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Together with REEL CANADA, Parks Canada is pleased to celebrate National Canadian Film Day at Bruce Peninsula National Park with free screenings of three award-winning Canadian films at the Parks Canada Visitor Centre theatre.
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News release commemorating the battle of Vimy Ridge and Sir Arthur Currie
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Backgrounder for the Battle of Vimy Ridge and Sir Arthur Currie
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Media advisory for Vimy 100 commemorations and HSMBC Sir Arthur Currie plaque unveiling
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The National Flag of Canada was adopted in 1965, two years prior to the centennial of Confederation, and has since become a universally recognized emblem.
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Lester B. “Mike” Pearson, was an influential diplomat, politician, and Canada’s 14th prime minister.
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The signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949, also known as the Washington Treaty, created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and revolutionized Canadian foreign policy.
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Today, the Honourable Andrew Leslie, Member of Parliament for Orleans on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, recognized the importance of the creation of Canada’s national flag and the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949, as events of national significance, and also recognized Lester Bowles Pearson as a person of national historic significance.
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The Honourable Andrew Leslie, Member of Parliament for Orleans, will celebrate the legacy of Lester Bowles Pearson with the unveiling of Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaques recognizing him as a person of national historic significance, and plaques commemorating the creation of the national flag and the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 as events of national historic significance.
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Parks Canada is inviting Canadians from across the country to share their views on three design options for the new visitor centre in Waterton Lakes National Park.
