About us
The Plains of Abraham are part of the Battlefields Park, which also includes the Des Braves Park. This historic urban park was the scene of the great battles of 1759 and 1760 between French and British forces. Since 1908, the National Battlefields Commission, an agency of the Canadian government, has been overseeing its conservation and development.
The Commission
The National Battlefields Commission is a federal government agency under the portfolio of the Minister of Canadian Heritage. The Act creating the National Battlefields Commission (NBC) was passed on March 17, 1908.
Values
- Creativity
- Respect and goodwill
- Team work
- Environment
- Rigour
The commissioners, including the Chairperson, are appointed by the Governor in Council. They serve without remuneration, but are entitled to receive their actual disbursements for expenses legitimately incurred by them in the discharge of their powers or duties under an Act respecting the National Battlefields at Quebec.
- Jean Robert, Chairperson
- Ellen Yifan Chen, Commissioner
- Sophie Gagnon, Commissioner
- André L. Potvin, Commissioner
- Nathalie Letendre, Commissioner
- Jean Vincent, Commissioner
- André Simard, Commissioner
The objectives of the National Battlefields Commission are to develop the five main components - historic, cultural, recreational, natural and scientific - of National Battlefields Park.
James Haberlin, Acting Secretary & CEO and Chief Financial Officer
Anne Chouinard, Acting Assistant Secretary & CEO and Assistant Director, Institutional Affairs
Katherine Laflamme, Marketing & Development Manager
Nathalie Rhéaume, Operations and Sustainable Development Manager
Stéphane Roy, Director, Museum Services
The Plans, Reports, and Policies are available on the National Battlefields Commission's institutional website.
