History
For
further reading, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Crysler's_Farm
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11
November 1872 - The Intercolonial Railway was completed between Halifax, Nova Scotia and Saint
John, New Brunswick.
For
further reading, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercolonial_Railway
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12
November 1856 – The Grand Trunk Railway was opened from Quebec City, Quebec to
Toronto, Ontario.
For
further reading, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Trunk_Railway
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16
November 1885 - Louis Riel was hanged after the Northwest Rebellion.
For further reading, go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Riel
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They served so that men could fly
“You
never hear about these women. It’s a chunk of history that’s just not there,”
said local author Glad Bryce. “They were trailblazers. They showed what women
could do.”
Newfoundland
Danny
Williams hopes documentary teaches people about province
A new documentary from the National Film Board
of Canada looks back on former premier Danny Williams and his political career,
and will be shown on 10 screens across Newfoundland and Labrador next week.
Nova Scotia
ED
COLEMAN HISTORY: A school arithmetic book from 1840
Documents
relating to school exercise books used here in the 1840s. The books were recently donated to the museum.
Black Loyalist Heritage Society president receives honorary degree
Elizabeth
Cromwell, president and founder of the Black Loyalist Heritage Society, was
presented with an honourary degree from Mount Saint Vincent University on November 2nd for her work with preserving the black history and culture of Nova Scotia.
Ontario
The
White Hurricane: The worst storm in Great Lakes history
Over
250 lives lost. At least 12 ships sunk. Thirty other ships crippled. The worst
natural disaster in Great Lakes history.
Ontario's
WWII PoW camp casualty of neglect
The
Second World War was fought on many far-flung fronts, but one is much closer
than you'd think, and that is PoW Camp 30 in Ontario.
Manitoba
Remembering
Canada’s veterans
Remembering
Our Veterans is a limited-edition book to be published this fall. The
brainchild of Beverley Anderson of MacGregor, it is a compilation of material
she has collected, with the help of other members of an ad hoc group from the
local area.
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan newspapers printed during WWI now online
When
Saskatchewan soldiers went off to fight in the First World War, their stories
and the reactions at home were reported in newspapers across the province. Now, everyone can read those headlines online. Newspaper were written in English,
German, French, and Ukrainian.
Alberta
Counting
the rings on your family tree
Clarissa
Giese and Annemarie Sarango have done this every spring and fall, both on their own, and with the help of
a genealogy program offered at the Multicultural Heritage Centre.
British Columbia
Stanley
Park's secret military history
Stanley
Park may seem like a quiet place among the trees to many Vancouverites, but the
large park also has a storied military history.
What’s
in a name? Time to move beyond “British”
The discussion revolved around the question of
whether it is time to consider a new name for British Columbia, and if so, what
could that be?
Story of the Week
The
long-form census form was stopped in June of 2010 , and was replaced by the National Household Survey (NHS), which is a
voluntary survey, and has been the focus of much controversy since then.
The
NHS was intended to be sent to about 4.5 million households. Remember when then-Industry Minister Tony Clement said that the change had been made because of
privacy-related complaints, but when asked about this, he said that the
decision had been made after consulting organizations and governments that worked closely with Statistics Canada.
In
2013, criticism reared its head again with the National Household Survey when
the first set of results were released from the survey.
And
this is when Liberal MP Ted Hsu stepped
in and introduced a private member's bill, “Bill-626,
An Act to amend the Statistics Act”, with the intention appointing a Chief
Statistician and reinstatement of the long-form census in Canada.
So
this is where it stands right at the moment.
On
Saturday evening, I received an email from Mike More, former chair of the
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society, and former vice-president of the Ontario
Genealogical Society, who said that fellow Ottawa blogger, John D. Reid, on his Anglo- Celtic Connections
blog, has a piece on the private member's bill http://anglo-celtic-connections.blogspot.com/2014/11/bring-back-mandatory-long-form-census.html, and was asking members of the
genealogical community for their support.
The
blog says -
“Ted
Hsu, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands has a new private
member's bill to bring back the mandatory long-form census. Debate on this bill
began last week in Parliament. Your help is sought to build momentum leading up
to the vote expected in February.
Debate
on this bill began last week in Parliament. Your help is sought to build
momentum leading up to the vote expected in February.
The
government replaced the 2011 long-form census with a voluntary National
Household Survey (NHS). Unsurprisingly, the NHS data is of poor quality and
can't be compared with previous census data. Experts who rely on this data, and
the continuity of these data sets, call the NHS data worthless.
Bill
C-626 is a private member's bill that will reinstate the mandatory long-form
census and expand the authority of the Chief Statistician.
Throughout
this debate, and leading up to the eventual vote on Bill C-626, you are asked
to please:
1)
Write or speak to your MP to encourage them to support the bill and reinstate
the mandatory long-form census
2)
Write a letter or op-ed for your local paper explaining the value of the census
and the need to pass Bill C-626
3)
Share this information with your friends, family and colleagues
It's
not too late to fight for the census! If you wish to contact MP Ted Hsu, please
email ted.hsu@parl.gc.ca.”
If you would like to keep informed about the
bill as it makes its way through committees, go to
http://openparliament.ca/bills/41-2/C-626/?tab=mentions
Reminder:
Check the Canadian Week in Review next Monday for the latest in Genealogy,
Heritage, and History news in Canada. It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in
country!
