Often called one of the Seven Wonders of Canada, the canoe has played a particularly important role in British Columbia.
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Author:Osler, Sanford
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Author:Downs, Art
Summary:At the end of the nineteenth century, Canada’s prairies were still sparsely populated.
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Author:Klerks, Cat
Summary:This is the story of a rebellious girl from British Columbia who travelled the world in pursuit of her calling only to find her true inspiration in the Canadian landscape she’d left behind.
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Author:Knox, Jack
Summary:A hilarious collection of Jack Knox's best-loved humour columns.In this side-splitting follow-up to the bestseller Hard Knox: Musings from the Edge of Canada, Jack Knox presents his best writing, m
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Essays, HumourAvailable Formats:
Author:Harold, Hughina
Summary:Hughina Harold paints a powerful picture of a world that no longer exists in this compelling account of her experiences as a young teacher and nurse on the remote Broughton Archipelago on British C
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Author:Mulligan, Terry David
,Schaefer, Glen
Summary:Veteran broadcaster Terry David Mulligan takes readers on a galloping romp down the roads he’s travelled, from busting bad guys as a Mountie to spinning records as a DJ to sampling fine wines aroun
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Author:Shadick, Stan
Summary:An informative sidekick to Stan Shadick's annual award-winning Skywatchers calendars, Skywatcher's Companion presents fascinating stories for skywatchers of all ages.
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Author:Willems Snopek, Roxanne
Summary:Dogs, horses and other animals have long shown courage, trust and loyalty to the people in their lives, but they also inspire selfless love in return.
Genre: Anecdotes, Canadian nonfiction, Pets and animalsAvailable Formats:
Author:Cameron, June
Summary:Buying Saffron, a 24-foot racing sailboat, was an act of desperation meant to help single parent June Cameron and her youngest son validate themselves. It did that and more.
Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Sports and recreation, True adventure storiesAvailable Formats:
Author:Andra-Warner, Elle
Summary:Since 1873, the Mounties have brought the law to the furthest reaches of the Canadian frontier.
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Author:Seagrave, Jayne
Summary:BC’s bestselling camping guidebook—now expanded to include the national parks of the Canadian Rockies in honour of the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation.
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Author:Denny, Cecil E.
Summary:Like many other pioneering North West Mounted Police officers, Cecil Denny was a colourful, independent man with a career full of conquest and controversy.
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Author:Raby Dunne, Susan
,Morrison, Edward
Summary:The never-before-published memoir of Major-General Sir Edward Morrison, a true Canadian hero of the First World War.The First World War marked a turning point in Canadian history and in Canada’s se
Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, War and militaryAvailable Formats:
Author:Bunney, Gayle
Summary:What do you do when there are goldfish in the horse's water tank, a baby magpie in the bedroom, a cow in the kitchen and a half-dozen small dogs rolling in the dirt to get rid of the smell of skunk
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Author:Bryan, Liz
Summary:Stone by Stone takes readers on a fascinating journey across the short-grass prairie of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan in search of tangible evidence of the region’s ancient past—a civilization
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