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What's New on Electric Canadian
Here I'm listing anything new added to the site over the past month


Portuguese Canadians
Added a page for Portugues Canadians.

Backgrounder, Frontier Centre for Public Policy September 2024
Positive Stories about Residential Schools must also be heard By Hymie Rubenstein and James C. McCrae (pdf)

Thoughts on a Sunday Morning - the 15th day of September 2024 - Passion
By the Rev. Nola Crewe

The Ontario Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games Aug 10 2024
Added a video of this games to the foot of our Scots in Canada page.

The Rainbow in the North
A short account of the first establishment of Christianity in Rupert's Land by the Church Missionary Society by S. Tucker, author of "South Indian Sketches" (1852) (pdf)

The Beaver Magazine
Added Volume 2 No. 5 (pdf)

Reconsidering the Legacy of Residential Schools and Aboriginal Adoption
The author of this important take on the legacy of Canada’s Indian residential schools, freely available to all readers, and re-posted with his kind permission is Rick August, a former social policy analyst with the government of Saskatchewan. (pdf)


Pen and Pencil Sketches of Wentworth Landmarks
A series of articles descriptive of quaint places and interesting localities in the surrounding county (1897) (pdf)

Our North Land
Being a full account of the Canadian North-West and Hudson's Bay route by Charles R. Tuttle (1885) (pdf)

The Eagle
Rupert's Land College Magazine

Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto
A collection of historical sketches of the old town of York, from 1792 until 1837, and of Toronto from 1834 to 1908 by John Ross Robertson in 6 volumes.  Added this to the foot of our page about John Ross Robertson.

Royal Military College of Canada
Added the 1962 edition

John Bethune
By Rev. James MacKenzie (1971) (pdf)

Researcher defends residential schools
Courtesy CBC, Richard Foot, National Post, March 17, 2001

We're Expanding the sheep business!!
A video from a farm in Ontario which I've added to the foot of our page on Sheep in Canada

Thoughts on a Sunday Morning - the 8th day of September - Identity
By the Rev. Nola Crewe

The Beaver Magazine
Added Volume 2 No. 4 (pdf)


Glengarry's Games - Tradition: A Story From Glengarry
Added a video to the foot of our Glengarry page.

The Military and Naval Operations in the Canadas
During the late war with the United States including also the Political History of Lower Canada during the administration of Sir James Henry Craig and Sir George Prevost from the year 1807 until the year 1815 by Robert Christie, Esq. (1819) (pdf)

The Celtic Kitchen
2024 edition (pdf)

Remimisences of a (Make-Believe) Mid-19th Century Hudson's Bay Company Labourer
This post is part of a limited series called HBC at 350, which focuses on the environmental history of the Hudson’s Bay Company in light of the 350th anniversary of its founding in 1670. (pdf)

Hudson’s Bay Company
Posts & Depots, Images from a Vanished Era by Thomas Schultze (2020) (pdf)

Thoughts on a Sunday Morning - 2024 September 1 - Labour
By the Rev. Nola Crewe

Province of Manitoba Budget Speech
Delivered by the Hon. John Norquay, Premier and Provincial Treasurer on April 16th, 1884 (pdf)

The Beaver Magazine
Added Volume 2 No. 2 and Volume 2 No. 3


Monthly Financial Report of the General Secretary and Treasurer
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen No. 96 For the month ending December 31, 1914 (pdf)

Past and Present
Notes by Henry Cawthra and Others compiled by A. Maude (Cawthra) Brock and edited by A. H. Young, M.A., D.C.L. (1924) (pdf)

Royal Military College of Canada
Added the 1961 edition

Added 2 YouTube chanels to our Newfoundland page...

Newfie Lifestyle
Welcome to our channel, where we take you on a journey back to traditional Canadian living. Join us as we explore the Canadian wilderness, fishing, hunting, and cooking over a wood stove. We're all about old-fashioned living, and we're excited to share our adventures with you. Whether we're catching a fish, cooking up a hearty meal, or simply enjoying time with family, we're here to remind you of the simple joys of life. Subscribe to our channel and join our community as we rediscover the traditions of the past.

Newfoundlander Overlander
I am just a Newfie doing my own thing. My cat Bubba and I decided to start a channel to share our Journey.

Report by the Governor on a Visit to the Micmac Indians at Bay d'Espoir
Colonial Reports, Miscellaneous. No. 54. Newfoundland by William MacGregor (1908)

Memoirs of The Administration of the Colonial Government of Lower Canada
By Sir James Craig and Sir George Prevost from the year 1807 to the year 1815 comprehending the Military and Naval operations in the Canadas during the late War with the United States of America by Robert Christie (1818) (pdf)

Memoir of The Rev. Archibald Campbell Searth, M.A.. D.C.L.
Rector St. George’s Church, Lennoxville, Professor of Ecclesiastical History Bishop's College, Lennoxville and Canon of the Cathedral of Quebec together with Dr. Scarths reminiscences of his life and annals of the Parish of Lennoxville, edited by the Archdeacon of Quebec (1904) (pdf)

Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto
A Collection of Historical Sketches of the Old Town of York from from 1792 Until 1833 and of Toronto From 1834 to 1898 and also Nearly Two Hundred Engravings of Old Houses, Familar Faces and Historic Places, with Maps and Schedules Connected with the Local History of York and Toronto (1898) (pdf)

The Essay-Proof Journal
Devoted to the Historical Background of Stamps and Paper Money, April 1957 Vol. 14 No. 2 Whole No. 54 (pdf)

Thoughts on a Sunday Morning - the 25th of August 2024 - Saints & Angels
By the Rev. Nola Crewe

The Beaver Magazine
Added Volume 2 No  1 (1921) (pdf)

Canada's Massive $12B Mega Dam
The Site C Dam is a hydroelectric megaproject in a country that is known as a big-player in the hydropower sector. This is not just any project, but THE most expensive one ever built in the whole of Canada. Added a video about this Dam to the foot of our page on BC.


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