Colored Hockey League of Maritimes recognized as national historic significance 

eAwazSports News

Gatineau – Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the designation of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes as an event of national historic significance under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration. In 1895, Black Baptist leaders in Halifax created three hockey teams – the Eurekas, the Jubilees, and the …

Parks Canada recognizes national historic significance of Penman Textile Mill

eAwazLifestyle

Toronto – Parks Canada and Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada will participate in a plaque unveiling ceremony to commemorate the national historic significance of Penman Textile Mill. Penman Textile Mill in Paris, Ontario, was once at the core of the Penman Manufacturing Company, Canada’s largest producer of woolen knit goods in the late 19th century. Founded in 1868 …