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Fergus's founders, Lowland Scots Adam Fergusson and James Webster, gave all new streets Scottish names, a practice still maintained by the local council.

This invaluable local history confirms the significance of mills and later factories along the Don River in early York, now Toronto.

George Mercer Dawson (1849-1901) defied health circumstances to become one of Canada's most exceptional geologists and explorers, particularly in the Yukon.

A summer holiday in a remote corner of Ontario's Rideau Lakes turns into a nightmare when Chip and Lee are drawn into a complex web of past and present, they struggle to make sense of these ancient mysteries, aided by a visiting anthropologist and a beautiful young woman who lives on an island with her reclusive and powerful grandfather.

Aging Is Living" tells the personal stories of long-term care residents, showing that contrary to popular perception, leading an inspiring and interesting life within these caring communities is possible.

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During the War of 1812, 18-year-old Billy Green spots the advancing American army and must ride three hours in the middle of the night to Burlington Heights to warn the British.

From the outset, the Windsor Jews have been active in the community, but in recent years, their shrinking numbers have forced major changes to ensure their survival.

Here in one big book is all the trivia and facts about Canada anyone needs to know. All regions are covered, as well as important Canadian figures such as John Molson, Elizabeth Arden, and Russ Jackson. This fascinating compendium brings together the most notable facts and trivia from the archives of the trivia guys' collection.

James Douglas" tells the story of the son of a Scottish plantation owner and a mixed-race woman who would become governor of the Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. Before Vancouver existed as we know it today, Douglas's vision and drive laid the foundation for Canada's westernmost province.

In the early twentieth century a movement flourished, championing the St. Lawrence route as the answer to easily transporting goods in and out the centre of the continent. Communities along the Great Lakes planned for increased prosperity, but "the Golden Dream" has not been fully realized.

Shawnee war chief Tecumseh tried to forge a confederation of tribes to counter American territorial ambitions. Tecumseh took part in the doomed struggle to preserve the Ohio Valley for aboriginal peoples and was at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in August 1794, which decisively quashed Native aspirations in the region. Tecumseh continued his efforts to rally the tribes against the Americans, visiting the southern nations in 1811 to convince them...

An ancient cedar forest exists on the Niagara Escarpment in a highly populated area. This full-colour book reveals the vital importance of this ecosystem to our natural heritage.

Teenage twins Kaya and Tala journey into the perilous British Columbia wilderness confronting the wolf spirit destined to be Tala's protective guardian.

Short-listed for the 1990 CLA Book of the Year for Children Award Moving to Soda Creek, a former Gold Rush boomtown in the Cariboo region of interior British Columbia, Kelly Linden and her father try to begin their lives again after a tragic family accident.

This is the story of Irish-born Henry Ross Halpin, who by the age of 16 began a long association with the fur trade and Canada's native peoples, was thrice employed by the Hudson's Bay Company, and became an Indian agent (18851901). Halpin's work took him from Fort Garry, Manitoba, to Fort York on the shores of the Hudson Bay, and across the Prairies to British Columbia. This book is based on Halpin's previously unpublished menoirs, Hudson's B...

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A fascinating illustrated history that profiles of the women who graduated from the School of Architecture at the University of Toronto, 1920-60.

Show No Fear is a collection of essays that captures the richness of Canadian military history. Although Canadians see their nation as a peaceable kingdom and themselves as an unmilitary people, the truth is that Canada has a proud military heritage. Moreover, the nation's citizens and their descendants share a legacy of courage, tenacity, and warfighting prowess. This volume of daring actions showcases the country's rich and distinct national...

A charming account of the author's special relationship with the birds and wild creatures who shared her northern homesite at Pimisi Bay, near Mattawa, Ontario.