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Explore the best of BC’s gardens this spring with Gardens BC’s new travel itineraries

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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VICTORIA, British Columbia, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It’s easier than ever to experience the springtime beauty and diversity of British Columbia’s gardens, thanks to the Gardens BC online garden guide, and its new garden-centered travel itineraries throughout Ch'illiwack, Abbotsford, Harrison River Valley, The North Shore, Langley, Prince George, and Parksville Qualicum Beach.

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  • Explore BC’s diverse gardens this spring, including Tuscan Farm Gardens in Abbotsford, with Gardens BC.
  • Whether you're drawn to botanical gardens, cultural gardens, garden centres, nurseries, educational spaces, or more, there is literally a garden for everyone to enjoy in this province,” explains Geoff Ball, President of Gardens BC.
  • These include botanical gardens, cultural gardens, National Historic Sites, arboreta, gardens with historical significance and royal connections, garden centres and nurseries, educational gardens, and more.
  • Here is a list of the nine available garden itineraries to experience across BC:

Government of Canada teams up to support more land conservation around national parks

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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The Government of Canada is contributing $15M toward this initiative, which will use a variety of land conservation tools and approaches to help protect up to 30,000 hectares of land located near existing Parks Canada administered places located across Canada.

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  • The Government of Canada is contributing $15M toward this initiative, which will use a variety of land conservation tools and approaches to help protect up to 30,000 hectares of land located near existing Parks Canada administered places located across Canada.
  • As Canada's largest non-profit conservation organization, NCC works at the scale and scope needed to support Canada's conservation goals.
  • Parks Canada and Nature Conservancy of Canada have a common goal of increasing Canadians' support for conservation and access to the benefits that protected places provide.
  • This two-year agreement will support conservation efforts near Parks Canada administered places such as:
    The project will consider using a variety of land conservation tools and approaches, including Fee Simple land and conservation agreements, conservation easements, Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs), Indigenous Protected Conservation Areas (IPCAs) or tenure relinquishments.

Maryland School For The Deaf Awarded Semiquincentennial Grant Of $750,000 For Preservation Of The Hessian Barracks

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Monday, July 31, 2023
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FREDERICK, Md., July 31st, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Maryland School for the Deaf (MSD) is pleased to announce that it has been granted a Semiquincentennial grant of $750,000 from the National Park Service. This significant grant will be utilized for the preservation of the historic Hessian Barracks, focusing on critical stabilization and foundation work.

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  • This significant grant will be utilized for the preservation of the historic Hessian Barracks, focusing on critical stabilization and foundation work.
  • "We are deeply honored to receive this grant, which will ensure the preservation of the Hessian Barracks for future generations, celebrating its historical legacy.
  • This grant plays a pivotal role in safeguarding this essential part of Maryland's history and the early beginnings of the Maryland School for the Deaf," said Maryland School for the Deaf Superintendent John A. Serrano.
  • The Semiquincentennial grant is part of the national commemoration of the United States' 250th anniversary, recognizing the historical significance of the Hessian Barracks.

CheapOair.ca wishes everyone a Happy Canada Day by sharing the most unique Canadian attractions to visit this holiday

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Friday, June 23, 2023
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To celebrate, leading online travel agency CheapOair.ca is excited to highlight the most unique Canadian attractions that have earned worldwide attention.

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  • To celebrate, leading online travel agency CheapOair.ca is excited to highlight the most unique Canadian attractions that have earned worldwide attention.
  • Originally called Dominion Day in 1879, the holiday evolved over the next 100 years, as interest increased in Canadian patriotism and related celebrations.
  • Canada Day commemorates the anniversary of the Constitution Act, which consolidated three territories into the single nation of Canada back in 1867.
  • Originally called Dominion Day in 1879, it wasn’t until the 100th anniversary that interest increased in Canadian patriotism and related celebrations.

Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site Management Plan Tabled in Parliament

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Thursday, January 12, 2023
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The management plan for Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site was tabled in Parliament recently.

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  • The management plan for Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site was tabled in Parliament recently.
  • Reviewed every ten years, management plans are a requirement of the Canada National Parks Act and guide the management of national historic sites, national parks and national marine conservation areas.
  • The Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site Management Plan strives to reflect Parks Canada's strong desire to work cooperatively with the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia to ensure a shared approach to the management of Kejimkujik.
  • The Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site Management Plan is available for viewing on the Parks Canada website at: https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ns/kejimkujik/info/plan .

Working together with Inuit in Gjoa Haven, Parks Canada resumes research on the wreck of HMS Erebus

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Friday, December 9, 2022
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GATINEAU, QC, Dec. 9, 2022 /CNW/ - Piliriqatigiingniq the Inuit societal value or Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) of working together for a common cause was put into practice by Parks Canada and Inuit in Gjoa Haven with the resumption of research on the wreck of HMS Erebus.

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  • GATINEAU, QC, Dec. 9, 2022 /CNW/ - Piliriqatigiingniq the Inuit societal value or Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) of working together for a common cause was put into practice by Parks Canada and Inuit in Gjoa Haven with the resumption of research on the wreck of HMS Erebus.
  • HMS Terror was added to the Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site in 2017, ensuring legal protection for the wreck site under the Canada National Parks Act.
  • Since 2018, all newly discovered artifacts from HMS Erebus and HMS Terror are jointly-owned by the Government of Canada and Inuit.
  • Building on the remarkable first-ever exploration of the interior of HMS Terror, Parks Canada's Underwater Archaeology Team, in collaboration with Inuit, recovered over 350 artifacts from HMS Erebus.

FIKA MAKES HISTORY WITH OPENING OF FLAGSHIP CANNABIS STORE AT TORONTO'S UNION STATION

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Thursday, September 8, 2022
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Today, FIKA brings its renowned cannabis experience to Toronto's Union Station with the opening of a brand-new flagship location.

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  • Today, FIKA brings its renowned cannabis experience to Toronto's Union Station with the opening of a brand-new flagship location.
  • Union Station is a National Historic Site that attracts more than 100 million visitors annually, making the opening of FIKA at Union Station a significant milestone in the emerging global cannabis industry.
  • The location is the first retail cannabis store in the world to open in a major transportation hub.
  • Located in the heart of the newly renovated Bay St. Promenade, FIKA is the exclusive cannabis store for thestation and joins a select group of top-tier retailers opening in 2022 following the multi-year Union Station Revitalization Project.