Coming from different backgrounds and representing about half the women who settled in Canada during the French Regime, these approximately eight hundred women played a decisive role in the history of the settlement of New France.
Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada will take part in a plaque unveiling ceremony to commemorate Chief Kw'eh in British Colombia as a person of national historic significance.
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, cultures and contributions of Indigenous Peoples.
Bellevue House National Historic Site is home to the restored villa and gardens where the seeds were planted for the birth of a country. Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and his family made Bellevue House their home from 1848 to 1849.
Joël Lightbound, Member of Parliament for Louis-Hébert (Quebec), will take part in the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque unveiling ceremony to commemorate the national historic event of the Immigration of the Filles du roi to New France.
Mr. Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, on behalf of the Honorable Catherine McKenna, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, will make an announcement regarding new infrastructure investments for Parks Canada sites in Kingston and region.
The Honorable Judy Foote, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Member of Parliament for Bonavista-Burin-Trinity and Tourism, 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 Eastern Newfoundland.
The Government of Canada is enthusiastic over the potential discovery of HMS Terror. This extraordinary find underscores the importance of Inuit knowledge and would make a significant contribution to completing the fascinating story of the lost Franklin Expedition.