Gastown Historic District is an intact urban area of business and commercial buildings dating for the most part from 1886 to 1914, representing, through the visual qualities of the buildings, an early Western Canadian city core and the economic flowering of the Western Canadian economy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, and Mayor Gregor Robertson, City of Vancouver, will take part in the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque unveiling ceremony to commemorate Gastown Historic District as a national historic site.
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Minister responsible for Parks Canada and Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, today announced the installation of two paddle access points along the Rideau Canal National Historic Site. The access points are located at Clegg Avenue and Patterson Creek in Ottawa.
The following are examples of work that will be undertaken along the Rideau Canal National Historic Site as a result of this new federal infrastructure investment. For additional detail about previously announced projects included within the five year federal infrastructure investment program please consult www.pc.gc.ca/rcinfrastructure.
The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada will make an announcement regarding new paddle access points on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa. Additionally, the Minister will announce new federal infrastructure investments along the Rideau Canal National Historic Site.
Province House National Historic Site, the birthplace of Confederation and the seat of Prince Edward Island's provincial legislature, stands as a celebrated Canadian landmark.
The story of Canada begins at Province House National Historic Site as the birthplace of Confederation and the seat of Prince Edward Island's Provincial Legislature. The Government of Canada is announcing an additional $21 million for the long-term conservation of this historic building, which is a gateway to our treasured past.