Kaplan & Sprachman, Architects
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Between 1929 and 1965, Toronto architects Harold Solomon Kaplan (1895-1973) and Abraham (Abe) Sprachman (1894-1971) designed hundreds of movie theatres across Canada.
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Government of Canada Commemorates the National Historic Significance of Maple Leaf Gardens
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Adam Vaughan, Member of Parliament for Spadina–Fort York and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, today recognized the importance of Maple leaf Gardens as a national historic site.
Government of Canada Celebrates the National Historical Significance of Kaplan & Sprachman, Architects and the Eglinton Theatre
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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 Kaplan & Sprachman, Architects as a national historic event and the Eglinton Theatre as a national historic site.
Government of Canada Commemorates the National Historic Significance of Japanese Canadian Soldiers of the First World War and the Fight to Win the Vote
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On this Remembrance Day, the Honourable Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, today unveiled a commemorative plaque from the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada to recognize the national historic significance of the Japanese Canadian Soldiers of the First World War and the Fight to Win the Vote.
Japanese Canadian Soldiers of the First World War and the Fight to Win the Vote
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Resolutely determined to serve their country despite not being fully recognized as equal citizens, over 200 Japanese Canadian soldiers overcame prejudice and barriers to enlistment and fought for Canada on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918. Tragically, nearly one-fourth of them were killed in action and 92 were wounded.
The Government of Canada Celebrates the National Historical Significance of Maple Leaf Gardens
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Adam Vaughan, Member of Parliament for Spadina–Fort York and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, will participate in a plaque unveiling ceremony to highlight the national historic significance of Maple Leaf Gardens.
Government of Canada Invests in British Columbia
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The Government of Canada is investing more than $38 million for various infrastructure projects at Parks Canada sites in coastal British Columbia. Jonathan Wilkinson, member of Parliament for North Vancouver and Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, made the announcement today on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna. Mr. Wilkinson was joined by local Members of Parliament John Aldag and Joe Peschisolido.
2016 British Columbia Announcement
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2016 British Columbia Announcement Grand total investment*: $38.8 M
The Government of Canada recognizes the national historic significance of Outremont Theatre and Emmanuel Briffa
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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.
Emmanuel Briffa (1875-1955)
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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.