Greetings All. The following message is, for the most part, self-explanatory. A brief cruise through the information it directs us to would make it appear that genealogy and family history has been overlooked as part of our 'heritage'. The electronic survey may give us the opportunity to make the bureaucrats aware that we feel genealogy and family history to be a very important part of our 'heritage'. I for one intend to study the information to which this posting refers and to complete the survey. I intend to make full use of the 'Comments' section to reiterate that Heritage Minister Sheila Copps has publicly voiced her support for public access to Historic Census records. I will also make the point that we feel that Ms. Copps and her Ministry should make every effort to further efforts to achieve that goal. I encourage all to take full advantage of this opportunity. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Fisher" <robandsheila@home.com> To: <NewBrunswick-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:49 AM Subject: [NB-L] Dept. of Canadian Heritage consultation This public consultation on heritage policy by the Department of Canadian Heritage was posted on the archival mailing list. The genealogical community should also take advantage of this opportunity to tell the federal government what it would like to see done in the future. Pass this to other genealogical lists if you like. Discussion paper: http://www.pch.gc.ca/consultations2001/pubs/english.htm Welcome to the electronic consultation on heritage. As part of a "Dialogue with Canadians", the Department of Canadian Heritage is consulting with Canadians and heritage communities. This "dialogue" aims at contributing, on a long term basis, to the development of new directions for federal heritage policy in Canada. The main goal of the electronic consultation is to allow for the largest number of citizens and interested organisations to submit their comments. How to participate in the e-consultation? It is suggested that you read the document Canadians and their Heritage: Some Trends, Issues and Ideas before responding to the questions. You are also invited to submit comments on any other aspect of heritage that is of interest to you. Your contribution will enrich the ongoing dialogue. The e-consultation will end on November 30, 2001. There are two sections to this questionaire: the first is for your identification, and the second is for your answers or comments to the questions. If you have questions or if you wish to obtain additional information regarding the consultation, you can communicate with: Consultations2001@pch.gc.ca Tel: 819-997-8112 or Tel: 819-997-7706 Fax: 819-997-8533 Questionaire http://www.pch.gc.ca/consultations2001/comments.htm This questionaire is also available in the following two formats: a.. On-line Version b.. PDF Version c.. HTML Version Each generation passes something of its experience on to those who follow. A culture lives and is enlivened by those who experience it as well as by those whose lives help shape it." A Sense of Place - A Sense of Being: The Evolving Role of the Federal Government in Support of Culture in Canada. Ninth Report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, June 1999. http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoComDoc/36/1/CHER/Studies/Reports/cherrp09-e.ht m --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/1/2001 ==== NewBrunswick Mailing List ==== Tip of the Week To Search the NB-List Archives visit: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=NewBrunswick To Browse the Nb-List Archives visit: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/newbrunswick