Category Archives: Environment

The “Trouble” with Wi-Fi Hotspots in National Parks

Posted on 30 April, 2014 by

On Tuesday April 29, 2014 Parks Canada announced it will install Wi-Fi hotspots in National Parks.  The response from Canadians is divided; some welcome the ability to access the internet in remote areas, others see it as an unnecessary incursion of … Continue reading →

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Canmore, Floods, and Southern Alberta Museums

Posted on 22 June, 2013 by

Thursday mornings I was woken by a 6:45am phone call from Canmore.  It was my mum to tell me the usually dry creek behind the house was a raging river and our neighbours with homes backing the creek had been … Continue reading →

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Mountain Names

Posted on 9 October, 2012 by

As a public historian working outside of academia I often get contracts that are vaguely in my area general area of expertise — western Canada — but not the odd corners of history that are where I like to spend … Continue reading →

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YEG…I think I heart you…

Posted on 1 October, 2012 by

Edmonton there is something I have to say, I don’t want to love you but I kind of, sort of think that I do.  I feel no pride when the Oilers or the Eskimos win a game.  If something notable … Continue reading →

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Pollution and the Tar Sands: The Same Old Story.

Posted on 17 July, 2012 by

All weekend in Alberta the news covered the provincial and federal Environment Ministers toured new pollution monitoring stations in the Oil/Tar Sands. It reminded me of the consistent sense of deja vu that comes with studying the early environmental movement in Alberta and and of a recent presentation I gave at the Directions West conference at the University of Alberta. Below is a portion of that presentation about pollution monitoring, court cases, and environmentalism in Alberta in the 1970s. Continue reading →

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Oil and Environment in Alberta – Or When a Spill Hits Close to Home

Posted on 8 June, 2012 by

Last night (June 8) a pipeline running along a tributary of the Red Deer River spilt crude oil contaminating the surrounding environment.  As Sean Kheraj noted earlier this week, this is not the first spill in recent memory and it will … Continue reading →

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Public History Gets an App!

Posted on 20 May, 2012 by

A great group of graduate students and staff at my alma mater, Carleton University, made an app for the entire length of the Rideau Canal.   It is called “The Rideau Canal App” and it is free at the iTunes … Continue reading →

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