Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada

New Designations

The Designations approved on April 20, 2009 by the Minister of the Environment

National Historic Sites:

• Wreck of RMS Empress of Ireland National Historic Site of Canada, Pointe-au-Père, Quebec
• Ralph Connor House National Historic Site of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Esterhazy Flour Mill National Historic Site of Canada, Esterhazy, Saskatchewan
• Gastown Historic District National Historic Site of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Manitoba Theatre Centre National Historic Site of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Ukrainian Labour Temple National Historic Site of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Waapushukamikw National Historic Site of Canada, James Bay, Quebec

National Historic Persons:

• Ethel Johns (1879-1968), Vancouver, British Columbia
• Dr. Frank W. Schofield (1889-1970), Toronto, Ontario
• Charles Marega (1871-1939), Vancouver, British Columbia
• Leon Joseph Koerner (1892-1972), Vancouver, British Columbia
• Dorothy Dworkin (1890-1976), Toronto, Ontario
• Mifflin Wistar Gibbs (1823-1915), Victoria, British Columbia
• Lydia Campbell (1818-1905), Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

National Historic Events:

• The Scouting Movement in Canada, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
• The Founding of The Royal Canadian Legion, Winnipeg, Manitoba
• National Farm Radio Forum, Toronto, Ontario
• Shipbuilding in Prince Edward Island, Cardigan, Prince Edward Island
• Noble and Wolf v. Alley, Toronto, Ontario