Gatineau – Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the designation of the D. A. Gillies Building as a place of national historic significance under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration. Located at 35 Madawaska Street in the heart of Arnprior, Ontario the building is a striking example of the so-called …
Rocky Point – The presence of a lighthouse has long represented protection and safe haven, providing mariners and coastal communities with a reassuring beacon of security and comfort. Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the designation of Blockhouse Point Lighthouse under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act. The Blockhouse Point Lighthouse is …
Ottawa – Mona Fortier, on behalf of Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the designation of Rockcliffe Park Historic District as a national historic site under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration. National historic designations illustrate the persons, places, and events that have marked history in Canada. Together, they tell …
Brookside Cemetery is among the oldest and largest examples of the Euro-American garden cemetery tradition in Western Canada Gatineau – Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the designation of Brookside Cemetery as a national historic site under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration. National historic designations illustrate the persons, places, …
