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Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
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DOMINION OF CANADA
REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND RESOURCES INCLUDING REPORT OF
SOLDIER SETTLEMENT OF CANADA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1937.
HISTORIC SITES AND MONUMENTS
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Restoration and development work was carried out also on several of the larger historic properties controlled by the National Parks Bureau, including: Louisbourg Fortress, Nova Scotia ... [Page 99]
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PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT WORK
Preservation and development work was carried out at some of the larger sites as indicated below:
Fortress of Louisbourg, near Louisburg, N.S.
Excavation of rooms in the Governor's apartments and in the Moat surrounding the Citadel building was carried on. Rebuilding of the exposed walls was completed to a height of 2 feet above ground level. The walls of the small guard-house, exposed last year, were completed. Excavation of the moat was continued, exposing the end wall, of the north casemates. All walls of the convent building were excavated and the interior of the rooms cleared out. Road repairs were made and additional surfacing placed as required. The grounds surrounding the new museum building were graded, terraced, sodded, and seeded. The street in front of the building was graded and gravelled, as wall as the approach road to the caretaker's quarters at the north end. Concrete entrance walks were constructed at the main entrance to the museum and caretaker's quarters. Two concrete gun emplacements were constructed. All outer doors on the, museum building were rehung and storm doors made for five entrances. All basement windows in the building were made waterproof and the basement floors painted ... [Page 100]
OUTSTANDING HISTORIC SITES IN CANADA
Fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. - Situated 3 miles south of Louisburg, Cape Breton Island. Built by the French during the years 1720 - 40, Louisbourg was the scene of great struggles between the French and English. Its final capture by the British in 1758 was the first of a series of events that culminated in the transfer of Canada to the British Empire. Picturesque ruins and historical museum. Area 328 acres. Acquired 1928 ... [Page 102]
HISTORIC SITES ACQUIRED AND MARKED
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... Louisbourg Fortress, Cape Breton Island [Page
103]
... installation of lighting plant and museum fittings in the museum at Louisbourg fortress, and further development work and excavation of ruins together with improvements to grounds surrounding the museum; further restoration and repair work to the old military structures at Fort Lennox, Ile-aux-Noix, P.Q. [Page 158]
HISTORIC SITES AND MONUMENTS
Fortress of Louisbourg, near Louisburg, N.S. - Excavation of rooms in the governor's apartments in the citadel building, and of the moat surrounding this structure, was continued. As excavation progressed, restoration of the exposed walls was carried on to a height of 3 feet above ground level. The walls of the small guardhouse, uncovered the year before, were restored. The walls of the convent building were excavated. Restoration work was also carried out on the outer wall of the moat. Additional surfacing was placed on the main entrance road. The surface of all roads was reshaped with a grader. An electric lighting plant was installed at the new museum and caretaker's quarters. The grounds around the new museum and in the vicinity were graded, terraced, and seeded, concrete walks and gun-bases constructed, and some interior painting done. [Page 162-163]
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CANADA DEPARTMENT OF MINES
AND RESOURCES HON. T.A. CRERAR, MINISTER, CHARLES CAMSELL, DEPUTY MINISTER
REPORT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BRANCH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1938
... Vote - Crédit 146 - National Parks Bureau: National Parks and Historic Sites Services - Bureau des parcs nationaux: Services des parcs nationaux et des sites historiques ...
Historic Sites and Monuments: - Salaries and wages: caretakers: ... Fort Louisburg, R.A. Peters, $199.92 ... [Page 93-94]
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ANNUAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR 1966-67 DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF HONOURABLE ARTHUR LAING, P.C., M.P, B.S.A., MINISTER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT.
... Comparative Statement of Visitors to the National Historic Parks and Major Historic Sites for the period April 1 to March 31 ...
| 1966 - 67 | 1965 - 66 | Increase or Decrease | % | |
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| Fortress of Louisbourg | 193,127 | 148,072 | + 45,055 | + 30.42 |
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ANNUAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR 1967 - 68 DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE HONOURABLE JEAN CHRÉTIEN, P.C., B.A., LL.L., MINISTER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT.
... Accident control
During the 1967 - 68 fiscal year, emphasis was again placed on the Department's
accident control activities. Policy directives relating to safety inspections of
property, equipment and operations were introduced and safety inspections
conducted by the Safety Programmes Officer.
First line supervisory training in Accident Control was continued with seminars in Vancouver, Banff, Jasper, Fundy National Parks and at Louisbourg Fortress, N.S. Eight seminars were conducted for 180 first line supervisors. In addition, orientation seminars in the Department's Accident Control Programme were conducted at Frobisher Bay Baffin Island ...
[Page 106 (144)]
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ANNUAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR 1968 - 1969 DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE HONOURABLE JEAN CHRETIEN, P.C., B.A., LL.L., MINISTER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT.
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In August 1968, Treasury Board introduced its Occupational Safety Policy for the Public Service. The purpose of the policy is to provide departments with directives to undertake and maintain active safety programs appropriate to their operations. Departmental safety directives were introduced, specifying the minimum required safety activities that are to be implemented. Program central safety committees have been established to assist operating managers in the maintenance of adequate safety activities in accordance with the Treasury Board directive.
Supervisory safety training was conducted in the eastern and western Parks regions and in the Northwest Territories throughout the fiscal year. All employees of the labour force at Banff, Jasper and Louisbourg attended one-hour safety sessions. The theme of these special sessions was "Knowing's Not Enough" ...
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ANNUAL REPORT 1969 - 1970 DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT
... TECHNICAL SERVICES BRANCH
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... 3. Fortress of Louisbourg - Historic Site In the light of steady progress in the restoration of this historical site and structures in the area and the ever increasing influx of visitors, the design of a visitor reception building, new internal roads systems and parking facilities has been completed. The visitor reception centre will be the first of its kind in Canada and will be able to handle up to 6,000 visitors a day, with parking facilities for 1,500 cars. ...
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