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Canada Post wishes Canadians “Hanukkah Same’ah” with new stamp
Colourful issue honours the Jewish Festival of Lights
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MONTRÉAL – Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of Kislev, the third month of the Jewish calendar year, and lasts for eight days. In 2019, the festival occurs from nightfall on December 22 until nightfall on December 30. Canada Post is issuing this stamp today, well in advance of the celebration, so that Canadians can make their Hanukkah cards and other mail more festive.
Designed by Lionel Gadoury of Context Creative, this stamp – honouring the Jewish Festival of Lights – explores the relationship between light and dark. Combining a stylized menorah with layered patterns and nuanced hues that range from bright yellow to deep purple, the intent is to evoke a sense of reflection and contemplation.
One of the most widely observed Jewish holidays, Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of Judaism’s holiest site, the Temple in Jerusalem, in the second century BCE, after the Jewish people fought and regained their religious freedom. The seven-branched Temple menorah was required to stay lit at all times; however, after the battle, there was enough sanctified oil to last only one day. Miraculously, that small amount burned for the eight days it took to harvest, press and transport a new supply – which is why the kindling of a menorah, adding another light each day, is central to Hanukkah celebrations.
The Hanukkah stamp issue is available in booklets of 10 stamps at Canada Post retail outlets and online at canadapost.ca/shop.
Postes Canada souhaite une joyeuse Hanoukka aux Canadiens avec un nouveau timbre
La vignette colorée souligne la fête juive des Lumières
MONTRÉAL – D’une durée de huit jours, Hanoukka est célébrée à partir du 25e jour de Kislev, troisième mois du calendrier hébraïque. En 2019, le festival commence au coucher du soleil le 22 décembre et prend fin au coucher du soleil le 30 décembre. Postes Canada émet le timbre aujourd’hui, bien avant la célébration, pour que les Canadiens puissent égayer leurs cartes et leurs autres envois.
Conçu par Lionel Gadoury de Context Creative, le timbre, qui célèbre la fête juive des Lumières, explore la relation entre la lumière et l’obscurité. Mêlant une menorah stylisée avec des cercles superposés de teintes allant du jaune vif au violet foncé, la vignette invite à la réflexion et à la contemplation.
L’une des fêtes juives les plus observées, Hanoukka commémore la réinauguration du site le plus saint du judaïsme, le Temple de Jérusalem, au deuxième siècle avant notre ère, après que le peuple juif eut combattu pour regagner sa liberté religieuse. La menorah à sept branches du Temple devait rester allumée en tout temps; toutefois, après la bataille, il ne restait qu’une fiole contenant assez d’huile consacrée pour brûler une journée. Par miracle, la petite quantité d’huile a duré huit jours, le temps nécessaire pour réapprovisionner les stocks – c’est pourquoi l’allumage d’une nouvelle branche d’une menorah chaque jour est au cœur des célébrations de Hanoukka.
Le timbre sur Hanoukka est offert en carnets de 10 dans les points de vente au détail de Postes Canada et en ligne à postescanada.ca/magasiner.
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[press release]
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up their December holiday mail with festive stamps. This year, Canada Post continues the tradition – and mailers can choose stamps depicting a variety of seasonal imagery.
your holiday mail.
Vancouver, raconte l’histoire des Mages, ces sages de l’Orient qui auraient suivi une étoile brillante jusqu’à Bethléem pour apporter des présents au roi nouveau-né.
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WINNIPEG – Canada Post on November 6th issued a stamp marking the 150th anniversary of the Red River Resistance of 1869-70. It was a turbulent time when Métis rights were asserted, leading to negotiations that shaped the creation of Manitoba as a province.
And a closeup and enhancement of the list of names: 
employees, and a year-round employee payroll donation program. Funds go to organizations that operate in the province or territory in which they were raised.
Easter Seals Alberta, for its Camp Horizon Earth Program, an adaptive hiking program for kids with disabilities or medical conditions;
Unfortunately, some populations are threatened by habitat loss and human activity – making conservation efforts critical to their survival. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) has assessed polar bears and western populations of the grizzly bear as being of special concern. Polar bears are affected significantly by the loss of sea ice due to climate change, while grizzlies are dwindling in number due to human encroachment.
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LONGUEUIL, QUE. – Canada Post today issued two commemorative stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission that landed humans on the moon for the first time – and the Canadians who helped make it possible.
Jim Chamberlin was a leading figure in aircraft design in Canada before moving to the U.S. in 1959 to work for NASA. He became head of engineering for Project Mercury, the first human spaceflight program for the United States, and project manager and chief designer for the Gemini spacecraft that preceded Apollo. He helped determine the type of spacecraft that would transport the Apollo 11 astronauts and was one of the first at NASA to recognize that flying directly to the moon wasn’t the best option. Instead, Chamberlin favoured having a smaller landing module travel to lunar orbit attached to the main spacecraft, then descend to the moon’s surface and later reconnect with the main spacecraft. This approach, known as lunar orbit rendezvous, became fundamental to the Apollo program.
nada’s top aircraft engineers before being hired by NASA in 1959, Owen Maynard went on to head the Systems Engineering Division for the Apollo spacecraft program – effectively making him the chief engineer. He sketched early designs of the main Apollo command module and is credited as the person at NASA most responsible for the design of the lunar lander. He also served as Chief of the Mission Operations Division and was responsible for planning the sequence of missions that led to Apollo 11. Like Chamberlin, Maynard also played an important role in determining the safest way to reach and land on the moon.
The first legs to stand on the moon didn’t belong to Neil Armstrong – they were from Héroux Machine Parts Limited of Longueuil, Quebec. Now known as Héroux-Devtek, the company manufactured the spider-like landing gear legs on the lunar module to NASA’s specifications. The legs were also part of the launch platform that let Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lift off from the moon and reconnect with the main command module. Those legs remain on the moon at the Apollo 11 landing site, in an area known as the Sea of Tranquility.
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BURNABY, BC, April 18, 2019 /CNW/ – Canada Post invites you to the unveiling of the stamp commemorating the Vancouver Asahi baseball team on Wednesday, April 24. The baseball team, made up of Japanese-Canadians, was formed in 1914 and played until 1941.
BURNABY, B.C. – Canada Post today released a stamp that honours an amateur Japanese-Canadian baseball team that helped remove racial barriers through sport.
Kaye Kaminishi, a third baseman and the last surviving member of the Vancouver Asahi, helped unveil the stamp at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Ninety-seven today, he was joined by players from the Asahi Baseball Association, which was inspired by the original team.
Kaye Kaminishi, actor George Takei and current members of the Asahi team.
Takei and Kaminishi. Photos courtesy Pinpoint National Photography/Canada Post.
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Fusiliers Mont-Royal
Princess Louise Fusiliers
At the end of the 19th century, there were more than 1,400 covered bridges in rural communities across Canada. Today, only an estimated 140 remain.
Opened in 1901 and covered in 1922, New Brunswick’s Hartland Bridge is the longest of its kind in the world, spanning 391 metres. An engineering marvel, it boasts seven heavy-timber Howe trusses supported by six piers.
Also known as the Percy Bridge, Quebec’s Powerscourt Bridge, built in 1861, is one of Canada’s oldest covered bridges and the only known example of the McCallum inflexible arched-truss design that is still in existence.
The Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge, extending 152 metres from end to end, is Quebec’s longest covered bridge and one of its oldest. Built in 1898, it is unique in the province for its combination of Queen Post and Town lattice trusses.
Ontario’s last remaining historic covered bridge, the 60-metre West Montrose Bridge – opened in 1881 over the Grand River – features Howe trusses and louvered window openings.
British Columbia’s Similkameen River, was completed in 1907 and rebuilt in 1926 with its Howe trusses sheathed in wood panelling and cross-bracing exposed overhead. It was converted for automobile use in 1961. 
OTTAWA, June 17, 2019 /CNW/ – Built in a bygone era as vital transportation links spanning rivers, covered bridges are now also portals that invite the imagination back to the age of steam locomotives and horse-drawn buggies.
