Chinese Canadian communities to celebrate 150th anniversary of Confederation

Vancouver, BC – Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017!  This is a historic moment with the power to bring people and communities together as we celebrate our heritage, values and our sense of pride and attachment to Canada.

Organized by Chinese Canadian communities in 8 cities across the country, including Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary and Vancouver, the Legacy 150 Celebrations Society took initiative in organizing the Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration project, which proposes a series of regional drumming events which will occur simultaneously across Canada, to form a dynamic National Drumming Event occurring on Canada Day, July 1, 2017.  The society hopes to capture and engage the participation of 500,000 Canadians to drum together to celebrate Canada’s unity in diversity and at the same time, to set a Guinness Book of World Records milestone.

Currently, the Project has received support from over 200 community organizations across Canada, including Port of Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Foundation and Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Initial Project Launch for Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration
Date: Friday, November 25, 2016
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Place: Choi Hall, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Social Service Centre – Dr. Dorothy Lam Building
28 West Pender Street, Vancouver

Legacy 150 Celebrations Society

Incorporated in October 2016, the Legacy 150 Celebrations Society is a non-profit organization specifically formed to undertake the responsibility for executing and implementing all aspects of Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Project.

The purpose of the Society is to educate and to celebrate Canada’s diversity, harmony, and inclusiveness by organizing, supporting, and delivering activities and events which detail, promote, and advance the history, culture, and contributions of Canada’s citizenry, in particular its indigenous population and its peoples of colour and differing ethnicities.

Project Committee Structure

The Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Project National Committee is comprised of nine major Chinese Canadian organizations, which several of them have entities located between

Atlantic Halifax and Pacific Vancouver, with representatives forming seven Regional Committees across Canada. Through the development of this project, diverse agencies and communities from across Canada have already become engaged to participate in a unique celebration created to overcome geographical and historical silos to lend their “drumming voice” to celebrate Canadian unity.

The National Committee is formed by representatives from the following agencies and organizations:

• Army Navy & Air Forces Veterans in Canada, Pacific Unit # 280
• Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver
• Chinese Canadian Military Veterans Museum Society
• Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver
• Chinese Freemasons of Vancouver
• U.C.C.E.S.S.
• Vancouver Chinatown Merchants Association
• Wong’s Benevolent Association – Hon Hsing Athletic Club
• World Chinese Business Association of Canada (BC)
• Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Atlantic (Halifax) Regional Committee
• Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Quebec (Montreal) Regional Committee
• Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Ontario (Toronto) Regional Committee
• Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Ontario (Ottawa) Regional Committee
• Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Manitoba (Winnipeg) Regional Committee
• Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Saskatchewan (Regina) Regional Committee
• Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Alberta (Calgary) Regional Committee

National Committee Elected Chair:

– Mr. Richard K. Wong, World Chinese Business Association of Canada

National Committee Vice-Chairs:

– Mr. James Chu, Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver

– Mrs. Maggie Ip, S.U.C.C.E.S.S.

– Mr. King Wan, Chinese Canadian Military Veterans Museum Society

Representatives of 7 Regional Committees:

– Mr. Eric Yeung, Committee Chair, Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Atlantic

(Halifax) Regional Committee

– Mr. Jack W. Lee, Committee Chair, Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Quebec

(Montreal) Regional Committee

– Mr. Tom Leung, Hon. Chair, Mr. Carson Ho, Committee Co-Chair & Secretary, Mr. Benedict Leung, Mr. John Leung & Ms. Winnie Fung, Committee Co-Chairs, Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Ontario (Toronto) Regional Committee

– Mr. Jason Zhang, Committee Chair, Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Ontario (Ottawa) Regional Committee

– Ms. Eva Luk, Committee Chair, Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Manitoba (Winnipeg) Regional Committee

– Mr. Nelson Eng, Committee Chair, Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Saskatchewan (Regina) Regional Committee

– Dr. Eugene Chieng, Committee Co-Chair & Secretary, Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration Alberta (Calgary) Regional Committee

The National Committee (headquartered in Vancouver), along with seven Regional Committees across Canada will coordinate the project, provide leadership and support, including promotional and collateral materials, and the production of the national drumming event.