5 Blackburn, The Heritage Canada Foundation Headquarters

The Heritage Canada Foundation (also known as Heritage Canada; in French, La fondation Héritage Canada also known as Héritage Canada) is a registered charity with the mandate to encourage the protection and promotion of the built, natural, historic and scenic heritage of Canada. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

Heritage Canada was established in 1973. It has campaigned to update and fill gaps in Canadian heritage policies and laws, including support for legislation such as Bill S-220 An Act to Protect Heritage Lighthouses. An Act To Protect Heritage Lighthouses, officially known as Bill S-215, is a federal act to designate and preserve historically significant Canadian Lighthouses. . ^[1]

Properties

Heritage Canada oversees five properties:

• The Papineau Chapel

Located on the grounds of the Château Montebello hotel in Montebello, Quebec, this stone memorial chapel was built in 1851 by Louis-Joseph Papineau, who is buried there. The Château Montebello is a hotel in Montebello Quebec, Canada, renowned for reportedly being the world's largest log "cabin" Montebello is a municipality located in the Papineau Regional County Municipality of Western Quebec ( Canada) Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk For the 20th century Canadian parliamentarian see Louis-Joseph Papineau (Canadian parliamentarian Louis-Joseph Papineau, ( October 7, 1786 Heritage Canada's first property, it was acquired in 1974.

• The Runciman House

Located in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, and built in 1817 for an Anglican rector, this property was purchased by George Runciman and his wife in 1822. Annapolis Royal ( 2006 Population 444 is a Canadian town located in the western part of Annapolis County Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's The Anglican Church of Canada is the sole Canadian representative of the Anglican Communion. Since that time, it has been home to six generations of the Runciman family. The building is essentially as it was in 1817. The Runciman family transferred the property to the Heritage Canada Foundation in 1978.

• Myrtleville House

Located in Brantford, Ontario, this two-storey structure was constructed in 1837–1838. Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in south-western Ontario, Canada. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Originally owned by Allen and Eliza Good, the house was occupied by four generations of their family. In 1978 the Good family donated the farmhouse, its contents and 5. 5 acres of land to the nation. It is now held in trust by Heritage Canada.

• 11, rue de l'Ancien-Chantier

Located in the lower town of Quebec City, Quebec, this property dates from 1670 and consists of two adjacent buildings in a heritage row. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Heritage Canada purchased it as one of its regional offices. It now acts as the offices of the Fondation Rues principales, a non-profit organization dedicated to the revitalization of the downtowns of large and small communities, primarily in Quebec. Downtown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city's core usually in a geographical commercial and community sense

• 5 Blackburn, The Heritage Canada Foundation Headquarters

Located in Ottawa, Ontario, this property was built in 1905 for William H. The Heritage Canada Foundation ( French: Fondation Héritage Canada) also known as Heritage Canada ( Héritage Canada) is a registered charity Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. A. Fraser, owner of a wholesale lumber business. His family resided in the house until 1911. Since then, it has seen several inhabitants, including World War I flying ace Captain William Avery "Billy" Bishop and his family. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Air Marshal William Avery "Billy" Bishop VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED (8 February 1894 &ndash From 1947 to 1956 the house served as the offices of the Italian embassy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest During the mid-1950s, the house was bequeathed to the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), who used it as their national headquarters until 2001 when they moved to larger offices. The Victorian Order of Nurses ( VON) is a Non-profit Charitable organization founded in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on At that time the Heritage Canada Foundation purchased the house as their national headquarters.

References

External links

• The Heritage Canada Foundation