The Constitution Act It was one of the most important pieces of legislation in Canadian history. It was something that attracted controversy and its impact is felt to this day. It was the Constitution Act of 1982 and today I am looking at how this...
Long before Europeans, and even the Indigenous arrived, the area of Carberry was covered by immense glacial ice sheets that covered the entire landscape. Over the course of 30,000 to 10,000 years ago, these ice sheets would move north and south...
With its location along Lake Erie, the future county of Norfolk was a popular place for the Indigenous. Due to the location along the shores of the lake, and the abundance flora, fauna and fish, many Indigenous groups would occupy the territory over...
We come to my favourite type of podcast episode, my nostalgia episode! I have covered many wonderful television shows over the past two years and we have one that had a big impact on a lot of young Canadians in the 1990s, while also giving us J-Roc...
Nearby to Cabri, you will find the Great Sandhills and their origin dates back to before the Indigenous even arrived in the area. This area covers 1,900 square kilometres of active desert-like sand dunes that really stand out on the landscape. The...
After Lord and Lady Aberdeen left Canada, a man who had experience in Canada and actively campaigned to be Governor General would take on the mantle of the vice-regal position. His name was Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, the Fourth Earl of...
The Souris River is one of the most important rivers in southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It provided an avenue for transportation for the Indigenous, explorers and fur traders, and many important communities have settled along it. In this...
For centuries, the land that Hinton sits on today was home to the Plains Cree, the Nakota, Denesuline and Saulteux. Due to Hinton’s location near the Yellowhead Pass, it was an important place for the Indigenous to journey through in order to trade...
One of the most important events in Quebec’s history in the 20th century came about because of a hockey game but it had nothing to do with a Stanley Cup. Instead, it was a suspension and the subsequent riot that would become a precursor to the Quiet...
After one of the most famous Governors General in our history left the country in 1893, he was replaced by a relatively unknown Governor General named John Hamilton-Gordon, the First Marquess of Aberdeen. For the first time in this series, as well...