Parks Canada Surf Guards hit the waves in the annual Surf Guard competition
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Parks Canada Surf Guards hit the waves in the annual Surf Guard competition
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Government of Canada Seeking Nominations for New World Heritage Sites
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From Lunenberg, N.S., to Kluane in Yukon to the great Rocky Mountains, Canadians are lucky to have some of the world's most incredible historic and natural wonders right in our backyards.
MINISTERIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE UPDATE OF CANADA'S TENTATIVE LIST FOR WORLD HERITAGE SITES
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Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada is establishing an Advisory Committee for the updating of Canada's Tentative List for World Heritage Sites. The Committee will be charged with reviewing all applications and recommending to the Minister those properties which it believes should be included on Canada's updated tentative list.
UPDATING CANADA'S TENTATIVE LIST FOR WORLD HERITAGE SITES
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The Tentative List is an inventory of natural and cultural heritage properties with strong potential to be inscribed on the World Heritage List. World Heritage sites are exceptional places around the world that are considered to have Outstanding Universal Value - these sites are as diverse as the Pyramids of Egypt, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and include the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks and the Rideau Canal.
CANADA'S WORLD HERITAGE SITES
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On behalf of Canada, Parks Canada is responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in Canada. The Agency also has responsibilities for the protection and conservation of 12 of the Canadian World Heritage Sites.
Parks Canada presents a day of events at Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Site
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Parks Canada presents a day of events at Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Site
Government of Canada to make an announcement regarding infrastructure investments for Parks Canada places in Cape Breton Island
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The Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, accompanied by Mark Eyking, Member of Parliament for Sydney-Victoria, and Rodger Cuzner, Member of Parliament for Cape Breton-Canso, will make an announcement regarding new infrastructure investments for Parks Canada sites in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
Komagata Maru Incident Recognized as an Event of National Historic Significance
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The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Vancouver South, 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 Komagata Maru Incident of 1914.
The Komagata Maru Incident of 1914
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On May 23, 1914, the Komagata Maru reached Vancouver's harbour via Hong Kong and Japan carrying 376 prospective South Asian immigrants who hoped to settle in Canada.
Government of Canada to make an announcement regarding World Heritage Sites in Canada
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The Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, accompanied by the Honourable Scott Brison, President of Treasury Board and Member of Parliament for Kings–Hants, will make an announcement regarding World Heritage Sites in Canada.