Launch Of The Canada Day Poster Challenge 2001
REGINA, January 25, 2001 -- On behalf of Minister of Canadian Heritage Sheila Copps, Joy Pelling, President of the Celebrate Canada Committee for Saskatchewan, today launched the Canada Day Poster Challenge 2001 in the Province of Saskatchewan."The Canada Day Poster Challenge gives Canadians, 18 years of age or under, an opportunity to show their pride in Canada by expressing in a creative way, what Canada and being Canadian means to them," said Minister Copps. "This is also a great way for these young people to take an active part in celebrating Canada Day."
The theme of the Canada Day Poster Challenge 2001 is Celebrating Canada's Diversity.
"Students are invited to highlight the fact that each Canadian has a story to tell. They will therefore be able to discover the importance of their own personal history and explore, with their classmates, the ties that unite the citizens of the country," said Ms. Pelling. "Thanks in large part to support from schools and teachers across Saskatchewan, more than 1,250 students in the province took part in last year's Canada Day Poster Challenge, and I am convinced the theme this year will foster a similar enthusiasm."
The Minister of Canadian Heritage will invite the 13 provincial and territorial finalists to Ottawa to celebrate Canada Day on Parliament Hill, on July 1st, 2001. They will join with the Prime Minister, the Governor General and other Canadians in celebrating Canada's 134th birthday.
The Canada Day Poster Challenge, initiated in 1987, is one of the most popular programs of the Department of Canadian Heritage. Young people have until February 28, 2001, to send their design to the Celebrate Canada Committee for Saskatchewan. For more information about the Challenge, please visit the Canada Day Poster Challenge Web site at: http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/affiche-poster
Jasc Software Inc. is proud to be the Official Software Sponsor of the Canada Day Poster Challenge 2001.
Information:
Anca Toma
Canadian Heritage
(306) 780-8857
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