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PR 111 2022 ARDR Calgary Unveils Marker of Rizal Airdrie

20 June 2022, Ottawa. Ambassador Rodolfo D. Robles joined National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Executive Director Carminda Arevalo, Consul General Zady Patron of the Philippine Consulate General in Calgary, Alberta Minister of Culture Ron Orr, Associate Minister for Immigration and Multiculturalism Muhammad Yaseen, and Airdrie Mayor Peter Brown in unveiling the historical marker of Dr. Jose Rizal Monument in Nose Creek, Airdrie, Alberta. It coincided with the 161st birth anniversary of the Philippine national hero and the celebratiion of Filipino Heritage Month across Canada.

The monument was erected through the generous support of different major supporters and brick donors and unveiled to the public on 23 October 2021.  This was a project of the Philippine Consulate General in Calgary.