This interview with the makers of Wildflowers for @nichecanada.bsky.social was fun! The film is about Mary Schäffer Warren, who surveyed Maligne Lake in Jasper Nat'l Park in the early 1900s for the Geological Survey of Can. (an extraordinary feat for a woman then!) niche-canada.org/2026/04/14/r...
A powerful piece here that describes reconciliation in action and how this valuable process is now under threat from funding reductions and the growth of denialism. An essential read.
We will have @maryeb.bsky.social 's interview with the directors of Wildflowers on the site in April!
There's something so repugnant and insulting when such a generic letter, filled with bland platitudes, is sent to an association of historians who know full well who is to blame for these cutbacks. Many of us specialize in the histories of government, politics, and the state, for goodness sakes!
Our editor, @maryeb.bsky.social, takes a deep dive into "Ontario’s Conservation Authorities: Past, Present and Future."
"The Ontario Conservative government became a willing partner in the early 1940s..."
niche-canada.org/2026/02/14/o...
#envhist #cdnhist #ontario #onpoli
Oh my goodness! Really excited to share what I've learned and hope that others will share their insights.
Change is coming to the Ontario conservation authority system, but is it the change we need? In this @nichecanada.bsky.social post, I look at the history of the agencies that have been the "primary care providers" of our relationship with our watersheds. Thoughts? niche-canada.org/2026/02/14/o...
In light of recent news about federal cutbacks implicating history-focused organizations, CHA president Colin Coates has sent a letter to the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, the Hon. Marc Miller. #cdnhist
A zoom link will be available to watch the presentation. You can get it by RSVPing historyrsvp@uwo.ca.
So pleased to see this article posted on @broadviewmedia.bsky.social, and proud and grateful to have my work published in this sterling publication. A great big shout out to my editor on this piece, Nicole Schmidt for all of her guidance.
The Canadian gov't and certain provinces (not just ON) have got behind nuclear power in a big way recently, but little is known about those Canadians on the ground supporting this push. It turns out that they're younger than you might think! But there are questions. broadview.org/new-age-of-n...
La SHC est ravie d'annoncer que sa prochaine réunion annuelle se tiendra du 1er au 3 juin 2026 à Charlottetown, à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard. Nous espérons vous y voir! Cliquez sur le lien pour l'annonce complète. #cdnhist #histoire #SHC2026 #UPEI #Charlottetown
You can’t spell “Charlottetown” without “CHA”! The CHA is thrilled to announce that its next Annual Meeting will be held June 1-3, 2026, in Charlottetown, PEI. We hope to see you there! Click the link for the full announcement. #cdnhist #CHA2026 #UPEI #Charlottetown
Here is an interesting project documenting the "unmaking" of the U.S. democratic government structure currently underway and the significance and impact of these changes. unbreaking.org
In an unconscionable decision, the Smithsonian Institute has decided to no longer support the Biodiversity Heritage Library from 1 Jan 2026. Please someone step up and take it over.
What a great piece about the crossroads of Winnipeg and, arguably, of a young nation called the Dominion of Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/722f089...
Hey researchers out there: the U.S. National Archives at College Park has announced it will CLOSE ITS DOORS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC on July 7. Imagine not being able to attend a national archive unless you can demonstrate "a legitimate business need." www.archives.gov/college-park
Today on our site we have "Uncharted Waters? The Principle of Adaptation in Dutch Water Management" by
@mauritsertsen.bsky.social
The final post in our Historicizing Adaptation series, edited by
@stundenbower.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/05/08/u...
#envhist #envirotech #waterhistory
Beagles are the best!
"In documenting the societal expectations that were imposed on the eighteenth-century elite, I demonstrate how women were constrained in their scientific endeavours and pushed to the margins of botanical networks." - Anne Griffiths
niche-canada.org/2023/05/01/v...
#envhist #histsci #womeninstem
Good time to listen to our own @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social on who owns the Great Lakes: niche-canada.org/2025/03/03/p...
#greatlakes #envhist #uscanadarelations
Our editors @theliftline.bsky.social & @maryeb.bsky.social both chose posts from our The Place Where You Live series as our most recent Editor's Picks!
Explore the full series, organized by @tinaadcock.bsky.social & @lootina.bsky.social, here: niche-canada.org/tag/place-wh...
#envhist #place
Today on our site we have "Canadian Beavers in the Nordic Countries" by @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social
This is the first post in a series marking the 50th anniversary of the passing of Bill C-373 edited by @blairstein.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/03/07/c...
#cdnhist #animalhistory #envhist
Like the monks who walked this path to protect the saint’s body from marauders, Alanna Mitchell knows that she is also “on a journey of trial and sacrifice in the modern British wilderness.” But, she wonders, “what am I trying to find?”
@alannamitchell.bsky.social
Sensible analysis here that shows some continuity of U.S. action on the world stage. It also shows that Trump’s ham-fisted Jacksonian strategy has shown up too late to the game to achieve the ends that he wants. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
We have been sleepwalking towards this day for several years.
A Trump govt that ends support for Ukraine “would make the U.S. itself an obstacle to a long-term free and stable Europe. It would split the Atlantic alliance, and European states have not prepared themselves for that possibility.”
Hybrid Event - 2025 Anne Clendinning Memorial Lecture Featuring @charlieangus104.bsky.social
Restoring Dangerous Memories to our Shared Histories
Thursday – 6 March 2025 – 7-8:30 pm EST
Weaver Auditorium (B200) Nipissing University or online via Zoom
niche-canada.org/2025/02/28/h...
#envhist
Canadian winter articles. Brrr! (cows & cold) niche-canada.org/2024/02/07/c... (PEI snowplows) niche-canada.org/2024/01/24/s... niche-canada.org/2024/01/17/ (Edmonton drivers—hah, try London ON drivers) certificate-of-hardiness-winter-driving-and-modern-urban-living-in-edmonton-1930s-1970s/
