Parks Canada's Underwater Archaeology Team will participate in a media availability following their return from the Arctic as part of their on-going investigation of the 1845 Franklin Expedition.
Today, Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, accompanied by the Nak'azdli First Nation, recognized the historic significance of Chief Kw'eh in British Columbia by unveiling a commemorative plaque at a ceremony in Fort St. James National Historic Site.
Chief Kw'eh (ca. 1755-1840) emerged as an important Indigenous leader during a time of devastating inter-tribal warfare in the interior plateau of what is now British Columbia.
Canada's national parks and historic sites belong to all Canadians. They represent the very best that Canada has to offer and tell the stories of who we are, including the history, culture and contributions of Indigenous Peoples.
The oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland and Labrador, constructed between 1835 and 1836, is located at the most easterly point of land in North America
Joël Lightbound, Member of Parliament for Louis-Hébert (Quebec), on behalf of the Minister of the 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 (HSMBC) to recognise the national historical significance of the Immigration of the Filles du roi to New France.