Historical Village is open daily until Aug 30, 2026! Visit Gasoline Alley Museum, the Heritage Plaza shops, dine in The Selkirk and the Railway Café, attend special Spring events or make event and private bookings. Click here for operation updates.
Historical Village is open daily until Aug 30, 2026! Visit Gasoline Alley Museum, the Heritage Plaza shops, dine in The Selkirk and the Railway Café, attend special Spring events or make event and private bookings. Click here for operation updates.
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April 30, 2025
On July 1, 2024, at 9 a.m., Heritage Park celebrates Canada Day and kicks off
its 60th birthday celebrations with an in-person citizenship ceremony for 50 new Canadian citizens. Held at the park’s Gasoline Alley Museum, this momentous occasion will be presided over by Patrick Jarvis, Order of Canada, with Nidhin Koz of Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipCanada (IRCC) serving as the Clerk of the Ceremony.
Who: Heritage Park, with the following distinguished guests and officials:
● Presiding Official: Patrick Jarvis, Order of Canada
● Clerk of Ceremony: Nidhin Koz
● Special guests:
o Cst. Candace Harris, RCMP
o Frank Turning Robe, Indigenous Elder
o Shuvaloy Majumdar, MP for Calgary Heritage
o Nagwan Al-Guneid, MLA for Calgary Glenmore
o Mahum Tariq, Talent Manager, Heritage Park
o Vern Overdevest, CBSA Officer
o Trevis Hanson, Pipe Major
● 50 new Canadian citizens
When: July 1st, 2024, at 9 a.m.
Where: Mezzanine level of Gasoline Alley Museum, Heritage Park — 1900 Heritage Drive
S.W., Calgary, AB, T2V 2X3
Program Highlights:
● 8:15 a.m.: Arrival and registration of candidates and guests
● 9 a.m.: Opening of the ceremony
● 9:22 a.m.: Administration of the Oath of Citizenship
● 9:41 a.m.: Presentation of certificates and congratulatory remarks
Additional Information:
● The ceremony will be conducted in English.
● Refreshments will be available for media and guests.
For more information, please contact:
Carissa Pillay
Special Events Manager, Heritage Park
403-268-8633
cpillay@heritagepark.ca
Pam Taylor
Director, Marketing and Communications, Heritage Park
403-519-3409
ptaylor@heritagepark.com
About Heritage Park Historical Village
For 60 years, Heritage Park has been proud to be one of Canada’s leading living history museums. The Park is located on Treaty 7 territory, respecting the history, languages and cultures of the nations on whose traditional land we reside. A registered charity, Heritage Park receives hundreds of thousands of guests from around the world every year. A key contributor to the tourism landscape of Alberta since 1964, Heritage Park is an immersive educational and community hub, telling the diverse stories of the multicultural history of Western Canada.
1900 Heritage DR. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500
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