Manitoba History articles from October 2008

Manitoba History archives from October 2008

The origins of Autopac: an essay on the possibility of social democratic government in Manitoba.
October 1, 2008... As the title suggests, this article will concern itself with the question of whether or not social democratic government is a real possibility in Manitoba. On the one hand, the question may seem odd. The New Democratic Party (NDP) of Manitoba...

Life history as a window to understanding the politics of teaching and schooling: Manitoba teacher Sybil Shack (1911-2004).
October 1, 2008... Introduction Sybil Shack helped define education in the province of Manitoba, Canada, as much as Manitoba and its schools defined her. She was a teacher, teaching principal, textbook writer, educational writer, broadcaster, leader of...

The advancement of knowledge in La Perouse's 1782 expedition to Hudson Bay.
October 1, 2008... One of the greatest figures in the history of the French Navy, Count Francois Galaup de La Perouse, is best known for leading a scientific voyage of discovery around the world in 1785-1788. King Louis XVI clearly was not mistaken when he chose...

A memoir of the CPR Telegraph office.(Gazette)
October 1, 2008... In 1942, the Winnipeg office of Canadian Pacific Telegraphs was a combination of vast space, strange noises, and a high level of human activity. It was located immediately above the CPR ticket office on the corner of Portage and Main. To the...

Prairie monuments: a video history of Oakville, Manitoba.(Gazette)
October 1, 2008... When most people hear the name Oakville, they immediately think of the large Ontario city of that name. However, my Oakville is actually located halfway between Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, just three kilometers south of the...

Commemorating Margaret Newton.(Gazette)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On 17 July 2008 in Portage La Prairie Mr. Brian Pallister, Member of Parliament for Portage-Lisgar, on behalf of Environment Minister John Baird, unveiled a Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque...

Manitoba's war on wildlife.(Gazette)
October 1, 2008... It was inevitable, as European-style agriculture was imposed on the prairie ecosystem starting in the 1800s, that human interests would come into conflict with those of wild animals. Manitoba's Municipal Act, first enacted in 1873, instructed...

Roblin's Knox Presbyterian Church.(Gazette)
October 1, 2008... There exists in Roblin an old church. It was lovingly built by good-hearted volunteers and has stood for a hundred years, serving the community well. They would be pleased, those long gone pioneers, whose descendents still labour to care...

In search of buffalo hair cloth.(Gazette)
October 1, 2008... When we think of warm clothing in the early Red River Settlement, what comes to mind is probably capots, coats made from Hudson's Bay Company blankets. Few people are aware that families in Red River spun and wove their own cloth, some of it...

Michael Payne, The Fur Trade in Canada: An Illustrated History.
October 1, 2008... Michael Payne, The Fur Trade in Canada: An Illustrated History Toronto: James Lorimer & Co., 2004, 96 pages. ISBN 9781550288438, $24.95 (paperback). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As Michael Payne observes in his introduction, it is...

Donna G. Sutherland, Nahoway: A Distant Voice.
October 1, 2008... Donna G. Sutherland, Nahoway: A Distant Voice. Petersfield, Manitoba: White Buffalo Books, 2008, 400 pages. ISBN 9781552382271, $44.95 (paperback) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nahoway: A Distant Voice is a unique, deeply personal and...

J. M. Bumsted, St. John's College: Faith and Education in Western Canada.
October 1, 2008... J. M. Bumsted, St. John's College: Faith and Education in Western Canada Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2006, 224 pages. ISBN 9780887556920, $24.95 (paperback). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I can think of no one better...

Christina Penner, Widows of Hamilton House.
October 1, 2008... Christina Penner, Widows of Hamilton House Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications, 2008, 240 pages. ISBN 9781894283847, $29.95 (hardcover). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Widows of Hamilton House is a literary novel about love and loss by...

Joseph Boyden, Three Day Road.
October 1, 2008... Joseph Boyden, Three Day Road Toronto: Penguin Group Canada, 2008, 368 pages. ISBN 9780143056959, $20.00 (paperback) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In his debut novel Three Day Road, Joseph Byoden tells a powerful and dramatic story...