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1996
December
1996-12-16  Citadel Moves to Return Hill to its Original State
1996-12-12  Québec and Ottawa Table Bills to Create Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park
1996-12-01  Winter and Outdoors in Forillon
November
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1996-11-27  Winterholme Commemorated
1996-11-23  Halifax Armoury Commemorated
1996-11-13  Educational Kit Developed to Encourage Environmental Awareness
1996-11-06  St. Patrick's Church Commemorated as National Historic Site
October
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1996-10-20  St. Luke's Anglican Church Commemorated
1996-10-19  Jasper Information Centre Commemorated as National Historic Site
1996-10-07  Copps Presents 1996 Parks Canada Awards
1996-10-07  Copps Releases Banff Bow Valley Report
September
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1996-09-29  St. Jude's Paintings Designated of National Historic Significance
1996-09-27  Plaque Unveiled in Memory of Rodolphe Lemieux
1996-09-12  Sheila Copps Opens Poster Exhibition Presented by the Organization of World Heritage Cities
1996-09-08  Sault Ste. Marie Canal Lock Signing Cermony
August
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1996-08-03  Seager Wheeler's Maple Grove Farm Commemorated as a National Historic Site
July
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1996-07-19  Statement by the Honourable Sheila Copps on the Occasion of Parks Day Saturday, July 20, 1996
June
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1996-06-28  New national park created in Western Arctic
May
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1996-05-24  H.R.H. The Prince of Wales a Witness to Creation of New National Park
April
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1996-04-19  Government of Canada and IUCN Unveil Program of the World Conservation Congress and Announce Appointment of Honorary President
1996-04-16  Pacific Marine Heritage Legacy Gets Rolling
March
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1996-03-27  Parks Canada Announces Service Improvements for 96/97 Season
1996-03-27  Minister of Canadian Heritage Announces No New Rental Fee Increases for Commercial Waterlots on the Trent-Severn Waterway and on the Rideau Canal
1996-03-27  Choice, Flexibility and Value Built into the 1996 Fee Structure for National Parks and National Historic Sites
1996-03-27  Minor Fee Changes Announced for Parks Canada Sites in Manitoba,Saskatchewan and the N.W.T.
1996-03-27  Parks Canada Announces Fees for 96/97 Season
1996-03-27  Copps Dedicates "Grosse-Île and the Irish Memorial"
1996-03-08  Courts Hand Down Largest Fine for Illegal Hunting in a National Park
1996-03-01  No Entry Fee for Signal Hill
February
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1996-02-19  Minister Copps Announces Designations of National, Historic Significance
1996-02-16  Visitor Centres to be Contracted Out
1996-02-16  Public Consultations Launched on Manitoba Lowlands National Park Proposal
January
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1996-01-24  Quebec Bridge Designated a National Historic Site
1996-01-23  Ecosystem Conservation Program at Point Pelee National Park
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