So, we have reached the fifth premier in our series for Nova Scotia. After this, we will be covering the first five British Columbia premiers. I skipped Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, the fifth premier of Nova Scotia since I covered his life in...
Only seven months after Alberta became a province in April 1906, a woman stood in front of the members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. She was presenting her Dower legislation, which if passed, would give new property rights to married women...
We are approaching the mid-way point of the 1890s as we move into the 20th century, so lets begin with our look at 1894! On Jan. 1, the Town of Calgary became a city thanks to the influx of people moving to the community because of the railroad...
We have now moved on to our fourth premier of Nova Scotia. Over the course of the first decade of Nova Scotia, the province went through three premiers, which tends to be a lot in a decade. Our fourth premier, Simon Holmes, took the province into...
On Oct. 10 of 2022, I decided to do a day road trip to Rocky Mountain House, Alberta which is well known as the place of “Where Adventure Began” because it served as a launching point for many explorers. It is a small community, located...
Once again, I scoured what I could online, but there was little information and most of it just repeated what other sources stated. After Annand resigned as premier of Nova Scotia, Philip Carteret Hill succeeded him as premier of Nova Scotia...
In November 1995, high above Earth’s atmosphere, 358 kilometres to be exact, a young mustachioed Canadian was at the controls of a device installing a 4,100-kilogram Russian-built docking module. While on the white blanketed surface of his homeland...
On March 7, Andrew Wetmore passed away at the age of 71. He was born on Aug. 16, 1820 and would enter politics in 1865 with his election to the New Brunswick Colonial Legislature as an Anti-Confederate. When he wasn’t appointed as the Attorney...
The first premier of Nova Scotia, Hiram Blanchard, served for only a few months. With his 88 days as premier, he remains the second shortest serving premier in Nova Scotia history. The next premier of the province, William Annand, served much...
At 9 p.m. on Feb. 28, 1885, George Longley arrived at Bonaventure Station in Montreal. For the past few years, he had been working as a porter and conductor for the Grand Trunk Railway, and this trip to Montreal was one he made many times before...