Building Links Between Capitals, Between Canadians
Building Links Between Capitals, Between Canadians
Capital cities across Canada celebrate their heritage through
important public sites like the City Hall Park, which
commemorates the importance of mining and mining exploration
to the development of Yellowknife. Ahead on the walking trail,
the claim post celebrates the role of the prospectors, which the
surface diamond drill depicts the importance of exploration
drilling in assessing properties. The many holes in the outcrop
on which the diamond drill sits were made by jackleg drills
(pluggers) during the annual July 1st mining contests held in the
1940s, 50s, and 60s. Unlike diamond drilling, which is done to
uncover core samples, plugger holes are used for blasting.
Today, mining continues to play a significant role in
Yellowknife's social and economic fabric.
In Ottawa, Canadian heritage is highlighted on Confederation
Boulevard, the Capital's discovery router. Then National CApital
Commission (NCC) which is responsible for the development
and preservation of Confederation Boulevard, has donated the
benches, lamp posts, and receptacles in this resta area. They are
identical to furniture found along Confederation Boulevard.
The NCC promotes national unity by preserving the heritage of
Canada and by celebrating important symbolic links between
Canada's Capital and other capital cities of Canada. This NCC
donation strengthens historic links between the two sites,
reminding citizens here and in the Nation's Capital of our
common Canadian ties.
Submitted by Darren Platt