Cope (as the kids say 😄). The Canadian Crown and the heritage associated with it is here to stay and there's nothing you can do about it...from wherever you are... #canada #cdnpoli #cdnhist #cdncrown

This was easily one of the toughest things I've ever had to write. A big thank you to the Journal of NB Studies for inviting me to write this: 'A Tribute to Bill Parenteau: On the Importance of His Work to New Brunswick History.' journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/JNBS… #envhist #cdnhist

We are at the Ottawa Regional Heritage Fair today! Congratulations to all of the students on their incredible projects!

#HeritageFair #HistoricalThinking #StudentInquiry #HistoricalInquiry #CdnHist #CdnHist Edu #HistoryTeacher

What a terrific initiative! #cdnhist

Waiting months if not years to fulfill research requests in support of Indigenous legal claims is not just reconciliation delayed, it is, in many cases, reconciliation denied. #cdnhist #trc Pascale St-Onge

'The origin of a national highway goes back to 1912 when a group of early automobile enthusiasts gathered at Alberni on Vancouver Island to kick off a campaign in support of what they called a “Canadian Highway.' - Daniel Francis

niche-canada.org/2012/09/11/ope…

#cdnhist

April, 1958, Canadian Home Journal. He went on after this to win a gigantic majority. #cdnpoli #cdnhist #Magazine

2024 is our twentieth anniversary!

We invite everyone to submit mini reflections and memories and propose posts and events to mark this occasion. More info:

niche-canada.org/2024/04/29/nic…

#envhist #histgeog #envhum #cdnhist

New Comment:

'Fascinating story and film. A very special man. I hope someone carries on with his work. Thank you very much for the article and documentary.' - Scott

niche-canada.org/2022/07/25/stu…

#cdnhist #envhist #extraterrestrial

Circa mid/late 1950s Northland Navigation travel poster for their Alaska and British Columbia Cruises. Northland Navigation was in operation 1944-1976. #alaska history #alaska #cdnhist #bchist

Call for Papers – Middle Atlantic and New England Council for Canadian Studies
Conference in Plymouth, Massachusetts
8-9 November 2024
Deadline: 1 May 2024

niche-canada.org/2024/04/22/cal…

#envhist #twitterstorians #cdnstudies #cdnhist

In the same conflagration, its 24,000 volume #library went up in smoke. #BookHistory #CdnHist #GLAM

Beginning in one hour! Join us to reflect on our org's past 20 years. We'd love to have input from the audience!

NiCHE at 20: Cultivating Community in Environmental History
Wednesday, April 24, 1PM ET / 5PM GMT
Register on Zoom here: niche-canada.org/2024/04/09/onl…

#envhist #cdnhist

Historical Memory Loss: What's Happened to the Story of Canada imparted in Anglo-Canadian Schools? My latest drawn from the latest Macdonald-Laurier Institute research commentary. What are high school students learning about their own country? #cdnpoli #cdnhist
educhatter.wordpress.com/2024/04/24/his…

'The closure of the cod fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador was the most devastating mass layoff in Canadian history. And its impacts are still being felt to this day.' - CANADALAND Commons

canadaland.com/podcast/work-6…

#envhist #cdnhist #labourhistory

Henry Lord Viscount Melville ⚓ Lochhead comes across as a self-publicist who rode a wave of a racial moral panic & exposed the intellectual shallowness of Canadian politicians, historical profession and media class. #Dundas #Cdnhist

'Then I begin to sink into a sea of nostalgic recollections: joining protest marches against the Vietnam War in the summer of 1970 ... ' - Graeme Wynn

niche-canada.org/2020/04/22/ear…

#envhist #cdnhist #earthday

Century of climbers' notes from alpine shelter offer glimpse of changing peaks #envhist #climatehist #cdnhist cbc.ca/newsinteractiv…

The recording of the 2024 David Neufeld Memorial Lecture is now available to watch on our website & on YouTube.

The 2024 lecture featured a moderated discussion about the Tr’ondëk-Klondike UNESCO World Heritage Site designation.

niche-canada.org/2024/04/24/202…

#yukon #cdnhist #envhist

#ArborDay 'is historically important because it marks the first large-scale attempt to raise public consciousness about the crucial importance of trees...' - Jack Little

niche-canada.org/2020/05/07/arb…

#envhist #cdnhist #foresthistory