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Summer Student Opportunities
PRESCOTT, ONTARIO – January 25, 2012 – Students looking for a job this summer have an opportunity to escape from retail, dress up in cool costumes, entertain crowds, and develop their work and life skills at one of Canada’s great National Historic Sites. Fort Wellington, located in Prescott, Ontario, is looking for enthusiastic summer students who will enjoy spending the summer celebrating the past while gaining experience for the future!
This summer will be an especially exciting time to be a part of the Fort Wellington team with the opening of a new visitor centre and War of 1812 Bicentennial commemorations. As a student at Fort Wellington, your living history interpretations will help visitors from around the world leave the present and step back two hundred years to glimpse of how the fort influenced local and national history. Interpreters dress in period costumes and uniforms to recreate historic activities such as camp cooking, historic games, British military drills and re-enactments.
Several positions are available. These summer job opportunities are a part of the Federal Student Work Experience program (FSWEP) and available for full time post-secondary students who will be returning to school again in the fall. Information about eligibility, rates of pay, and the application process can be found online at http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca.
To apply, students can register on-line with The Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP) at http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca by February 14th, 2012. Alternatively, students can apply directly to ont-wellington@pc.gc.ca. For more information, contact Leslie MacPherson or Emily Sine at (613) 925-2896.
Fort Wellington Visitor Centre Grand Opening and Garrison Weekend Re-enactment
Spend the weekend of May 19-21, 2012 at Fort Wellington National Historic Site kicking off War of 1812 Bicentennial commemorations with period encampments and military demonstrations.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Join us to celebrate the Grand Opening of Fort Wellington’s new Visitor Centre and be the first to view the new exhibits and displays, including an 1812-era gunboat wreck.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Enjoy our 1812 evening Speaker Series by author Dianne Graves on women in 1812 while savouring the tastes of an historic 1812 dinner menu.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Throughout the day, continue to explore the new visitor centre and 1812-era gunboat display. Discover the features of the historic fort, watch historic demonstrations and take part in family fun.
Highlights Include
- Witness Fort Wellington come to life with military re-enactors living authentically in the barracks and participating in historic weapons demonstrations and battle re-enactments
- Taste period recipes cooked over an open fire using traditional techniques
- Be escorted on a journey back in time by a solider or his wife who will share exciting tales of the fort’s past
- Participate in family activities and a children’s mock battle
Re-enactors
We request that you register online on the Canadian Fencibles' website.
Parks Canada conservation staff work on 200 year old vessel
1812 era British gunboat readied for move
Parks Canada Conservator Flora Davidson secures loose parts of the gunboat wreck at St Lawrence Islands National Park in Mallorytown in preparation for its move to Fort Wellington in Prescott, Ontario.
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Mallorytown Landing, Ontario – July 19, 2011 – The past week has been very busy for Parks Canada conservation specialist working in Mallorytown Landing, Ontario. The conservators were working to prepare a rare 54 foot long, 16 foot wide, and approximately 13 tonne 1812 era British gunboat for transport. The boat, raised from the St Lawrence River by the Parks Canada Underwater Archaeology department in 1967, will soon be on the move from an old boathouse at St Lawrence Islands National Park in Mallorytown Landing to a new visitor centre at Fort Wellington National Historic Site in Prescott, Ontario. More info...
Evening candlelit tour of Fort Wellington National Historic Site
Step into the shadows of history!
PRESCOTT, ONTARIO – July 5, 2011 – As part of Parks Canada’s 100th anniversary celebrations, Parks Canada is pleased to offer this summer evening candlelit tours of Fort Wellington National Historic Site.
Beginning at the Visitor Reception Trailer, a uniformed guide will lead you through the darkened historic site, sharing tales about battles on the St. Lawrence River, the colourful characters who inhabited Fort Wellington, and the eerie experiences of the staff work at the fort today. An evening rifle firing will end off the evening.
Perhaps you’ll come away with your own ghost story to tell...
Date: Thursdays, from July 14 t to August 18, 2011
Time: The tour will depart fro the Visitor Centre Trailer at 8:00 p.m.
Location: Fort Wellington National Historic Site
Address: 370 Vankoughnet St, Prescott, Ontario
Fee: This one-hour tour costs $4.90 a person and children under 6 are free.
Reservations are recommended but, walk-ins are welcome.
To reserve your ticket or for more information regarding this activity or other special events taking place at Fort Wellington this year during Parks Canada’s centennial celebrations, please contact Parks Canada by telephone at 613-925-2896.
Discover a New Side of Fort Wellington Every Week!
Parks Canada offering new tours of Fort Wellington this summer
PRESCOTT, ONTARIO – July 4, 2011 – Have you heard of Sir John Colborne? Do you know what a caponnière is? To find out, join us every weekend of July and August as we explore Fort Wellington National Historic Site’s unique and exciting history and characteristics.
Every weekend of July and August, a Parks Canada interpreter dressed in period costume will guide you through the historic walls of Fort Wellington. Each tour features a unique theme, including the War of 1812, the Rebellion Period of 1837-39 and the daily life of a soldier of the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, which was stationed at Fort Wellington in the 1840s.
At the end of the tour you will be invited to enjoy period refreshments prepared the old fashioned way over the fire.
Travel back in time with Parks Canada and discover Fort Wellington, one of Canada’s best preserved British military forts.
Date: Every Saturday and Sunday during the months of July and August
Time: The tour will depart from the Visitor Centre Trailer at 1:30 p.m.
Location: Fort Wellington National Historic Site
Address: 370 Vankoughnet St, Prescott, Ontario
Fee: $3.90 for adults / $3.40 for seniors / $1.90 for youth
Reservations are not required. Everyone welcome!
For more information regarding this activity or other special events taking place at Fort Wellington this year during Parks Canada’s centennial celebrations, please contact Parks Canada by telephone at 613-925-2896.
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