| Parks Canada | news releases
Today, Donna Zwicker commemorated the Black Pioneer Immigration to Alberta and Saskatchewan National Historic Event
| Parks Canada | news releases
Today, a special ceremony was held to commemorate the importance of Vancouver’s Chinatown as a place of national historic significance as well as Nellie Yip Quong and Wong Foon Sien as persons of national historic significance. Jonathan Wilkinson, Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver on behalf of the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, made the announcement in the company of Gregor Robertson, the Mayor of the City of Vancouver, members of Vancouver’s Chinatown community and members of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
| Parks Canada | backgrounders
Established in the 1880s, Vancouver’s Chinatown is one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Canada. Its development as a self-segregated enclave, due in part to racially-motivated hostility elsewhere in the city prior to the Second World War, and its ongoing use, reflect the many contributions and struggles of Chinese Canadians throughout most of their history in this country.
| Parks Canada | backgrounders
Nellie Yip Quong, a Caucasian woman who mastered five Chinese dialects, achieved acceptance, respect, and even admiration within the Chinese community through her long years of community service.
| Parks Canada | backgrounders
For almost half a century, Wong Foon Sien fought for the civil and human rights of Chinese Canadians.
| Parks Canada | news releases
Parks Canada’s Learn-to Camp program creates a connection between first-time campers and the camping experience.
| Parks Canada | backgrounders
All of these transit services combined will enable visitors to travel round trip from Calgary to iconic places in Banff National Park.
| Parks Canada | news releases
Visitors are invited to take advantage of transit options that will enable them to travel to and within Banff National Park quickly and easily.
| Parks Canada | media advisories
Plaque unveiling ceremony to commemorate the Black Pioneer Immigration to Alberta and Saskatchewan as a national historic event.
| Parks Canada | news releases
Starting on May 22nd, Fort Battleford National Historic Site will begin welcoming visitors for the 2017 season.
