EHW Update

The European Heritage Week Celebration Committee is pleased to announce that the Town of Parry Sound, Ontario has voted to declare European Heritage Week in that community. Parry Sound is one of Canada's most beautiful cottage areas, and the EHW Celebration Committee congratulates them on recognizing European Heritage Week's positive and important message.

 

Dear Mr. Smith:

Please be advised that the Council of the Town of Parry Sound passed Resolution No. 2008-43 at the August 12th regular meeting. This resolution proclaims the week of October 13-19th, 2008 as European Heritage Week in the town of Parry Sound.

We wish you success with increasing awareness of this issue.

Donna L. Besman
Deputy Clerk
August 15, 2008 

 

Once again, congratulations, Parry Sound, and to Mayor Richard Adams, as you join the list of Canadian cities past and present such as Cranbrook and Victoria B.C., Winnipeg, Manitoba, London, Markham and Hamilton Ontario, Charlottetown, PEI, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, who have declared European Heritage Week.

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We salute the City of Cranrook BC, who on Monday July 14 declared European Heritage Week with the following letter:

 

Good afternoon Mr. Smith,

Council, at its regular meeting of July 14, 2008 proclaimed theweek of October 13 19, 2008 to be European Heritage Week in Cranbrook.

A copy of the proclamation is attached.

Bernice Reed
Executive Assistant
Office of the Mayor
City of Cranbrook
 

Congratulations, Cranbrook!

 

 

Cities Get Requests To Proclaim European Heritage Week

On June 12 and 13, Mayors, councilors and representatives of the cities and municipalities below have been sent requests to formally proclaim European Heritage Week. Each received the following letter' via hard copy letter and E-mail:

 

Date: June 13, 2008.


Dear Mayor and City Council:

This year the European Heritage Week Celebration Committee is calling upon numerous American towns, municipalities, museums and other cultural and educational institutions to proclaim and celebrate European Heritage Week, the annual celebration commencing each Thanksgiving Day and for seven days afterwards to commemorate the contribution of European culture to Canada's multi-ethnic mosaic. This years European Heritage Week will be celebrated in Canada from October 13-19, 2008 (in Canada it begins each Canadian Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October).

Originated in 1994 by Don Andrews, and this year celebrating its 14th year, European Heritage Week has been officially initially proclaimed in cities across Canada such as Halifax, Nova Scotia; London, Hamilton and Peterborough in Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Charlottetown, PEI and Victoria BC. It was praised as a great idea by Queen Elizabeth II, and in its first year, the State Legislature of California proclaimed October 1994 as European Heritage Month.

The suggested text to implement the proclamation of European Heritage Week are the following words:

Whereas, in the interests of better understanding and appreciation of our institutions, history and culture and our multi-ethnic society; and

Whereas, all Americans are encouraged to celebrate the contribution of European civilization of our country;

Therefore. The City of (name of city) hereby proclaims European Heritage Week in this municipality.

European Heritage Week is a unique opportunity for your community to share in the richness of European culture through community projects, study groups, exhibitions, street festivals, and many other ways. It is an edifying and educational celebration that we invite your community to participate in by proclaiming it and by supporting it in your area. We would appreciate a copy of any proclamation you print or publish to include on our website.

Enjoy and celebrate European Heritage Week, 2008

Sincerely,

BOB SMITH
European Heritage Week Celebration Committee,
Toronto, Ontario

 

 

 

 City of Chicago,

 (Mayor Richard M. Daley)
 

 

 

 

 

 City of Wood Buffalo, Alberta

  (Mayor Melissa Blake)
 

 

 

 

 Niagara On The Lake

 Chamber of Commerce
 Executive Director, Janice Thomson
 

 

 

 

 City of Hay River, NWT

 (Mayor Jean-Marc Miltenberger)
 

 

 

 

 

  Saguenay, Quebec

  (Mayor M.Jean Teremblay)
 

 

 

 

 City of Truro Nova Scotia/County of Colchester

 (Mayor, Mike Smith)
 

 

 

 City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario

 (Mayor Ric McGee)

 

 

 

 

 

 Town of Churchill, Manitoba

 (Mayor, Michael Spence)
 

 

 

Help Promote European Heritage Week

The European Heritage Week Celebration Committee is renewing its efforts to have EHW proclaimed in the city of Toronto and is forwarding requests for official proclamation of European Heritage Week to representatives of civic, provincial and federal government mayors, officials and departments across Canada. Below is a copy of the official request being forwarded:

 

This letter serves for formally request that your municipality / department officially proclaim and declare European Heritage Week, the annual celebration originated by Don Andrews in 1994 for the purpose of commemorating the contribution of European culture and history to our multi-ethnic mosaic.

The educational opportunity to promote European cultural history not just to European but also to your community's non-European peoples is important, and European Heritage Week provides a positive and edifying experience for those of all ages to study and learn about a vital element of Europe's rich history.

The European Heritage Week Celebration Committee further requests that the proclamation be made with the following words:

�WHEREAS in the interests of better understanding and appreciation of our institutions, history and culture and of our multi-ethnic society; and
WHEREAS it is the interest of the citizens of Canada. and of all Canadians to celebrate, study and discuss the contributions of European civilization to Canada;

We proclaim October 13 to October 19, 2008 as EUROPEAN HERITAGE WEEK, and that this week be celebrated each year commencing on the Canadian observance of Thanksgiving and for seven days afterwards, each year thereafter.

We anticipate a positive response to this noble and important celebration's proclamation, and thank you for your efforts to proclaim European Heritage Week.

Happy European Heritage Week!
Sincerely,

Bob Smith
Communications Director
European Heritage Week Celebration Committee

White Nationalist citizens and site visitors are encouraged to write to the following who have been sent our request for EHW proclamation and ask them to declare European Heritage Week in their communities:

City of Toronto
Mayor David Miller mayor_miller@toronto.ca

The Hon. Josee Verner,
Minister of Canadian Heritage Verner.J@parl.gc.ca

The Hon. Jason Kenney
Secretary of State for Multiculturalism Kenney.J@parl.gc.ca

Ontario Ministry of
Citizenship and Immigration
(Minister, Michael Chan, MPP) http://www.citizenship.gov.on/ca/

Wally Opal
Minister for Multiculturalism and
BC Attorney-General AG.Minister@gov.bc.ca

 

Mayor Peter Kelly

City of Halifax, Nova Scotia
kellyp@halifax.ca

 

 

European Heritage Week To Expand to USA

The European Heritage Week Celebration Committee announces the expansion of the promotion of EHW to selected cities in the United States.

Ever since European Heritage Week began in 1994, EHW has been originally proclaimed in cities across Canada, including Victoria B.C., Winnipeg Manitoba; London and Hamilton Ontario and Charlottetown PEI. The Celebration Committee this year will be expanding the campaign to promote European Heritage Week and to ask a number of U.S. cities to officially proclaim it.

In America, their Thanksgiving is commemorated on the fourth Thursday each November. In the coming weeks, special letters outlining its history in Canada as well as its purpose. with special wording as to the proclamation's text, will be sent to a number of American mayors and city councils.

If you know of, or live in any city that you feel should have European Heritage Week officially proclaimed, write to the European Heritage Week Celebration Committee at the NPC e-mail address, info@natparty.com , and give us details, including if you can, the postal address and E-mail addresses of your local City Hall, mayor and city council.
Help us make European Heritage Week's expansion a success.

 

This year, European Heritage Week is being celebrated in Canada from
October 8th -14th; it is commemorated in Canada beginning each Canadian
Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.

Our campaign in the USA will ask cities to proclaim and celebrate European Heritage Week to begin on America's Thanksgiving, every fourth Thursday each November: In
2007, European Heritage Week will take place from November 22nd to November 28th.

EUROPEAN HERITAGE WEEK CELEBRATION COMMITTEE

 

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