tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68839791832249175552024-03-13T23:11:05.933-07:00family lineages and historyol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.comBlogger300125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-72789529995152215012014-10-24T07:59:00.001-07:002014-10-24T07:59:44.106-07:00Twenty-two winning videos about Canada's history<div class="content" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #323232; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.9090909957886px; line-height: 10px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 20px;">
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<b>Young filmmakers travel to <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ottawa</span> to celebrate their work</b></div>
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<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">WINNIPEG</span>, <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">October. 24, 2014</span> /Canada NewsWire/ - Twenty-two students from communities all across <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span> have earned themselves a trip to <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ottawa</span> to learn more about our nation's capital and our country's history.</div>
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The students were part of a group of over 150 that participated in the Young Citizens program, administered by<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada's</span> History Society, with the support of Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life and the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Take Charge program. The students were selected following their regional heritage fairs, and tasked with making a short video that demonstrated the historical significance of their topic. The videos were all posted online at YoungCitizens.ca and a public vote encouraged Canadians to watch and support their favourite student flicks. After a combined total of over 34,000 votes, a panel of judges selected twenty-two winners for this year's program.</div>
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The winners will receive a trip to <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ottawa</span> for the first <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada's</span> History Youth Forum from <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">October 31-November 2</span>, where they'll have a chance to visit some of <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada's</span> most important national sites. As part of the Youth Forum, the students will spend a morning at the Canadian War Museum sharing their projects together and deepening their knowledge of Canadian history.</div>
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This year's Youth Forum was also made possible by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Working Group on Cultural Engagement, which supports national collaborative initiatives that strengthen youth engagement in heritage and arts.</div>
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<b><i>The recipients of the 2014 Young Citizens program are:</i></b><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Abby Peterson</span></b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Rocky Mountain House, AB</span> — <i><span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span> & Titanic </i><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dominic Shoop</span></b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Okotoks, AB</span> —<i>The Flintlock Pistol</i><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dylan Lee</span></b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Vancouver, BC</span> — <i>The Chinese Head Tax</i><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Alexandra Mines</span></b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Vancouver, BC</span> — <i>Les Réfugiés Indésirables du <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span></i><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Jenna Allison</span>,</b> <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Winnipeg, MB</span> — <i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Nellie McClung</span></i><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Rachel Teller</span></b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Winnipeg, MB</span> — <i>Sir <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Frederick Banting</span></i><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Maude Couturier</span></b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Fredericton, NB</span> — <i>Les infirmières militaires canadiennes</i><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Emma Morehouse</span></b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lincoln, NB</span> — <i>Patrick Owens Covered Bridge</i><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Jasmine Rahman</span></b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">St. John's</span>, NL—<i>The Newfoundland Conscience: A History of Giving</i><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Jack Goldsworthy</span></b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Torbay, NL</span> —<i>Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: The Original Way of Life</i><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ben Strickland</span></b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bridgewater, NS</span> —<i>The Mosquito</i><b>Sam Rogers</b>, Lower <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Onslow, NS</span> — <i>The Black Devil's Brigade</i><b>Eastyn Klages</b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Chatsworth, ON</span> — <i>A Little Taste of Home</i><b>Paris Snake</b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Rama</span>, ON — <i>Residential Schools: The Intergenerational Impacts</i><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Karla McCallum</span>,</b> <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Charlottetown</span>, PEI —<i>The Journey of the Potato</i><b>Harrison Duffy,</b> <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Kinkora</span>, PEI — <i>History Of the PEI Railway</i><b>Élodie Chamberland</b>, Sainte-Hélène-de-<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Kamouraska, QC</span> — <i>La Seconde Guerre mondiale</i><b>Andréanne Girard-<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lemieux</span></b>, Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce, QC — <i>Reproduction de mocassins amérindiens</i><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dylan Donald</span></b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Regina, SK</span> <i>— Chuckwagon Racing</i><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ella Forrest</span></b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Regina, SK</span> — <i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">My Oma's</span> Story</i><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Duncan Snooks</span></b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Whitehorse</span>, YT— <i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Jacques Cartier</span></i><b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Maximilian Wanner</span></b>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Whitehorse, YT</span> — <i>North West Mounted Police</i></div>
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<b><i>Honourable mentions include:</i></b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lauren Bale</span>. <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">De Winton, AB</span> — <i>The Evolution Of Canadian Figure Skating</i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Amina Guo</span>. <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Vancouver, BC</span> —<i> Japanese Canadian internment</i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Olivia Richards</span>. <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Vancouver, BC</span> — <i>1961 train smoke eaters</i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Siya Johal</span>. <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Delta, BC</span> — <i>My Sikh Family History</i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Luke Harris</span>. <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">North Vancouver, BC</span> — <i><span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Vimy Ridge</span></i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Jacob Grant</span>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Winnipeg, MB</span> — <i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Andrew Charles Mynarski</span></i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Luke Battcock</span>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Paradise. NL</span> — <i>Gros Morne</i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Griffin Fancy</span>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bridgewater. NS</span> — <i>Prestigious Provo</i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Julia McNeaney</span>. ON — <i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ridley College</span></i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Turner Clarke</span>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Port Colborne</span>. ON — <i>The Wainfleet Bog</i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Clara Sismondo</span>. <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Kingston, ON</span> — <i>KCVI : a history</i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lise Charles</span>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Charlottetown</span>. PEI — <i>Un p</i><i>ė</i><i>cheur madelinot</i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Karine Champagne</span>, Saint-Honoré-de-<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Shenley. QC</span> — <i>Le patrimoine des Jésuites en Nouvelle-<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">France</span></i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Makayla Kaye</span>. <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Whitehorse, YT</span> — <i>Yukon First nation</i></div>
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To view the entries and contest winners, visit <a href="http://www.youngcitizens.ca/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.YoungCitizens.ca</a>.</div>
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<span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Joel Ralph</span>, Director of Programs at <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada's</span> History Society remarked, "Through the Young Citizens program, these students emerge as teachers and leaders in their community." He added, "They are committed to sharing their knowledge with others and ensuring that the past is not forgotten."</div>
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The students will also be recognized for their work at the <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada's</span> History Forum, a gathering of top historians, teachers, writers and heritage professionals that's held annually in conjunction with the Governor General's History Awards. This year's forum is taking place on <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Nov. 2</span> at the Canadian War Museum. The forum is free to attend online or in-person. Visit <a href="http://canadashistory.ca/Community/National-History-Forum" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">CanadasHistory.ca/HistoryForum</a> to register.</div>
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<b>About Heritage Fairs</b></div>
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<b>About Great West Life</b></div>
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<b><br /></b>Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions and serve the financial security needs of more than 12 million people across <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span>. Responsible and ethical management is an intrinsic value of the companies and is essential to long-term profitability and value creation. As an Imagine Caring Company supporting the principles of corporate citizenship and benchmarks for community investment established by Imagine Canada, the companies donate a minimum of one per cent of average pre-tax profits to non-profit, charitable and community organizations each year. Learn more about the organization's <a href="http://www.greatwestlife.com/001/Home/Corporate_Information/CorporateSocialResponsibility/index.htm" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">corporate social responsibility</a>.</div>
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<b>About <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada's</span> History Society</b></div>
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<b><br /></b><span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada's</span> History Society is a national charitable organization devoted to popularizing Canadian history. In addition to presenting the Governor General's History Awards and publishing <b><i><span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada's</span> History (formerly The Beaver)</i></b> magazine, as well as <b><i>Kayak: <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada's</span> History Magazine for Kids</i></b>, the Society also produces a number of educational and online programs to encourage more discovery, celebration, and understanding about our rich history and culture. More details can be found at <a href="http://www.canadashistory.ca/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.canadashistory.ca</a></div>
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<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">WINNIPEG</span>, <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">October 7, 2014</span> /Canada NewsWire/ - The community of <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Goderich, Ontario</span> is being celebrated nationally for ensuring that lives lost will be remembered for years to come. The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 Remembrance Committee came together in 2012 to plan a series of centennial remembrance events and activities to honour those who lost their lives in the greatest Canadian maritime disaster ever to occur on the Great Lakes. The storm of 1913, known as the 'White Hurricane,' battered the Great Lakes from <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">November 7</span><sup>th</sup> to 10<sup>th</sup> in 1913 and claimed 250 lives. </div>
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The Remembrance Committee designed activities around <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Goderich</span> to inspire others along the Huron lakeshore to undertake complementary events. In total, sixty-five collaborations were born that involved over 1,000 volunteers, numerous events that welcomed over 12,000 guests including sixty descendants of the disaster's victims. </div>
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For honouring the memory of those affected in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 and celebrating a former way of life that was central to the Great Lakes lakeshore communities, the Remembrance Committee is one of this year's recipients for the <b><i>2014 Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Community Programming</i></b>. </div>
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The francophone recipient is La Société historique du <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Cap-Rouge</span> for their project "Le Centenaire du <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tracel de Cap-Rouge</span>."</div>
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Harbord Village Residents' Association for Harbord Village Oral History Project.</div>
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Living History Multimedia Association for A Desert Between Us & Them: Raiders, Traitors, and Refugees in the War of 1812.</div>
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Université Concordia (<span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ronald Rudin</span>, <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Philip Lichti</span>, et al.) for <i>Le retour des voix au parc national <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Kouchibouguac</span></i>.</div>
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On <b><span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Monday, November 3</span><sup>rd</sup> at <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">11:30 a.m.</span>,</b> His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span>, will honour the recipients for their achievements and contributions to furthering interest in and understanding of our history and heritage. </div>
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<b>Media are invited to attend the 2014 Governor General's History Awards. Please contact </b><a href="mailto:rsvp@gg.ca" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>rsvp@gg.ca</b></a><b> to confirm attendance.</b></div>
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Announcements continue throughout the coming week and profiles of all the recipients will be available at:<a href="http://www.canadashistory.ca/Awards" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">CanadasHistory.ca/Awards</a>.</div>
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The Governor General's History Awards bring together community and museum organizations, students, teachers, historians, writers and media producers to celebrate as well as learn from each other. The day prior to the award ceremonies, recipients will participate in a public history forum at the Canadian War Museum. This year's forum is open to the public to attend onsite or online by registering at <a href="http://www.canadashistory.ca/HistoryForum" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.CanadasHistory.ca/HistoryForum</a>. </div>
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<b>About <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada's</span> History Society</b></div>
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<b><br /></b><span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada's</span> History Society is a <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Winnipeg</span>-based charitable organization devoted to popularizing Canadian history. In addition to publishing <b><i><span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada's</span> History (formerly The Beaver) </i></b>magazine, and <b><i>Kayak: <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada's</span> History Magazine for Kids</i></b>, the Society also produces the <b><i>Governor General's History Awards </i></b>to celebrate excellence in the field and encourage more discovery, celebrations and understanding about our rich history and culture. More details can be found at <a href="http://www.canadashistory.ca/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">CanadasHistory.ca</a>.</div>
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<b>About Spectra Energy</b></div>
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<b><br /></b>Spectra Energy Corp (NYSE: SE), a FORTUNE 500 company, is one of <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">North America's</span> premier natural gas infrastructure companies serving three key links in the natural gas value chain: gathering and processing, transmission and storage, and distribution. For more than a century, Spectra Energy and its predecessor companies have developed critically important pipelines and related infrastructure connecting natural gas supply sources to premium markets.</div>
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Based in <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Houston, Texas</span>, the company's operations in <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">the United States</span> and <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span> include more than 19,000 miles of transmission pipeline, approximately 305 billion cubic feet of storage, as well as natural gas gathering and processing, natural gas liquids and local distribution operations. The company also has a 50 percent ownership in DCP Midstream, one of the largest natural gas gatherers and processors in <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">the United States</span>. Spectra Energy is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indexes and the Carbon Disclosure Project's Global 500 and S&P 500 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Indexes. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.spectraenergy.com/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.spectraenergy.com</a>.</div>
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GUELPH, Ontario June 12, 2014 - University of Guelph News Release - Nearly 40 years after the last Conversat ball took place at the University of Guelph, the grand party returns this month during the University of Guelph’s 50th anniversary celebrations.</div>
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The Conversat ball will bring together some 800 guests for a reception and dinner on Johnston Green and six entertainment venues after the dinner across campus. The evening will conclude with fireworks on Johnston Green at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_528275065" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">midnight</span></span> and late-night music and dancing at the Bullring.</div>
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Conversat, meaning “meeting for conversation,” began as a social in 1904. Decades later, it evolved into an evening ball.</div>
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“The 2014 Conversat will be the signature event of the year, involving all of the colleges and many units from across campus,” said Maureen Mancuso, chair of the university’s 50th-anniversary celebration committee.</div>
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“We felt there was no greater way to pay tribute to the history of the University than by reviving a central feature with the ball. After, we’ll give guests the opportunity to travel between eras and continents. We think this will be the highlight of Alumni Weekend, and we’re delighted to have so many people attending.”</div>
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The Conversat ball gala dinner is already sold out.</div>
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Tickets are still available for six evening entertainment venues: British music from the 1960s; a Casablanca-themed big band event; jazz at a 1920s-style Speakeasy; a beatnik coffee house; a ‘70s and ’80s dance party; and a futuristic galaxy with funk music.</div>
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Each venue will have entertainment arranged in 45-minute sets, a complimentary signature drink, savories and sweets.</div>
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“We have designed the program so that guests will be able to attend each venue without missing anything,” said Conversat organizer Sue Bennett, director of university and community relations.</div>
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“We have a dedicated team of staff and volunteers who are excited about this night, and they are looking forward to celebrating Guelph’s rich history and culture with our guests and alumni.” </div>
ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-20036990912507279992014-04-17T07:41:00.002-07:002014-04-17T07:41:56.768-07:00Remembering the Real Winnie: The World's Most Famous Bear Turns 100<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">TORONTO</span>, Ontario <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">April 17, 2014</span> /Canada NewsWire/ - Did you know that the world's most famous literary bear - Winnie-the-Pooh - was inspired by a real Canadian bear? This fall, a new exhibition will celebrate the 100<sup>th </sup>anniversary of this remarkable true story.</div>
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At the onset of the First World War, a Canadian soldier and veterinarian named <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Harry Colebourn</span> made a pit stop at the train station in <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">White River, Ontario</span> where he met a trapper that was selling a bear cub. An animal lover, the Captain bought the cub for <span class="xn-money" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">$20</span>, and named her Winnie, after his hometown of <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Winnipeg</span>. Winnie traveled overseas with Colebourn's regiment, becoming a proud mascot and beloved friend to the other soldiers. When it became time to go to the front lines in <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">France</span>, Colebourn donated Winnie to the London Zoo in <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">England</span>, where she became the inspiration for author <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">A.A.Milne's</span> Winnie-the-Pooh.</div>
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"The story of Harry and Winnie is a love story set against a very dark time in history and is a powerful reminder of the impact that one small loving gesture can have in this world," said <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lindsay Mattick</span>, <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Harry Colebourn's</span> great granddaughter. "Winnie has played an important role in many people's childhoods and I am very excited to get to share the historical items that bring to life the real tale behind the fictional ones."</div>
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The new exhibition entitled, <i>Remembering the Real Winnie: The World's Most Famous Bear Turns 100 </i>will open to the public at <span class="xn-org" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ryerson University</span> on <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">October 25</span><sup>th</sup>, 2014 and run until <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">November 15</span><sup>th</sup>, 2014. It will explore the themes of veterinary practice during World War I; military life at camp and at the front; as well as the genesis and popular legacy of Winnie-the-Pooh. The central feature of the exhibition will be Harry's never before displayed wartime diaries which will provide the narrative through-line; they will be displayed at intervals throughout the exhibition in order to carry the viewer from 1914 when Harry leaves for <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">England</span> to 1919 when he donates Winnie to the London Zoo. The exhibition will also feature items from the Colebourn family collection such as Harry's veterinary tools and photographs.</div>
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"Literary and Canadian history were forever changed in a moment when <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Harry Colebourn</span> made his historic purchase," said <span class="xn-org" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ryerson</span> President <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sheldon Levy</span>. "We are thrilled to be exploring the cultural significance of that moment in a way that only <span class="xn-org" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ryerson</span> can - through an innovative approach that allows our various departments to collaborate and bring to this collection to life in a way that is thought provoking and meaningful." </div>
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The exhibition, which will be hosted by the Ryerson School of Image Arts and the Modern Literature and Culture Research Centre, is the result of a multi-disciplinary team that has explored the history through multiple perspectives. </div>
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Beyond the exhibition, the history of Harry and Winnie will be explored in an upcoming children's book (to be released in 2015 by Little Brown in the U.S., <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Harper Collins</span> in <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span>). Film rights to the book have been acquired by <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hollywood</span> production company RatPac Entertainment. </div>
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<b>Exhibition Teaser Video: </b><a href="http://youtu.be/V5aOQfsCeU0" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/V5aOQfsCeU0</a></div>
ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-14466969618601886732014-04-09T11:59:00.000-07:002014-04-09T11:59:15.309-07:00Parks Canada and Canadian Canoe Museum Consider Potential Relocation of Museum to Peterborough Lift Lock<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Collaboration would boost tourism and sustainability</i></div>
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<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">OTTAWA</span>, Ontario <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">April 9, 2014</span> /Canada NewsWire/ - Parks Canada and the Canadian Canoe Museum are exploring an innovative idea of relocating the museum to the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site on the Trent-Severn Waterway as a way to boost the tourism and revenue potential for both organizations.</div>
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The construction of a new museum at this location would consolidate two significant tourism and recreation destinations in the region and offer enhanced opportunities for Canadian families, including the opportunity to better explore the canoe's history in <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span> and enjoy the diverse water-related programming and associated activities that can be offered by the museum at this historic location.</div>
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Parks <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span> and the Canoe Museum will now enter into detailed negotiations to determine the terms of the potential partnership. This joint project would aim to increase visitation and offer new opportunities that would support each organization's mandate and their financial sustainability.</div>
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This project demonstrates the Government of <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada's</span> commitment to work with partners and communities to help canals be a premier tourism destination, generate revenue, foster recreation and economic development, and ultimately build strong communities and support Canadian families. For the Canoe Museum, this initiative represents the potential fulfillment of a long-cherished aspiration - the relocation to a new water-based site that will enable wider and more extensive programming.</div>
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<b>Quick Facts</b></div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Parks <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span> and the Canadian Canoe Museum have signed a Letter of Intent to formalize their collaboration.<br /></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Canadian Canoe Museum Redevelopment Project Feasibility Study identified the Parks Canada location as the preferred destination for the new Museum.<br /></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">This initiative would bring new economic growth with new construction projects as well as create additional employment and business opportunities for the Trent-Severn Waterway. The construction of the new museum may include a building of 80,000 square feet and space for a gift shop, a restaurant and a meeting room facility to accommodate up to 250 people.<br /></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The relocation of the museum at the Lock 21-Perborough Lift Lock historical site would unite two of <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Peterborough's</span>major tourism attractions, providing water access for the museum's programming activities as well as preserve Canadian heritage of canoes and other related watercraft.</li>
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"The collaboration of Parks Canada with the Canadian Canoe Museum demonstrates our government's support for creating quality tourism and recreation opportunities on the Trent-Severn Waterway that will lead to stronger communities, opportunities for families and ultimately more sustainable canal operations."</div>
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<i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Leona Aglukkaq</span>, <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada's</span> Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada</i></div>
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"We are delighted to be collaborating with Parks Canada to bring the Canadian Canoe Museum and its nationally significant collection and related programs to the water. The Peterborough Lift Lock location allows us to unite two of<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Peterborough's</span> major tourism attractions, providing water access and preserving the heritage of <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Peterborough</span> as the national 'shrine' celebrating canoes and other related watercraft."</div>
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<i><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ken Powell</span>, Chair, Board of Directors, Canadian Canoe Museum</i></div>
ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-64940487951672242562014-03-21T13:39:00.000-07:002014-03-21T13:39:26.961-07:00Commemorating a Father of Confederation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Government supports project that pays tribute to local historical personality Sir <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Charles Tupper</span></b></i></div>
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<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">PARRSBORO, Nova Scotia</span>, <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">March 21, 2014</span> /Canada NewsWire/ - The Government of <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span> has provided <span class="xn-money" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">$385,000</span> through the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program to support the restoration and renovation of the Ottawa House By-the-Sea Museum.</div>
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<span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Scott Armstrong</span>, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Social Development and Member of Parliament (<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Cumberland</span>-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley), announced the funding today on behalf of Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Shelly Glover.</div>
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With this support, the Parrsborough Shore Historical Society will commemorate the 100<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the death of Sir <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Charles Tupper</span> by updating the Museum, which was once his summer residence.</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sir <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Charles Tupper</span> purchased the Ottawa House for his summer home in 1871.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">In 1981, the Parrsborough Shore Historical Society purchased the historic property built in the 1770's to preserve and restore it. It now houses a museum with over 450 artifacts.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">It will be converted into an interactive museum dedicated to retelling the region's history.</li>
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<b>Quotes</b><br />"Our government is committed to supporting commemorative projects that provide communities with lasting reminders of the people and events that have been instrumental in shaping our country as we know it today."—Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages</div>
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"As a Father of Confederation, Sir <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Charles Tupper</span> has made an important contribution to this province and to <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span>, and it is fitting that he be remembered through the transformation of his summer home."<br />—Scott Armstrong, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Social Development and Member of Parliament (<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Cumberland</span>-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley)</div>
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"Dedicated volunteers have been working diligently for the last four years on the restoration of the Ottawa House and the modernization of its associated By-the-Sea Museum. The generous grant from the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program has given us a great boost—we can now complete this worthy community project."<br />—Colin Curleigh, President, Parrsborough Shore Historical Society</div>
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<b>Associated Links</b><br /><a href="http://pch.gc.ca/eng/1286366260223" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program</a><br /><a href="http://www.ottawahousemuseum.ca/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Ottawa House By-the-Sea Museum</a><br /><a href="http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/tupper_charles_14E.html" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Sir <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Charles Tupper</span></a></div>
ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-3515790180957862582014-03-20T13:27:00.001-07:002014-03-20T13:27:31.723-07:00Parks Canada Investing in Future of Historic Rideau Canal<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">
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<b><i>Rehabilitation of Poonamalie Dam to support continued animation of historic infrastructure</i></b></div>
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<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">SMITHS FALLS, Ontario</span>, <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">March 20, 2014</span> /Canada NewsWire/ - Gord Brown, Member of Parliament for Leeds-<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Grenville</span>, on behalf of Environment Minister <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Leona Aglukkaq</span> and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced today that Parks Canada is supporting communities and businesses along the Rideau Canada by investing up to <span class="xn-money" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">$7.5 million</span> over the next two years to rehabilitate the Poonamalie Dam and for ongoing preventative maintenance projects and visitor facilities across the Rideau Canada system.</div>
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For the Poonamalie project, Parks Canada is investing <span class="xn-money" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">$4.3 million</span> to rehabilitate the existing earth dam and reconstruct a waste weir to improve dam stability, visitor safety, and improve a service vehicle lane. Up to <span class="xn-money" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">$3.2 million</span>will also be invested over the next two years across the Rideau Canal for preventative maintenance projects and visitor facilities. The funding announced today is in addition to the 2014 Economic Action Plan to invest <span class="xn-money" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">$391.5 million</span> in funding for highways, bridges and dams in national parks and along historic canals. Details on this funding will come later.</div>
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These investments connect communities and ensure the infrastructure is safe and available to those who need it.</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Planning for the Poonamalie Dam Rehabilitation Project has now begun. A contract for the design of this project will be awarded shortly.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Poonamalie Dam, in the Rideau Lakes Township near <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Smiths Falls</span>, has been continuously maintained and monitored since the 19<sup>th</sup> century. Parks <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span> identified the dam for rehabilitation as part of its ongoing asset monitoring and recapitalization program on the Rideau Canal.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The work will be completed by <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">April 2017</span> and will not affect vessel traffic during the Rideau Canal's navigation season.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The reconstruction of the canal cut walls at Minnow Creek Waste Weir will reuse stone facing salvaged from the existing wall to correspond with the current aesthetic look.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Poonamalie Earth Dam retains water from the Big Rideau and Lower Rideau Lakes and contributes to<b> </b>Parks<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span> management of the water heading north from Poonamalie Lockstation to Ottawa Locks.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Parks <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span> is gearing up for a new summer season along its historic canals by offering boaters early bird special rates for their permits, which they can buy on-line until <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">March 31, 2014</span>, at <a href="http://www.parkscanada.gc.ca/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.parkscanada.gc.ca</a>.</li>
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"Our Government has made record investments to canals and we continue to work with our partners and communities to maintain the Rideau Canal as a navigable waterway, providing world-class experiences to visitors, which benefits communities and local businesses. These investments are integral in supporting economic development and families in the region."</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/cp-nr/release_e.asp?id=2081&andor1=nr" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Visitor Experience Opportunities Report for the Rideau Corridor Released</a></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/on/rideau/index.aspx" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Rideau Canal National Historic Site of <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span></a></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/cp-nr/release_e.asp?id=1991&andor1=nr" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Government of Canada Announces the Completion of Two Infrastructure Investments Along the Rideau Canal National Historic Site</a></li>
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>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2012.<a href="http://scout.wisc.edu/" target="_blank"> http://scout.wisc.edu/</a>ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-19239709433873249622014-03-13T09:20:00.001-07:002014-03-13T09:20:51.133-07:00The Treasures of Napoléon: A Rendez-Vous with History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">MONTREAL</span>, <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">March 13, 2014</span> /Canada NewsWire Telbec/ - From <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">May 16 to September 1</span>, the <b>Crypt of the Notre-Dame Basilica (Espace B)</b>,ordinarily closed to the visitors, will open to house the <b>Treasures of Napoléon</b> exhibition. More than 350 art objects that once belonged to the famous emperor will be on display, allowing the public an intimate look at the "Empire" style which characterized that historic era. Organized by Exhibits Development Group in cooperation with the Chalençon Collection in <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">France</span>, the exhibition is the largest of its kind ever to cross the Atlantic. For the occasion, the <b>Hon. <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Serge Joyal</span></b> will also be lending items from his personal collection.</div>
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"We are thrilled to be the hosts for this exhibition. Nothing like this has ever been seen on such a scale in <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">North America</span>," said <b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Yoland Tremblay</span></b>, executive director of the Fabrique de la paroisse <span class="xn-org" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Notre-Dame</span> de Montréal, at a press conference announcing the exhibition's arrival. The choice of the Crypt of the Notre-Dame Basilica to house the pieces is not without significance, as this masterpiece of architecture in <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Montreal</span> was built in Napoléon's time and, like him, it has stood the test of time as a privileged witness to history."</div>
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"I hope visitors will have as much pleasure as I do in discovering these aspects of the life of Napoléon I," said the<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Paris</span> collection's owner, <b>Pierre-Jean Chalençon</b>, who was in <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Montreal</span> for the occasion. "Ever since my childhood, I've been fascinated by this figure of mythical proportions. To enter into the world of Napoléon is also a way to understand the origins of the society we live in today."</div>
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"The figure of Napoléon has long stimulated Quebecers' imaginations, and continues to do so. Even nowadays, in various areas, in advertising and video games for instance, his image is exploited, as are his qualities as a military leader," said the <b>Hon. <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Serge Joyal</span></b>, author of Le mythe de Napoléon au <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span> français.</div>
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"It's quite a challenge to present this outstanding exhibition in an environment that's so full of history. It's an honour to be able to realize this project here in <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Montreal</span>," said the exhibition's designer, <b><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Geoffrey C. Curley</span></b> of Exhibits Development Group.</div>
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Paintings, sculptures, designs, prints and decorative art, including furniture, porcelain and tapestries, will combine to offer an authentic journey through the day-to-day environment of Napoléon. Four main areas illustrating the most significant aspects of the life of the little corporal who became Emperor will be presented:</div>
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<b>ARCHITECTURE</b>It was Napoléon's ambition to make <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">France</span> an empire in which grandiose architecture would express the scale and magnitude of his power. He was quick to appreciate that architects could assist in asserting his power both in the present and in the future. To make this vision a reality, he turned to the architects Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine and Charles Percier, who published their <i>Recueil de decorations intérieures</i> in 1801. The present exhibition includes a number of of their sketches and drawings.</div>
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<b>SCULPTURE</b>During this period, the Italian artist <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Antonio Canova</span> was the standard-bearer of the international neo-classical style. The Empress Joséphine and Grand Admiral Murat, Napoléon's brother-in-law, made it a point of honour to acquire some the most sumptuous works by the great Italian master, several which appear in this exhibition.</div>
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<b>DECORATIVE ARTS</b>Although Napoléon's policy had viewed the arts primarily as a tool in propaganda promoting an official image of his regime after 1796, as emperor he succeeded, by encouraging artists and craftsmen, in restoring the arts to their former glory, which the years of revolution had eroded.</div>
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<b>PAINTING</b>Neo-classicism also thrived in painting. The pre-eminent French painter of the era, <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Jacques-Louis David</span>, created one of the world's most important schools of painting, and under his influence the Empire style spread throughout <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Europe</span>.</div>
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These outstanding artworks will be on display in galleries and environments recreated to bring visitors into intimate contact with this larger-than-life figure. The exhibition will be divided into five sections:</div>
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GUELPH, Ontario February 25, 2014 - University of Guelph Campus Bulletin - Thomas King, professor emeritus in English at the University of Guelph, has won the $40,000 British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction.</div>
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The award was announced at a ceremony in Vancouver <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2092915180" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Friday</span></span> afternoon. The award recognizes Canadian literary non-fiction and is one of the most prestigious prizes in Canadian literature. King’s book was selected from 140 submissions.</div>
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King, a writer and broadcaster and the first aboriginal Massey lecturer, was recognized for <em>The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America</em>.</div>
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He says he tapped into his own background — from his study and teaching of native history to his experience as a native affairs activist — to write the book.</div>
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“I know that people have generally very little bits and pieces of native history that they understand, but they really do not understand the arcs of native history,” he told CBC News.</div>
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“Whenever you go back into your past and look at the history that you’ve been part of, when you look at history that happened before you were born to the people you’re a part of, it hits spots that are fairly painful.”</div>
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King is one of Canada’s most well-known and respected authors. In 2004, he won the Trillium Book Award, Ontario’s premier prize for literary excellence, for The Truth About Stories, published from his Canada Massey Lectures. The lectures were presented in fall 2003 over nine days in five provinces. They were recorded and broadcast on the CBC Radio program Ideas.</div>
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He has been short-listed twice for the Governor General’s Award and has won the Canadian Authors’ Award for fiction and the American Indian Film Festival Best Screenplay award for Medicine River. He received the Aboriginal Media Arts Radio Award for Dead Dog Café Comedy Hour, a popular CBC Radio show he starred in and created. In January 2003, he received the National Aboriginal Achievement Award for arts and culture.</div>
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<em>The Inconvenient Indian</em> was also one of five books shortlisted from 124 nominees for the $25,000 RBC Taylor Prize, which recognizes outstanding Canadian non-fiction. The winner will be announced <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2092915181" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">March 10</span></span>.</div>
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King began teaching at U of G in 1995, after completing his PhD at the University of Utah.</div>
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GUELPH, Ontario February 24, 2014 - Ontario Veterinary College Bulletin</div>
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Throughout its long history, the OVC has been home to a number of distinguished faculty members who made a significant impact on science and the veterinary profession. Many of these individuals were pioneers in their fields.</div>
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One such individual was the owner of the diary shown here. W.J.R. Fowler graduated from the OVC in 1899. In 1902 he was hired to teach anatomy, beginning a career at the OVC that spanned more than 50 years. A globally recognized veterinary surgeon, he was the first Canadian to teach veterinary surgery and was well-known for his surgical demonstrations, particularly his ‘roaring’ operation on horses.</div>
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Journals and diaries are a rare glimpse into the personal and working lives of individuals and we are fortunate to have several of Fowler’s diaries in the C.A.V. Barker Museum of Canadian Veterinary History. The page here is from his 1922 diary and mentions the first lecture he gave to a group of fourth-year surgery students at the new OVC buildings in Guelph following its relocation from Toronto. </div>
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Throughout this 1922 diary, Fowler chronicles his busy teaching schedule, packing up his home and family to move to Guelph, and the various service calls he made to farms and other facilities year. It gives us a rare and unique glimpse into a significant moment in the OVC’s history and what it must have been like for the college to transition from Toronto to its current home.</div>
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As we approach the 150<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Confederation in 2017, I strongly believe it is important to provide Canadians with opportunities to improve their knowledge of <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span> and its history. On behalf of Prime Minister <span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Stephen Harper</span>and the Government of <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Canada</span>, I encourage everyone to discover and celebrate the unique heritage that brings us together as Canadians and makes us all proud.</div>
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<span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">TORONTO</span>, Ontario <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">February 14, 2014</span> /Canada NewsWire/ - Next week, the Honourable David C. Onley will present the 2013 Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Awards for outstanding contributions to the identification, preservation, protection and promotion of <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ontario's</span> heritage.</div>
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"Each year, volunteers play an integral role in conserving the heritage of this province. I'm pleased to recognize the achievements of these dedicated individuals who have made outstanding contributions to keeping our history alive for the benefit of future generations." - The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ontario</span></div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">18 individuals receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award for volunteer contributions to the conservation of community heritage over a period of 25 years or more.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">32 young people (one individual and one group) receiving the Youth Achievement Award for exceptional voluntary contributions to heritage conservation. The individual honouree will also receive a <span class="xn-money" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">$2,000</span> post-secondary scholarship, jointly funded by the Ontario Heritage Trust and Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life - sponsors of the Trust's Young Heritage Leaders program.</li>
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The Lieutenant Governor will present the awards at a Queen's Park ceremony on <span class="xn-chron" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">February 21, 2014</span>. This presentation is part of the province's annual celebrations marking Heritage Week.</div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">"The Ontario Heritage Trust is delighted to see these individuals receive special recognition from the Lieutenant Governor for their achievements in heritage conservation. It is the hope of the Trust that the impressive accomplishments of these volunteers will encourage others to follow in their footsteps." -</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><span class="xn-person" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Thomas H.B. Symons</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">, Chairman of the Ontario Heritage Trust</span></div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Awards are administered by the Ontario Heritage Trust, an agency of the Government of <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ontario</span> dedicated to identifying, preserving, protecting and promoting <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ontario's</span> heritage.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Nominations for the awards are submitted annually by municipal and regional councils, First Nation band councils, Métis community councils and schools from across the province to recognize local contributions to heritage conservation.</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">See the <i><a href="http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/CorporateSite/media/oht/PDFs/LGOHA-2013-recipients-backgrounder-ENG.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">2013 Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award recipients</a> </i>backgrounder.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">For additional information on the Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Awards, including how to submit nominations, visit <a href="http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.heritagetrust.on.ca</a> or <a href="http://www.lt.gov.on.ca/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #ff7b00; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.lt.gov.on.ca</a>.</li>
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The Ontario Heritage Trust is an agency of the Government of <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ontario</span> dedicated to identifying, preserving, protecting and promoting <span class="xn-location" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ontario's</span> heritage.</div>
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ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-89545837743258566502014-01-17T13:08:00.000-08:002014-01-17T13:08:55.265-08:00How Do You Want to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Confederation?<p>
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<b>"Have Your Say" about the celebrations in 2017</b>
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ST. CATHARINES, Ontario, January 17, 2014 /Canada NewsWire/ - Rick Dykstra, Member of Parliament for St. Catharines and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, on behalf of Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Shelly Glover, today conducted consultations in St. Catharines to seek Canadians' views on how they would like to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation.
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<blockquote>"As we shape plans for Canada's 150th anniversary, I encourage Ontarians to let our Government know how they want to celebrate Canada's history, values, and traditions. We are fortunate and so proud to call Canada home, and we have an opportunity to celebrate together who we are as Canadians, where we come from, and why we represent such a great country." - Rick Dykstra, Member of Parliament for St. Catharines and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage</blockquote>
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...The Government of Canada is holding roundtables this winter with individuals who are active in their communities and represent a wide range of organizations or groups from across the country.
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...In addition to the roundtables, Canadians are invited to have their say by completing an online questionnaire at Canada.ca/150.
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...Both the roundtable participants and Canadians who complete the online questionnaire will be asked five key questions.
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...Over the next three years, as we approach the anniversary, we will celebrate key historic milestones that have defined our country.
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<blockquote>"Canada's 150th anniversary will give us the opportunity to reflect on all the things that make Canada the united, prosperous, and free country it is today. I invite all Ontarians to tell us how they would like to celebrate." - Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages</blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.canada150.gc.ca/eng/1342792785740/1342793251811"> Canada 150 Website</a>
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<a href="http://www.canada150.gc.ca/eng/1344275798109"> Have Your Say!</a> Questionnaire
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ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-24306150012005977232014-01-03T10:30:00.000-08:002014-01-03T10:30:43.566-08:00Lighthouse at Heart of a Bloody Battle Protected - Windmill Point Lighthouse Designated under Heritage Lighthouse Legislation<br />
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PRESCOTT, Ontario, January 3, 2014 /Canada NewsWire/ - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today designated the Windmill Point lighthouse, a site at the heart of a bloody battle in Upper Canada (Prescott, Ontario), as a heritage lighthouse under Canada's Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act (HLPA).<br />
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Windmill Point Lighthouse is the key symbol of the Battle of the Windmill in Upper Canada. This four-day battle in 1838 between British troops and local militia defeated an invasion force of 300 American "Hunters" and Canadian rebels. It brought an end to the Rebellion of 1837-1838.<br />
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GUELPH, Ontario - December 23, 2013 - University of Guelph News Release - Beekeeping, the Branion Plaza cannon and fake poop will all come together as part of an exhibit celebrating the university’s 50th anniversary.</div>
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The exhibit, organized by students in U of G’s Museum Project courses, will be on display at the <a href="http://guelph.ca/museum/" target="_blank"><b>Guelph Civic Museum</b> </a>from early January until the anniversary celebrations in June. On the exhibit’s opening day <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_725239367" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Jan. 4</span></span>, Don O’Leary, vice-president (finance and administration), will host a university levee at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_725239368" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2 p.m.</span></span> at the museum.</div>
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Guests may don a beekeeper’s outfit, check out the Gryph mascot and the “cannon,” and view the Sanders portrait, believed to be the only likeness of William Shakespeare painted from life. Also on display will be the “robo-gut,” a lab assembly by Prof. Emma Allen-Vercoe, Molecular and Cellular Biology, that makes synthetic feces for studying gut bacteria.</div>
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The students, who are all in arts programs, learned about the University, said Bennett.</div>
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“They found out about our history in arts and also about our scientific achievements, such as our work with zoonotic diseases -- diseases that transfer from animals to people -- or with DNA barcoding. They also learned about the university’s work in international development. I think in some cases they were surprised at how much the university has done.”</blockquote>
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“They now know the process and all the jobs that go into creating an end product and about all aspects of arts administration. I liked seeing them understand how to make history come alive, bringing meaning to the university and showing what we have done in the past.”</blockquote>
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The students made the exhibits in components for ease of transport among venues, so the displays can be reused, all while staying within budget. They spent extra hours outside of the classroom creating the materials.</div>
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“Even if you never attended the university, U of G and the community have always been intrinsically engaged and connected with each other. We share common goals, including developing community, health and wellness, and the environment, and each have a focus on food. This exhibit will show how the university and the community have worked together to change the world.” </blockquote>
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ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-9953276936243083322013-12-20T10:28:00.003-08:002013-12-20T10:28:25.534-08:00Art Deco and the Decorative Arts in the 1920s and 1930sMontreal<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b> </b><br />This celebration of Art Deco and the decorative arts was lovingly crafted by the specialists at McGill University's Library. <br /><br />The original in situ exhibit that accompanied this site was crafted for the 10th World Congress on Art Deco.<br /><br />Here, visitors can browse through the images from the collection organized into categories that include Bon Voyage, Montreal Leisure, Interior Design, and Book Illustration. <br /><br />Visitors should not miss The Exhibition area as it features a thematic essay about the famous 1925 Paris Exposition International des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, which set the design world on fire with its promises of modernity and beautiful living. <br /><br />Visit the site at: <a href="http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/artdeco/index.php">http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/artdeco/index.php</a><br /><br /><br />>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2012. <a href="http://scout.wisc.edu/">http://scout.wisc.edu/</a>ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-87468479965919850952013-12-16T13:13:00.000-08:002013-12-16T13:13:22.081-08:00Government of Canada Launches New Call for Proposals for Projects to Conserve Canada's Historic Places<div class="content">
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<i><span class="xn-location">Nathaniel Dett British Methodist Episcopal Church</span></i></div>
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<span class="xn-location">OTTAWA</span>, <span class="xn-chron">December 16, 2013</span> /Canada NewsWire/ - The Government of <span class="xn-location">Canada</span> is continuing to
support communities in the preservation of the country's national
historic sites. The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, <span class="xn-location">Canada's</span> Environment
Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced the
Government's renewed commitment to Parks Canada's National Historic
Sites Cost-Sharing Program with the launch of a call for proposals
under the program.<br />
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"Since 2009, our Government has funded a total of 132 projects across
the country for the conservation of non-federally owned national
historic sites," said Minister Aglukkaq. "Through these projects, we
have injected <span class="xn-money">$17.7 million</span> into local communities, while recognizing
the importance of conserving and presenting our history for future
generations of Canadians."</blockquote>
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Through this program, up to 50% of eligible costs incurred in the
conservation and presentation of a national historic site are
reimbursed, up to a maximum of <span class="xn-money">$100,000</span>. For the year 2013-2014, 17
projects were funded throughout the country.<br />
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"The success of this unique program is the result of a strong and
efficient partnership with local organizations," added Minister
Aglukkaq. "I heartily invite owners of national historic sites across
the country to submit their conservation proposals to help us
collectively continue protecting and presenting <span class="xn-location">Canada's</span> history, while
at the same time stimulating the economy and tourism, and developing
local know-how."</blockquote>
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Eligible recipients are non-profit organizations, aboriginal
organizations and other levels of government that are owners or
eligible lessees of national historic sites. The funded projects aim to
address the most critical needs of the national historic sites such as
stabilization, restoration and repairs to structures of national
historic significance. Submissions must be received before <span class="xn-chron">Jan 27,
2014</span>.<br />
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Parks <span class="xn-location">Canada</span> works to ensure <span class="xn-location">Canada's</span> historic and natural heritage is
protected and, through a network of 44 national parks, 167 national
historic sites and four national marine conservation areas, invites
Canadians and people around the world to engage in personal moments of
inspiring discovery at our country's treasured natural and historic
places.
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<strong>TORONTO, December 11, 2013</strong>
- The Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and
Official Languages, today launched pan-Canadian consultations to seek
Canadians' views on how they would like to celebrate the 150<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Confederation.<br />
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“Canada's 150<sup>th</sup>
celebrations will give us the opportunity to reflect on all the things
that make Canada the united, prosperous and free country it is today,”
said Minister Glover. “I invite all Canadians across our great country
to tell us how they would like to celebrate in 2017.”</blockquote>
The
Government of Canada will undertake extensive consultations, with
meetings being planned throughout Canada. The consultations kicked off
today with a roundtable in Toronto, where Minister Glover met with
community leaders to discuss their perspective on Canada's approaching
milestone anniversary. Additional roundtables in other communities will
be announced at a later date.<br />
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At the same time, Canadians are invited to participate in the consultations through an online questionnaire at <a class="ui-link" href="http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1312468834639?site=http://canada.ca/150&backREF=/eng/1386771180955/1386771260959" target="_blank">Canada.ca/150</a><a href="http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1312468834639?site=http://canada.ca/150&backREF=/eng/1386771180955/1386771260959" target="_blank"> </a>or <a class="ui-link" href="http://canada150.gc.ca/">Canada150.gc.ca</a>.<br />
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Over
the next four years, on the Road to 2017, celebrations will mark key
historic milestones that have defined our country. In 2014,
commemorations will include the centennial of the start of the First
World War, the 75<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the start of the Second World War, the bicentennial of Sir George-Étienne Cartier's birth and the 150<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Charlottetown and Québec Conferences.<br />
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To learn more about the commemorations leading up to Canada 150 and to participate in the online forum visit <a class="ui-link" href="http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1312468834639?site=http://canada.ca/150&backREF=/eng/1386771180955/1386771260959">Canada.ca/150</a> or <a class="ui-link" href="http://www.canada150.gc.ca/">Canada150.gc.ca</a>.ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-54345065262006542132013-12-13T04:24:00.000-08:002013-12-13T04:26:10.885-08:00Canadian Museum of History Act Receives Royal Assent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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OTTAWA, December 12, 2013 /Canada NewsWire/ - The Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, is pleased to announce that the legislation to create the Canadian Museum of History passed the Senate and received Royal Assent. Bill C-7, which amends the Museums Act, changes the name and mandate of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation.<br />
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"I am delighted that, by the time we celebrate Canada's 150th birthday in 2017, Canadians will have the Canadian Museum of History to learn more about our history and the achievements that define who we are as Canadians," said Minister Glover.</blockquote>
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The progressive transformation of the museum will take place over the next four years and will provide a number of opportunities to celebrate Canada's history in the lead-up to 2017. More than half of the Canadian Museum of Civilization's permanent galleries will be renovated.<br />
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The Canadian Museum of History is also leading the establishment of a network that will connect history museums across this country for the benefit of all Canadians. Through these partnerships, the Canadian Museum of History will make our national collections accessible to as many Canadians as possible.<br />
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The Government of Canada is providing a one-time investment of $25 million to assist the museum in its transformation.<br />
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The purpose of the Canadian Museum of History is to enhance Canadians' knowledge, understanding and appreciation of events, experiences, people and objects that reflect and have shaped Canada's history and identity, and also to enhance their awareness of world history and cultures.<br />
<br />ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-37154203858165359632013-12-07T10:02:00.000-08:002013-12-07T10:02:52.942-08:00CBC Digital Archives: On This Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><br />The Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) celebrates and documents all aspects of Canadian life and its online resources are most useful and entertaining. <br /><br />This corner of its Digital Archives site, <b>On This Day</b>, is definitely worth a close look. <br /><br />From here, visitors can scan 366 days of key moments in Canadian history. Each day has a particularly unique event, complete with a short video clip, a Did You Know? bonus feature, credits, and a citation.<br />
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If so desired, visitors can search all of the features via the "All Clips From This Topic" tab. <br /><br />December is a particularly rich month as it includes investigations into the ban on happy hours in Ontario and the canonization of the first Canadian-born saint. <br /><br />Visit the site at: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/archives/onthisday/december.html">http://www.cbc.ca/archives/onthisday/december.html</a><br /><br />>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2012. <a href="http://scout.wisc.edu/">http://scout.wisc.edu/</a>ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-59190832596109382272013-11-28T06:03:00.000-08:002013-11-28T06:03:03.795-08:00Experts to Debate, Discuss Canadian Portrait of Shakespeare<p>
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<center><i>© All rights reserved.<br> "Sanders Portrait." Canadian Conservation Institute<br> Department of Canadian Heritage, 2001.</i></center>
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GUELPH, Ontario - November 27, 2013 - University of Guelph News Release - The face of William Shakespeare and its ties to the University of Guelph are the focus of an unprecedented conference being held in Toronto this week.
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“Look Here Upon This Picture: A Symposium on the Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare” will share evidence gathered by U of G experts and others showing that a Canadian man owns the only portrait of William Shakespeare painted while the playwright was alive.
Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare
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Thought to depict the Bard at age 39, the Sanders portrait is owned by Ottawa resident Lloyd Sullivan, a friend and supporter of U of G.
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<blockquote>“The University of Guelph has played a key role in the analysis of the Sanders portrait,”</blockquote> said president Alastair Summerlee.
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<blockquote>“After many years of effort, we are now prepared to share an insider’s view of how this research can enhance the world’s understanding of the impact of the Bard.”</blockquote>
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It’s believed that Shakespeare sat for an ancestor of Sullivan’s, an actor and painter named John Sanders, in 1603. The portrait was held in the family for 400 years and at one time was stored under Sullivan’s grandmother’s bed. Sullivan inherited it from his mother in 1972.
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The Sanders portrait was the centrepiece of a months-long exhibit at Guelph’s Macdonald Stewart Art Centre in 2007. It’s also the signature image of U of G’s Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project (CASP), the world’s largest and most complete website about Shakespeare’s cultural influence.
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CASP was founded and directed by Guelph English professor Daniel Fischlin, who has spent the past decade helping to authenticate the portrait and trace family connections between Shakespeare and Sullivan’s ancestors.
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<blockquote>“We embarked on this journey to find the truth,” Fischlin said. Referring to scientific, historical and genealogical evidence, he said, “The cumulative weight of it is unprecedented and makes the portrait the rarest of all art commodities: the only image of Shakespeare painted during his lifetime that has survived the period. No portrait comes close or has faced the same degree of interdisciplinary scholarly scrutiny.”</blockquote>
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The symposium, sponsored by U of G and CASP, will be held Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Munk School of Global Affairs in Toronto.
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Speakers will discuss the history of the portrait and Shakespeare’s presence in Canada. Besides Summerlee and Fischlin, the symposium will include U of G professors John Kissick, director of the School of Fine Art and Music and a respected painter; and Robert Enright, University Research Professor in Art Criticism and one of Canada’s most prominent cultural journalists.
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Panel discussions and talks will also feature journalists, scholars, gallery directors, museum curators, filmmakers, historians and costume designers discussing everything from the portrait’s provenance and context to its value and legacy.
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<blockquote>“It’s in the best public interest to move this portrait into the public domain where ongoing research and debate can continue,” Summerlee said.
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“Canadians also should be able to access this wonderful image in a properly curated setting. We hope that this symposium plays a prominent role in making that happen.”</blockquote>
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More than a dozen forensic tests have confirmed that the Sanders painting dates from around 1600 and has remained unaltered. They include tests of ink from a hand-written inscription on a label identifying the subject as William Shakespeare and listing his birth and death dates.
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Working with British genealogist Pam Hinks, Fischlin and his team have uncovered relations between Sullivan and Shakespeare and his closest associates that extend back thirteen generations. With Hinks, Fischlin and his research team have visited gravesites, uncovered and transcribed historical documents, examined major historical archives in the U.K., and interviewed Sullivan’s relatives. The full results of that work will be outlined at the symposium.
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Fischlin learned about the Sanders portrait while seeking original Canadian adaptations of Shakespeare for CASP. He contacted Sullivan and obtained the right to use the image.
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In 2006, the portrait was part of “Searching for Shakespeare,” an international exhibit by the National Portrait Gallery in London that toured North America. It joined the gallery’s famed Chandos painting and four other early “contenders” purporting to represent Shakespeare.
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The Sanders portrait was also the subject of the 2001 book Shakespeare’s Face and of award-winning Canadian documentarian Anne Henderson’s 2008 film Battle of Wills.
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<p>ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-66159123075780930092013-11-15T13:58:00.001-08:002013-11-15T13:58:08.695-08:00CBC’S “MURDOCH MYSTERIES” Films at Wellington County Heritage Building<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgLZtnA2AhhlIWgFRRa7eCvzUpW3FRE6HRcIe8amnpzqV-SxrbkSj8SiVaWEny7nsvYVnFH1ERK3lvnhDGeQfPVbjuQ2YbLbFcH5suQFGN8l7iet3KURV3FpoVbKFwETfSersx85rQ0I1/s1600/murdoch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgLZtnA2AhhlIWgFRRa7eCvzUpW3FRE6HRcIe8amnpzqV-SxrbkSj8SiVaWEny7nsvYVnFH1ERK3lvnhDGeQfPVbjuQ2YbLbFcH5suQFGN8l7iet3KURV3FpoVbKFwETfSersx85rQ0I1/s320/murdoch.jpg" /></a></div>
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photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike-hume/">Mike Hume</a> via Flickr
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GUELPH, Ontario November 15, 2013 An upcoming episode of the CBC hit television programme “Murdoch Mysteries,” was filmed in downtown Guelph today. Production shut down Douglas Street and the exterior of County’s Child Care office was the central location for the shoot. The heritage building was used as a 1900’s piano store. The television crew transformed Douglas Street into a busy marketplace.
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<blockquote>“To be a top choice for location filming is more than an honour, it’s an economic contribution,” said Jana Reichert, County Economic Development Officer. “Crews shop and eat locally, bringing business to the community.
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Wellington County has many diverse shooting options for production companies. We welcome future partnerships with the entertainment industry.”</blockquote>
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“Murdoch Mysteries” is a Canadian drama television series, featuring Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto in the early 1900’s. The television series is based on the series of novels by Maureen Jennings.
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<blockquote>“The County would like to thank the production team at “Murdoch Mysteries,” commented Andrea Ravensdale, County Communications Manager. “Filming did not affect County business and this experience was positive for both parties. The County would welcome the opportunity to work together again.”</blockquote>
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This episode of “Murdoch Mysteries will air on CBC in February.
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<p>ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-37040759306189955572013-10-18T07:41:00.001-07:002013-10-18T07:41:57.376-07:00“Getting Hooked on Harness Brass, Barn Lanterns and License Plates" <p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJY26ImoythbOrDdKzfoBozjBFmK48_k_5T0E4oZ9zCO_t1G707zKNzqeFE-jo3jamStJ8VGBeexbcLKgUteqetgTeVL-njU5zOWx1CNM6l_NuddnuGcavh65MQNApMozKl66EJptmZEI/s1600/WCMBertBlack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJY26ImoythbOrDdKzfoBozjBFmK48_k_5T0E4oZ9zCO_t1G707zKNzqeFE-jo3jamStJ8VGBeexbcLKgUteqetgTeVL-njU5zOWx1CNM6l_NuddnuGcavh65MQNApMozKl66EJptmZEI/s400/WCMBertBlack.jpg" /></a></div>
<center><b>Bert Black's Collection at the<br> Wellington County Museum and Archives</b></center>
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ABOYNE, Ontario - October 15, 2013 – Ornate, functional and fun, a collection of harness brass, barn lanterns and license plates will hook your attention this fall. Bert Black is the third collector to be featured in the Wellington County Collects exhibit that showcases the unique collections of Wellington County residents on display in the Wellington County Archives.
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<blockquote>“From hundreds of different objects, these three collections highlight a selection of pieces that our third collector loves the most,” Amy Dunlop, Curatorial Assistant, said. “There is a little bit of everything and each object tells a part of Bert Black’s story. That is what makes this exhibition a wonderful experience for the public.”</blockquote>
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<blockquote>“In my collection, I have over 120 horse brasses, more than 150 license plates (dating from 1917 to the 1970s) and a variety of Wellington County-made lanterns, including railroad and construction lanterns,” Bert said. “Why do I collect? Nostalgia...preserving articles that were used or part of days gone by is what interests me.”</blockquote>
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Bert Black’s collection will be on display until January 5, 2014
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If you’d like to bring your collection to the Museum, please contact Amy Dunlop at: 519.846.0916 x 5232 or amyd@wellington.ca to get your name on the list.
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The Wellington County Museum and Archives is located on Wellington Road #18 between Fergus and Elora. Admission is by donation. It is open weekdays from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm and 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
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ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883979183224917555.post-10444584983692115122013-10-04T05:30:00.000-07:002013-10-04T05:30:44.285-07:00Canadian company uses Facebook campaign for new obituary and memorial website featuring partnership with CanadaHelps.org <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIcCVSWwqm58kRyeFttEIV7Xdy-uXTQiGl2SDlBgYEgX8i8v7cdSizoHwuzKxWWaP403MOUTUL-7iXIai2jLioJSi-7dfvv-4xsDy5wRvdvNTJJrJx2phrLbPsJQFAYwCDKU5TLkn44eP/s1600/Raymond.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIcCVSWwqm58kRyeFttEIV7Xdy-uXTQiGl2SDlBgYEgX8i8v7cdSizoHwuzKxWWaP403MOUTUL-7iXIai2jLioJSi-7dfvv-4xsDy5wRvdvNTJJrJx2phrLbPsJQFAYwCDKU5TLkn44eP/s400/Raymond.jpg" /></a></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.theobituaries.ca/Default.aspx">theObituaries.ca</a> asks Canadians: How do you want to be remembered?</b>
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OSHAWA, Ontario, October 3, 2013 /Canada NewsWire/ - Most of us have probably paused at one time or another to reflect on our lives while wondering how people might remember us after we are gone. <b><a href="https://www.theobituaries.ca/Default.aspx">theObituaries.ca</a></b> is inviting Canadians to think about just that through a new <b><a href="https://apps.facebook.com/theobituariesapp/">Facebook app</a></b>. This app was developed in conjunction with the launch of the organization's advanced pre-plan, obituary and memorial website designed to build a national online registry with all the services needed to assist those affected by the loss of a loved one.
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<blockquote>"Unfortunately death is a fact of life. By asking people to reflect on their life and how they would like to be remembered through our Facebook campaign and other popular social networking sites, we think people might be surprised by what they learn about themselves, their family and friends", says John Cowie, a partner at theObituaries.ca and President of Adlure Media.</blockquote>
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theObituaries.ca has everything families and friends need to respectfully honour a loved one. Beautiful obituary announcements that include photos, service details and maps; the ability to offer condolences privately, publicly and via social media; make secure charitable donations;deliver flowers or sympathy cards and more. Individuals can Pre-Plan announcements during a less stressful time; create and post Obituaries with many photos and unlimited text; and/or ensure there is a lasting online Memorial that perpetually honours the loved one.
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<b>An affordable integrated solution</b>
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The value for someone signing up with theObituaries.ca is that regardless of when the product is selected, there is only a one-time fee of $125. An individual creates a Pre-Planned Obituary that transitions to an Obituary Announcement, and then automatically converts to a Memorial without any additional fees. The assigned owners of the Memorial are able to update and refresh the content anytime, from anywhere. The fully integrated site includes social media platforms and easy sharing tools, group email sharing, Facebook wall posts, Twitter and even LinkedIn for business related network sharing and awareness.
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<b>Partnership with CanadaHelps.org facilitates fast and easy donations</b>
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<b><a href="https://www.theobituaries.ca/Default.aspx">theObituaries.ca</a></b> is a feature-rich website. One of its key features is its partnership with <b><a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/">CanadaHelps.org</a></b>. When honouring the deceased, families often suggest donations be made to a specific charity. Those viewing an obituary or memorial on theObituaries.ca are able to easily and securely donate to any of the more than 85,000 registered Canadian charities.and instantly receive a tax receipt by e-mail.
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<blockquote>"We're excited to partner with theObituaries.ca to help make it easier for people to make donations in honour of a loved one," said Marina Glogavac, President & CEO, CanadaHelps.org. "Since 2000, through our web site we have facilitated over $300 million in charitable donations to over 13,000 charities. We are all about making giving simple which takes on an even greater importance during the difficult time of losing a friend, family member and loved one." "CanadaHelps.org was the only partner for us to truly consider," added James Stewart, Founder & CEO of theObituaries.ca. "They make 'in memory of donations' easy for our customers."</blockquote>
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<b>Jody Rowland placed a Memorial on theObituaries.ca and reached more people more quickly</b>
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Jody Rowland, a carpenter in Gravenhurst, Ontario, was considering placing a memorial in his local newspaper to mark the 10-year anniversary of the passing of his father. Then he thought about who he wanted to share it with and the best way to reach them. As a military veteran, his father had lived in many parts of Canada, far beyond the reach of his local newspaper. A conversation with Randy Smart, a member of his baseball team and co-founder of theObituaries.ca, provided Jody with the forum and reach he was looking for.
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<blockquote>"We set up a beautiful memorial for my father that has been shared with his loved ones who live across the country, Jody says. " And over time we plan to continue to update the memorial with more stories and photos including an early one of him in his Royal Canadian Navy uniform."</blockquote>
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Having lost his father at a young age and with a wife in the life insurance business, Jody is very aware of the importance of planning for one's passing, which now has him very interested in theObituaries.ca's Pre-plan Obituary service. <blockquote>"My wife and I definitely plan to do this. I want to make all the arrangements in advance, have my obituary written and ready to post so I know exactly how it is going to be seen and that nothing will be left to chance or get lost in translation."</blockquote>
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<b>Inspiration behind theObituaries.ca</b>
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Inspired by personal loss and the challenges his family faced when trying to ensure friends, coworkers and communities were aware and afforded the opportunity to pay their respects, Oshawa resident, James Stewart, decided there had to be a better way. Along with his three partners, he launched theObituaries.ca. The original concept was a website for consumers, however the project grew to include funeral professionals and the services families need to plan and receive support.
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<blockquote>"With nearly 2,000 funeral homes in Canada and approximately 280,000 families affected by deaths each year, and the fact that many funeral services occur within 1 to 3 days of the passing, sharing announcements quickly and effectively is critical," said Stewart, Founder and CEO of theObituaries.ca. "We make it easier for funeral homes and families to tastefully inform more people, more quickly, with less effort and cost than available elsewhere."</blockquote>
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<b>theObituatries.ca makes it easier for funeral homes</b>
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In addition to the complete solution for consumers, theObituaries.ca also provides funeral homes with a free professional, integrated and customized web site or they will work with a funeral home's existing site to leverage their services. <blockquote>"If we help funeral homes with their technology needs, they should be able to focus more time on what they do best - helping families, when they need it most," added Randy Smart, Co-Founder and COO of theObituaries.ca."</blockquote>
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Based in Oshawa, Ontario, <a href="https://www.theobituaries.ca/Default.aspx">theObituaries.ca</a> is an all-Canadian company founded in 2012. The site and web services are designed to provide families with affordable, respectable obituaries and memorials that families can own and manage in perpetuity, sharing their family history with future generations.
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