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FIRST CAPITAL DAY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
- Public Administration (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- First Capital Day
1, record 1, English, First%20Capital%20Day
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On June 15, Kingstonians will gather together with family and friends in their city to celebrate First Capital Day. On that day in Kingston in 1841, Governor General Lord Sydenham opened the first Parliament of the United Provinces of Canada. Evantually, Kingston's insufficient number of office buildings forced Parliament to move to Montreal, where it opened on November 28, 1844. Over 160 years later, both the provincial and the federal governments have officially recognized Kingston as the First Capital of Canada. Thanks to the hard work of Mr. Ian Milne and Dr. Margaret Angus, the founders of First Capital Day, the occasion of Kingston's choice as Canada's first capital has been marked with much celebration for the past five years. 1, record 1, English, - First%20Capital%20Day
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
- Administration publique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Journée de la première capitale
1, record 1, French, Journ%C3%A9e%20de%20la%20premi%C3%A8re%20capitale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le 15 juin, les habitants de Kingston se réuniront, en famille et entre amis, pour célébrer la Journée de la première capitale. Le 15 juin 1841, le gouverneur général, lord Sydenham, inaugurait, à Kingston, la première législature du nouveau parlement des provinces unies du Canada. Plus tard, l'insuffisance d'immeubles de bureaux forçait le Parlement à s'installer à Montréal, où la législature ouvrait le 28 novembre 1844. Plus de 160 ans plus tard, les gouvernements fédéral et provincial ont désigné Kingston comme première capitale du Canada. Grâce au travail acharné de M. Ian Milne et de Mme Margaret Angus, les instigateurs de la Journée de la première capitale, depuis cinq ans, on célèbre avec beaucoup d'enthousiasme le choix de Kingston comme première capitale du Canada. 1, record 1, French, - Journ%C3%A9e%20de%20la%20premi%C3%A8re%20capitale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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