History

  • Westray : mon passage des ténèbres à la lumière

    Creator

    Theriault, Vernon

    Abstract

    Dans ce livre, Theriault décrit son expérience dans la mine du comté de Pictou, ses combats personnels à la suite du désastre et la façon dont il a donné un sens nouveau à sa vie en participant à la campagne de lobbying de longue haleine du Syndicat des Métallos, qui a mené à l'adoption de la Loi Westray en 2004.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Nimbus

    Not specified
  • Always pack a candle : a nurse in the Cariboo-Chilcotin

    Creator

    McKinnon Crook, Marion

    Abstract

    The true story of an adventurous young nurse who provided much-needed health care to the rural communities of the Cariboo-Chilcotin in the 1960s. In 1962, newly minted public health nurse Marion McKinnon arrived in the small community of Williams Lake in BC's Cariboo region.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Heritage House

    Not specified
  • Final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, volume one : summary : honouring the truth, reconciling for the future

    Creator

    Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

    Abstract

    This is the Final Report of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its six-year investigation of the residential school system for Aboriginal youth and the legacy of these schools. This report, the summary volume, includes the history of residential schools, the legacy of that school system, and the full text of the Commission's 94 recommendations for action to address that legacy. This report lays bare a part of Canada's history that until recently was little-known to most non-Aboriginal Canadians.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    James Lorimer & Company

    Not specified
  • The bygone days : folklore, traditions & toenails

    Creator

    Thompson, Reginald 'Dutch'

    Abstract

    Reginald-better known as 'Dutch'-Thompson is a multi-faceted storyteller with unforgettable voices-those of Roy from Murray Harbour North, Adelaide from Bunbury, Gus from Chepstow, and countless others-to tell the stories of the Bygone days in Prince Edward Island [sometimes NS, too]. Stories that, without Dutch's talent and care, might be remembered only by family and close friends or lost altogether. Remember when the train ran from tip to tip and along all the small branches, taking goods, people, and baseball teams to other parts of the Island?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Charlottetown

    Acorn Press

    Not specified
  • Histoire des Premières Nations : ce n'était pas nous les sauvages : le choc entre les civilisations européennes et autochtones

    Creator

    Paul, Daniel N.

    Abstract

    Ce n'était pas nous les sauvages relate l'histoire de la quasi-disparition, du point de vue des Mi'kmaq, des anciennes Premières Nations démocratiques d'Amérique du Nord, causée par l'invasion européenne des Amériques, avec un regard particulier sur les Mi'kmaq. Bien que d'autres nations européennes, l'Espagne entres autres, aient été impliquées dans le massacre, cette histoire expose en détail les actions d'une seule, la Grande-Bretagne.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Mouton noir Acadie

    Not specified
  • It's our time : honouring the African Nova Scotian communities of East Preston, North Preston, Lake Loon/Cherry Brook

    Creator

    Lauren Taylor, Wanda

    Abstract

    Award-winning writer Wanda Lauren Taylor delves into the history and development of the Preston area, the organizations and churches that helped bolster the population, and the struggles, successes, and personal stories of several Preston-area residents.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Nimbus

    Not specified
  • Westray : mon passage des ténèbres à la lumière

    Creator

    Theriault, Vernon

    Abstract

    L'explosion de méthane éventre la mine Westray, en Nouvelle-Écosse. Vingt-six mineurs y sont pris au piège. Les résidents de Plymouth retiennent leur souffle tandis que les sauveteurs partent à la recherche de survivants, bravant des conditions extrêmement dangereuses pendant des jours. Vernon Theriault, un mineur de Westray décoré pour sa bravoure, s'était joint aux équipes de sauvetage. Malheureusement, nul des vingt-six mineurs n'avait survécu à l'explosion, et seuls quinze de leurs corps auront pu être retrouvés.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Nimbus

    Not specified
  • Before the parade : a history of Halifax's gay, lesbian, and bisexual communities, 1972-1992

    Creator

    Rose, Rebecca

    Abstract

    Before the Parade traces the beginnings of Halifax's gay, lesbian, and bisexual community. Journalist and activist Rebecca Rose melds insights and perspectives from the people at the forefront with a thoroughly researched, narrative history. Rose brings her queer femme, feminist perspective to this compelling-and never before told-history of Halifax's early LGB community.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Nimbus

    Not specified
  • The forgotten Acadians : a story of discovery

    Creator

    Avery, Jude

    Abstract

    This manuscript is a culmination of years of effort to reveal a "lost chapter" in Canadian and Maritime history, a story that began with a Mi'kmaq and Basque seasonal presence on the NS Eastern Shore as early as the Sixteenth Century, followed by a permanent settlement of Chezzetcook Acadian families in the latter part of the Eighteenth. Did you know Samuel de Champlain visited Tor Baie, Guysborough Co, NS in 1607 before sailing up the St. Lawrence River to found Quebec City the following year?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    New World Publishing

    Not specified
  • Acadian driftwood : one family and the Great Expulsion

    Creator

    LeBlanc, Tyler

    Abstract

    Growing up on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Tyler LeBlanc wasn't fully aware of his family's Acadian roots - until a chance encounter with an Acadian historian prompted him to delve into his family history. LeBlanc's discovery that he could trace his family all the way to the time of the Acadian Expulsion and beyond forms the basis of this compelling account of Le Grand Dérangement.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Goose Lane Editions

    Not specified