1999 Canada Day Poster Challenge Yukon Finalist Announced
WHITEHORSE, May 17, 1999 -- Kvin Carter, age 16, of Porter Creek Secondary School in Whitehorse, has been chosen as the Yukon finalist in the 1999 Canada Day Poster Challenge. Grand Chief Shirley Adamson, President of the Celebrate Canada Committee for the Yukon made the announcement today on behalf of the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Sheila Copps.The second and third place winners were Devon DeWeert, age 15, and Stephanie Twiss, age 14, both also from Porter Creek Secondary School.
The 1999 Canada Day Poster Challenge was open to young people 18 years of age and under, and drew more than 100 entries from the Yukon and about 19,000 from across Canada. Participants were invited to use their imagination to draw posters that show their pride in Canada by recognizing Canadian heroes. The program is sponsored by the Department of Canadian Heritage.
One design will be chosen from among the provincial/territorial finalists as the official Canada Day poster to be distributed across the country. All finalists and their guardian will be guests of the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Sheila Copps, in Ottawa on July 1. They will join the Governor General, the Prime Minister and the thousands of Canadians who gather on Parliament Hill to take part in the Canada Day festivities.
Information:
Dominique Pilon
Program Officer
Canadian Heritage
(867) 667-3908
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