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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