historic site consists of a staff house, built in 1847-50, and a powder magazine, built in 1865-66.
