Madam Speaker, this confusion comes up all the time. It is important to remember that many cities in Canada have been named as cultural capitals and were not celebrating a historic anniversary. Unfortunately for Trois-Rivières, as it turns out, it so happens that the city is celebrating its 375th anniversary in the same year it is a cultural capital.
But one thing does not preclude the other. Mayor Lévesque was quoted as thanking the government for the $2 million the city had received as a cultural capital and added that this title would allow the city to finance a whole series of cultural activities in the context of the 375th anniversary. I believe the quote has the same meaning in French and English.
“In the context” simply means that the 375th anniversary is happening in 2009.