Canadian History Ehx

Mossbank is the site of the first meeting between the NWMP and the Indigenous, with an interesting Indigenous legend surrounding Old Wives Lake nearby. It also features an original blacksmith shop from its early era and was the site of a pilot training base during the Second World War. The most iconic part of its history is the Debate of the Century, which happened in 1955 between Tommy Douglas an...

The first Treaty Indigenous MLA in the Manitoba Legislature, Elijah Harper made nationwide news when he was the lone 'no' vote in the Manitoba government when it came to the Meech Lake Accord. Since the Accord was negotiated without Indigenous input, Harper was instrumental in bringing it down. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Dona...

This town, north of Edmonton, has a history that dates back to long before Europeans arrive. Local Indigenous were the only band to disenfranchise in the 20th century in Canada, a 12-year-old started a successful paper in the 1930s and the community is the only Dark Sky Community in all of Canada. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx D...

Home to the oldest known arrowhead in Alberta, 12,000 years in age, Coaldale has a history that begins with the railroad and irrigation, and continues through soldiers' colonies, fires, a famous Mennonite preacher and a great museum to explore. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (...

Rossburn has a fascinating history dating back to the 1880s, with waves of Polish and Ukrainian settlers arriving in the area. A visit to Rossburn can include a trip to the wonderful museum, the Ukrainian mass grave site that is the final resting place of scarlet fever victims, two one-room school houses, some beautiful Ukrainian churches and much more. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https:...

The Trans-Canada Pipeline, at the time of its construction, was the longest pipeline in the world. It was also an intense issue in the House of Commons during the debate over it. One man would die, several would be hospitalized, as the legislation was pushed through for approval by the deadline. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Don...

Rockwood, a Rural Municipality in Manitoba, is the home to a Victoria Cross winner and a Hockey Hall of Fame player. It also has a deep Indigenous history, several historic buildings and many things to explore locally if you love history. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click...

The community of Gibbons features a couple terrible fires, a family who helped build the railroad that they were travelling on, a wonderful museum, a prehistoric forest of dinosaurs and much more Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter...

Some great historical buildings and a wetland interpretive centre make for great places to check out in Bruderheim. On top of that, it is the location where a meteroite lit up the sky in 1960. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: t...

What started as an effort to limit American content from reaching Canadian radios, would become an organization that would play a vital and integral role in the development of Canadian culture, the CBC. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com...

On my other podcast From John to Justin, I spent five weeks looking at every Ontario election from 1867 to 2018. Every premier, every election, every gaffe, every triumph, all of it. I have compiled that into one large episode that I am releasing here on Canadian History Ehx, so...enjoy! Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/craigU Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate)...

In this tiny community, whose history includes a stage coach robbery, you will find a very old school and courthouse that still stand after over a century. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Threads: https:...

This small Saskatchewan community was once the childhood hometown of John Diefenbaker, the future prime minister of Canada. That history, along with many other aspects of the town's history, are celebrated to this day there. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail...

From a proposed underground train in the 1890s, to broken promises by the federal government in the 1950s and 1960s, it took until 1997 for PEI to officially get its fixed link connection to the mainland. The Confederation Bridge would become an iconic symbol of Canada, and an amazing engineering project. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-histo...

Started as a coal mining camp, Black Diamond would grow thanks to the booming oil industry of Turner Valley. Its history features a giant glacial erratic, a visit from Winston Churchill and a terrible fire in 1949. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@ca...

Named for a famous British ship, the community of Ajax began as a munitions plant during the Second World War, and would adapt from that to become an important Ontario community with many diverse industries. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx...

Home to 3,000-year-old Indigenous remains, Ashcroft was an important area for the CPR in BC during its construction. The site of a train robbery and a favourite spot for a Group of Seven painter. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter...

In the 1530s, Jacques Cartier made three trips to Canada. He would claim the territory for France, nearly die from scurvy, establish a fort and kidnap several Indigenous to take to France. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: twitt...

Located near a large glacial erratic, Hazlet has a history that dates back a century. Home to the legendary Hazlet Elks baseball team, it is also at the forefront of green energy with its very recognizable wind turbine. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: cra...

Located in southwest Saskatchewan, Shaunavon has had a deep history dating back to the Indigenous. From its water that was so pure it was given to the King and Queen in 1939, to its celebrated hockey players, to its many historic buildings. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Clic...

Expo 67 was the most successful world's fair of the 20th century, with over 50 million people coming to the exposition. It would be the centrepiece of Canada's Centennial, and it would change not only Montreal, but Canada, forever. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate)...

What started as a small settlement in the Ontario bush would become one of the largest engineering projects of the 20th century. While its mining history was short, there is plenty of history to explore in Atikokan. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@c...

Starland County features several important historical spots, including the ghost town of Rowley. It also home to a ferry and the first female reeve in Alberta history. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Thr...

For a period of 15 years, the Industrial Women's Softball League in Ontario thrived in places like London. Many stars would emerge, including Hazel Shackleton. This episode was sponsored by Lionel Romain. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.co...

The Canadian Constitution is a landmark document in Canadian history, which gave Canada full independence from Britain, was a long process that deeply divided the country. Nonetheless, it changed Canada forever. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canad...