Newfoundland and Labrador is featured prominently as Parks Canada has announced seven new National Historic Designations.

The National War Memorial on Duckworth Street, an ancient Innu travel route in Labrador and the German U-Boat Attacks at Bell Island are all being recognized.

The war memorial was unveiled in 1924 to recognize the service and sacrifice made by members of the Newfoundland Regiment in WWI. It is one of only two national war memorials in the country, Newfoundland having been a Dominion during the first and second world wars.

The Meshikamau-shipu Travel Route in Labrador runs approximately 330 km from Sheshatshiu to an area that is today part of the Smallwood Reservoir. The Travel Route represents about 3,500 years of Innu activity and tradition and includes camps as well as birth and burial locations.

70 lives were lost in 1942 when German U-boats sank four iron-ore carriers at the Dominion wharf at Bell Island. The four wrecks still lie where they sank and have become popular diving sites.

The sites were chosen to honour diverse aspects of Canada’s history and commemorate Indigenous, archaeological, urban planning, military and environmental history.