Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site Management Plan Tabled in Parliament
News release
January 25, 2019 St. Andrews, Manitoba Parks Canada Agency
The management plan for Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site was recently tabled in Parliament. Reviewed every 10 years, management plans are a legislative requirement of the Canada National Parks Act and guide the management of Parks Canada places.
National historic sites reflect the rich and varied heritage of our nation.
The new plan for Lower Fort Garry outlines the following key objectives:
· Collaboration and expanded presentation of First Nation and Métis culture on site;
· A renewed visitor experience is offered at Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site;
· The condition of assets and cultural resources is maintained or improved.
The plan was developed through public consultation and based on input from local residents and organizations, visitors, stakeholders, partners, and Indigenous communities in southern Manitoba. Through this management plan, Parks Canada is meeting its promise to protect and present Canada’s cultural heritage while also providing an opportunity for Canadians to experience and discover our diverse history in new and exciting ways.
Since 2018, the Government of Canada is celebrating families with free admission to all Parks Canada’s places for youth 17 and under. Parks Canada’s national heritage places are a great way for Canadians to experience the outdoors and learn more about our environment and heritage.
The Lower Fort Garry Management Plan is available on the Parks Canada website at: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/mb/fortgarry/info/gestion-management-2018
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“Canada’s national parks and national historic sites belong to all Canadians and offer truly Canadian experiences. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the management plan. As the Minister responsible for Parks Canada, I applaud this collaborative effort and I am pleased to approve this management plan for Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site.”
Catherine McKenna
Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada
Quick facts
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Lower Fort Garry was the place where Treaty No.1 was made between the Saulteaux (Anishinaabe/Ojibway) and Swampy Cree First Nations people and the Crown in 1871.
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The fort was designated a national historic site in 1950 because it is one of the finest collections of early stone buildings in Western Canada; it is the place where Treaty No. 1 was made; it was an important Hudson’s Bay Company centre for industry and transshipment; and of its later use by the federal government for public purposes, including its use as the first training base for the North West Mounted Police.
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The site has a modest but steady annual visitation averaging approximately 30,000 visitors, and contributes to the regional tourism community as the only historical site in the area that offers a permanent, authentic Indigenous tourism offer.
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Contacts
Jodi Duhard
Public Relations and Communications Officer
Manitoba Field Unit
204-984-1758
jodi.duhard@canada.ca
Media Relations
Parks Canada Agency
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