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CONTENTS
Vol 97:6
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FEATURES
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Trains of Fame
Canada’s railways have been
traversed by some noteworthy
trains. Some were famous,
others toiled in anonymity,
even secrecy.
by Kevin J. Holland
30
Beautiful Cities
The squalor of nineteenth-
century cities prompted
planners to come up with a
novel solution: green space.
by Paul Weinberg
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Metis Matriarchs
Lady Lougheed and Buckskin
Mary were important
community builders of
Canada’s pioneer West.
by Doris Jeanne MacKinnon
44
An Unnatural
Calamity
The Halifax explosion of 1917
was the deadliest disaster in
Canadian history.
by Ken Cuthbertson
50
Collecting
Memories
An 1876 questionnaire offers
a glimpse of early settler life
on Prince Edward Island.
by Alan MacEachern and
Edward MacDonald
On the cover
Canadian Pacific
Railway Train No.3, the
Vancouver Express,
drawn by Locomotive
No. 2638 circa 1920s
in Calgary. Library and
Archives Canada.
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CONTENTS
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DEPARTMENTS
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The Packet
The beaver bill.
Cutting edge. The bank of Belcourt.
Interpreting the treaties. Family
connection. Remembering Grenfell.
Kudos to magazine archives.
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Currents
The Mounties get
their due. Surviving Hurricane Hazel.
Lynn Gehl recalls her family’s fight for its
Indigenous rights.
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Trading Post
A child’s toy doll
doubles as a carrier for tea.
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Annual Book & Gift Guide
Our 14th annual advertising section
offers a wide selection of books for
Canadian history lovers.
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Books
Reviews: Homespun
yarns. Liberty for some. More books:
Plains bison wax and wane, prolific
photographer, reporting on tragedy,
Santa Claus parades, infamous
bootlegger, athletic fighter pilot.
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Christopher Moore
The Canada 150 controversy.
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Destinations
Ottawa’s Laurier House.
Exploring
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Roots
Cellular sleuthing.
73
History Matters
Bidding
a fond farewell to Governor General
David Johnston and a warm welcome to
his successor, Julie Payette.
COMING UP IN
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Polio in the Arctic
The story of an unprecedented mercy
mission sent to deal with a deadly polio
outbreak among the Inuit in 1948–49. Plus,
the mystery surrounding the location of
the Vikings’ “land of wine,” pioneer female
radio broadcasters, and two Jewish Nazi-
fighting brothers from Montreal.
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A Second World War-era
photo illustrates Canada’s determination
to defeat the Nazis.
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