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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
