Marc Miller, member of parliament for Ville-Marie-Le Sud-Ouest-Île-des-Sœurs, on behalf of Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today unveiled a commemorative Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque highlighting the national historic significance of the Outremont Theatre and Emmanuel Briffa. The ceremony, which was attended by the mayor of Outremont, Marie Cinq-Mars, and many proud citizens, took place at the Outremont Theatre.
Born on the Island of Malta in 1875 and settling in Montréal in 1924, Emmanuel Briffa was an exceptional cinema decorator from the 1920s to 1955, a particularly dynamic period for Canadian movie theatre architecture.
The Outremont Theatre is a fine example of a late 1920s deluxe movie theatre for its Art Deco exterior and the richness of its interior, combining atmospheric influences and elements of Art Deco style.
Jonathan Wilkinson, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, will make an announcement regarding new infrastructure investments in coastal British Columbia.
The Honourable Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, will take part in the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque unveiling ceremony to commemorate the national historic significance of the Japanese Canadian Soldiers of the First World War and the Fight to Win the Vote National Historic Event
Mr. Seamus O'Regan, Member of Parliament for St. John's South - Mount Pearl, on behalf of the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, today recognized the importance of Thomas Nangle, as a person of national historic significance. A special ceremony was held this afternoon at Canadian Forces Station St. John's in collaboration with the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, and the Royal Canadian Legion.
Thomas Nangle is known for his tireless efforts to keep alive the memory of Newfoundlanders' sacrifices in the First World War and the places embodying those sacrifices. Nangle planned and supervised the selection and placement of monuments commemorating the battles in which Newfoundlanders had fought in Europe; he had Newfoundland-specific monuments put up on the five battlefields along what is known as the "Caribou Trail".
M. Marc Miller, Member of Parliament for Ville-Marie - Le Sud-Ouest - Île-des-Sœurs, will take part in the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque unveiling ceremony to commemorate the national historic significance of Outremont Theatre and Emmanuel Briffa.
Seamus O'Regan, Member of Parliament for St. John's South - Mount Pearl, will participate in a Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada's plaque unveiling ceremony to commemorate the national historic significance of Thomas Nangle.
