Book review: The capture of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 is the defining battle of Canada’s Great War. The erection of the country’s national memorial on those shell-cratered heights, unveiled in 1936 before thousands of veterans, contributed to the legend of Vimy as a critical moment in the country’s history.
This presentation introduces participants to WitnessBlanket.ca and offers ways for educators to walk alongside their students on their pathways of reconciliation.
This presentation focuses on how the Musée de la civilisation team established a new permanent exhibition to include the words of people who are often under-represented in this type of exhibition.
Book review: Of all the costly scandals and taxpayer-funded boondoggles in recent New Brunswick history, only one elicits a wistful sigh or a hint of pride. That was the Bricklin, the 1970s-era sports car built in the province and shepherded into existence by two iconoclastic men decidedly of their time.
SSHEAN founder Heather E. McGregor encourages thoughtful engagement with the environment through her research and experience — and offers words of wisdom about living in the Anthropocene.
Tanya McCallum shares her passion for teaching young people the value of environmental stewardship — while also finding common ground between Indigenous and Western perspectives.
Historian and photographer Pierre Lahoud presents his award-winning photographs and explains what can be learned by looking at the land from a "bird's-eye view."
Book Review: When 14,000 striking workers at the Inco nickel mine and smelter in Sudbury, Ont., put down their tools on Sept. 24, 1958, they unexpectedly ushered in a new era in Canadian labour history.
