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I stand for Canada: the story of the Maple Leaf flag
Par Rick Archbold. 2002
The maple leaf has been Canada's pre-eminent symbol, from its first appearance in French colonial times. The distinctive shape of…
the maple leaf was familiar to early settlers, and it was incorporated into the emblems of Canadian military regiments and organizations well before our present flag was created. The first comprehensive work on the origins, evolution, political history, and cultural significance of Canada's flag. 2002."Is Canada Even Real? is a funny nostalgia trip for Canadians and those poor, tobboganless souls outside our maple-scented borders.…
This book handily stitches together a fresh national identity based on Canada's true modern icons. It's a fun history lesson, and a quirky ode to a quirky land. 2017.Into the blue: family secrets and the search for a Great Lakes shipwreck
Par Andrea Curtis. 2003
Journalist Andrea Curtis remembered her grandmother Eleanor as a sophisticated Montreal matriarch. Then she began researching the 1906 sinking of…
the steamboat J. H. Jones, which had been captained by Eleanor's father. While looking into his role in the tragedy, she discovered Eleanor's hidden past. 2003.I came as a stranger: the Underground Railroad
Par Bryan Prince. 2004
The real story of how slaves escaped to Canada using the Underground Railroad, and of their lives after freedom. Also…
provides a brief history of events leading up to slavery in the United States and Canada, beginning with the slave trade as far back as the 1500s. Describes the actual people involved, including slaves, slave traders, and abolitionists. Includes related sites that can be visited today, an index, and a time line. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. 2004.Imaginary line: life on an unfinished border
Par Jacques Poitras. 2011
At one time a single settlement shared both sides of the Saint John River, until a political trade-off split it…
down the middle, resulting in the Maine-New Brunswick border, the first boundary to be drawn between Canada and the U.S. For centuries, friends, lovers, schemers, and smugglers have reached across the line, but now, post 9/11, political paranoia has led to a sharp divide, disrupting the lives of residents. Poitras travels the length of the border to uncover an arbitrary line that shouldn’t be there, almost wasn’t there, and can be difficult to find even when it is there. Some strong language. 2011.Canada year by year
Par Elizabeth MacLeod. 2016
A unique look at Canadian history. Captures milestones and many more in ten chapters filled with biographies, quotes and trivia.…
It's the story of the people, places and events that have shaped the country--one year at a time. Grades 3-6. Winner of the 2017 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction. 2016.Along the shore: rediscovering Toronto's waterfront heritage
Par M. Jane Fairburn. 2013
Along the Shore examines the Toronto waterfront, past and present, through the lens of four lakefront communities and districts -…
the Scarborough shore (including the Bluffs), the Beach, the Island, and the Lakeshore (New Toronto, Mimico, Humber Bay, and Long Branch). Each retains a direct and immediate connection with Lake Ontario and the natural world. Exploring the history, landscape, geography, and people of each of these waterfront areas reveals a rich heritage that has gone largely unrecognized and is for the most part forgotten. Brings to life the stories, many of which have never been told, of the lakefront and the people who have inhabited these special places. 2013.Burnt out and despairing, middle-aged Leah reluctantly agrees to visit 94-year-old Adele once a week in her nursing home, and…
learns that resilient, independent and enthusiastic Adele is, in many ways, younger than she is. She finds the enduring importance of friendship from Adele and her retirement home companions. 1999.Chicken soup for the golden soul: heartwarming stories about people 60 and over
Par Jack Canfield. 2000
Divided into chapters on letting go, giving, learning, the lighter side, across the generations, overcoming obstacles, perspective, believing, living your…
dream, reminiscing and ageless wisdom, this book celebrates the myriad joys of living and the wisdom that comes from having lived. 2000.First invaders: the literary origins of British Columbia
Par Alan Twigg. 2004
Recalls the drama and confusion arising from the initial contacts between Europeans, Americans and the First Nations on Canada's West…
Coast. The hub was Friendly Cove in Nootka Sound where Chief Maquinna oversaw the wheeling 'n' dealing - and where modern British Columbia was born. 2004.Ghost town stories II: from renegade to ruin along the Red Coat Trail (Amazing stories)
Par Johnnie Bachusky. 2003
When the train came west through southern Saskatchewan and Alberta, settlers and then outlaws were quick to follow. They came…
with high hopes and grand ambitions, but the Depression and a series of natural disasters left them destitute. Author Johnnie Bachusky journeys back to the towns in their heyday to tell the stories of their colourful past. 2003.Ghost town stories III: tales of dreams, tragedies, and heroism in British Columbia (Amazing stories)
Par Johnnie Bachusky. 2004
Dreams of wealth brought waves of opportunists to British Columbia, who settled throughout the province in communities destined to disappear.…
These include old mining towns, farming communities flooded for reservoirs, and Japanese internment camps. The lives of a number of characters who made up the thrilling, tragic, and curious past of these almost-forgotten towns are described. 2004.Halifax, warden of the North
Par Thomas H Raddall. 1993
The history of Halifax from the Micmac to modern times is presented, with a focus on the city's historic military…
role and the effects of its strategic position. Winner of the 1948 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. 1993.Canada's maple leaf: the story of our flag
Par Bill Slavin, Ann-Maureen Owens, Esperança Melo, Jane Yealland. 1999
The historical background of events that led to the creation of our current flag. Contains pictures of provincial and territorial…
flags (including Nunavut's), websites, and information on how to make a Canadian flag. Grades 3-6. 1999.Coldstream: the ranch where it all began
Par Donna Yoshitake Wuest. 2005
Coldstream Ranch on the outskirts of the Okanagan city of Vernon is one of the oldest continually operating ranches in…
Canada. It was founded by Charles Houghton to provision the Cariboo Gold Rush in 1863. This is an affectionate chronicle of a historic institution. 2005.High seas, high risk: the story of the Sudburys
Par Pat Wastell Norris. 1999
Around the Sound: a history of Howe Sound-Whistler
Par Doreen Armitage. 1997
"Around the Sound" traces the rich and exciting past of Howe Sound-Whistler. From the first peoples, early European explorers, gold…
seekers, loggers, fishers, miners to the newcomers who settled to farm the fertile valley, much of the history and anecdotes are told from the perspective of local residents. 1997.Fishing for a living
Par Alan Haig-Brown. 1993
On the West Coast, catching fish is a way of life. Haig-Brown celebrates this in these writings, oral histories and…
photographs about the people who build the boats and fix the gear and bring in the fish - from gillnetters to trollers to salteries. 1993.Canada's odyssey: a country based on incomplete conquests
Par Peter H Russell. 2017
150 years after Confederation, Canada is known around the world for its social diversity and its commitment to principles of…
multiculturalism. But the road to contemporary Canada is a winding one, a story of division and conflict as well as union and accommodation. Russell provides an account of Canadian history from the pre-Confederation period to the present day. By focusing on what he calls the "three pillars" of English Canada, French Canada, and Aboriginal Canada, Russell advances an important view of our country as one founded on and informed by "incomplete conquests." It is the very incompleteness of these conquests that have made Canada what it is today, not just a multicultural society but a multinational one. 2017.Encore: finding work that matters in the second half of life (Your coach in a box)
Par Marc Freedman. 2008
Media commentator and best-selling author Marc Freedman delivers this guide for baby boomers poised to enter the next phase of…
their lives. Freedman notes that most boomers cannot or will not retire in the traditional sense. Instead of a time of leisure, life's second half lets seasoned citizens pursue fulfilling second careers. "Encore" provides step-by-step guidance for understanding and enjoying these opportunities. 2008.