When Europeans arrived in the 1500s, it began to have an immense impact on the Indigenous cultures in what would one day be Canada. Beginning on the east coast and moving west over the century, cultures would see significant change as Europeans...
No company in Canada’s history, not Eaton’s, not Molson’s, not Air Canada, has had a bigger impact on our history than the Hudson’s Bay Company. It is a company that would occupy the lands that would one day be parts of five different provinces, it...
Quickly, close your eyes and think of fur trading in Canada. Think of a company. Chances are, the company you thought of was the Hudson’s Bay Company. The oldest corporation in the world, and a vital part of our history as Canadians. There was...
The Battle of Hudsons Bay The captain of the ship stood staring at the shore of Hudson Bay. It was a cool autumn day and on the shore was York Factory, one of the most important trading posts in North America. The weather was clear as he sailed...