Be certain to read The Hill Times -- lots of information -- Muriel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leland Harvie" <lharvie@ca.inter.net> To: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 12:28 PM Subject: [CCC] More media coverage Ottawa to release genealogists' delight Last Updated Mon, 04 Jul 2005 11:11:52 EDT CBC News History buffs across the country are eagerly anticipating the release of personal census records kept secret for close to 100 years. http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/07/04/genealogy-050704.html The Hill Times Census records to be released An all-party agreement saw through the passage of S-18, the Federal Census Bill, bringing to a close a near decade-long battle to release the historical records gathered in censuses taken from 1911 to 2001. The bill, which received Royal Assent last week, brings to an end a long and bitter feud between federal officials at Statistics Canada and genealogical associations and researchers who have vainly tried for years to access the records. [If line splits, just click on middle of it, please] http://www.thehilltimes.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=/2005/july/4/whistle/&c=1