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Thanadelthur

Thanadelthur (c. 1697-1717) negotiated peace between the Cree and Chipewyan people, which allowed the Hudson Bay Company to expand its trade network westward from Fort Churchill. Today she's regarded as the founder of that town. Source.

Sikniktuk

This map shows the area of the Elsigogtog First Nation's title claim. They and the federal government have signed a memorandum of understanding to talk about it. Source.

A New Mouth for the Don

Toronto is building a new mouth for the Don River. Source.

Princess Louise by Notman, 1879

Le Champ-de-Mars en hiver, 1892

Le-Champ-de-Mars en hiver (1892) by William Brymner. Source. Compare this photo.

Japanese Tea Garden, Victoria, 1907

The Japanese Tea Garden operated in Gorge Park, Victoria, B.C. from 1907 to 1942. Source.

Champs-de-Mars, 1939

Once a parade ground, now a park, in 1939 the Champs-de-Mars in front of Montreal City Hall was working as a parking lot. Source.

Olga Alexandrovna's House

From 1952 to 1960 this bungalow at 2130 Camilla Road, Cooksville, Mississauga was home to Olga Alexandrovna, the younger sister of Tsar Nicholas II.

Pharoah's Daughter, 1950

Pharoah's Daughter (1950) by Bertram Brooker. Brooker was a member of the Canadian Group of Painters and also the winner of the first Governor General's Award for Fiction. Source.

Sigrun Lindal, Fjallkona, 1924

It's the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba in Gimli this weekend. In addition to Vikings roaming the streets the fjallkona or Lady of the Mountain can be seen. Sigrun Lindal played the fjallkona in 1924. Source.