Minister Frulla Announces Canada Day Poster Challenge 2005 Winner for Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE, April 25, 2005 -- Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for Status of Women Liza Frulla today announced the name of the Canada Day Poster Challenge 2005 winner and finalists for the Northwest Territories. The winner is Krystal Chassé, age 16, of Diamond Jeness Secondary School in Hay River.The second-place and third-place winners also come from Diamond Jeness Secondary School in Hay River. Second-place is awarded to Naomi Landrie, age 15. Third-place goes to both Amy Groenheydi, age 16, and Dwayne Flett, age 17. A list of the students who received honourable mentions is attached.
"The year 2005 marks Alberta and Saskatchewan's Centennial, and this contest provided thousands of young Canadians with an opportunity to explore the richness and history of these two provinces," said Minister Frulla.
"On behalf of the Celebrate Canada Committee for Northwest Territories, I would like to congratulate our finalists," said Fred Koe, President of the Committee. "I would also like to thank all of the young people who entered and the schools and teachers whose support makes the Poster Challenge possible every year."
The theme of this year's Canada Day Poster Challenge is "Canada from East to West." The contest enabled participants in the Northwest Territories to explore Canada and to discover the people who played a part in settling the West and helped to make Canada a diverse, prosperous country.
The design of one of the provincial or territorial winners will be chosen as the official Canada Day 2005 poster and distributed throughout the country. The name of the national winner will be announced sometime in April. All winners and their escorts will be guests of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for Status of Women in Ottawa on July 1, where they will join thousands of other Canadians gathered on Parliament Hill to celebrate Canada's 138th birthday.
The national winner and his or her parent or guardian will win a seven-day trip to Japan to visit the Canada Pavilion at the 2005 World Exposition, which takes place in Aichi, from March 25 to September 25.
Initiated in 1987, the Canada Day Poster Challenge is one of the Department of Canadian Heritage's most popular programs. The Historica Foundation of Canada, the Dominion Institute, the Trans Canada Trail Foundation, the Canadian Children's Museum, and the Hbc family of stores Ñ the Bay, Zellers, and Home Outfitters -- are official partners of this year's Canada Day Poster Challenge.
To find out more about the Challenge, visit our Web site at the following address: www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/affiche-poster.
Information:
Jean-Philippe Côté
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for Status of Women
(819) 997-7788
Myriam Brochu
Chief, Media Relations
Canadian Heritage
(819) 997-9314
Poster Challenge 2005
Honourable Mentions for Northwest Territories
- Chelsey Jacobson, age 13, of Mangileluk School, Tuktoyaktuk
- Joseph Wright, age 8, of Weledeh Catholic School, Yellowknife
- Denise Taylor, age 12, of Weledeh Catholic School, Yellowknife
- Kathleen Almond, age 8, of Weledeh Catholic School, Yellowknife
- Frank Gruben, age 11, of Weledeh Catholic School, Yellowknife
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