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The OHS has digitized the full text of over 2,000 articles and book reviews, making the archive the largest single collection of stories about Ontario’s history. Ontario History journal, formerly called Papers & Records, is one of the oldest history journals in Canada, having been published continuously since 1899. The journal’s archive ...
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- Emmanuel Kabongo — Actor, Toronto
- Sevaun Palvetzian — CEO of Civicaction, Toronto
- Brigitte Shim — Architect, Toronto
- Roberta Jamieson — President of Indspire, Six Nations of The Grand River
"If I could describe Ontario in three words: diversity, opportunity, freedom. I grew up in South Africa where I don't remember meeting people from other parts of the world, except when watching television shows or movies. When I moved here and started attending school, I was surprised to see so many different faces. It was my first time encounterin...
"My grandfather Garabed ("Charlie") Palvetzian arrived in Ontario in 1915. He was 12 years old. He, unlike many members of his family, had successfully escaped the Armenian genocide. Canada became home. His first job earned five cents an hour. Afterward, he'd join my grandmother and their five children, including my father, in the family restaurant...
"Like most Ontarians, I was born somewhere else. My Hakka Chinese parents and all of my siblings were born on the sunny tropical Caribbean island of Jamaica. Upon arriving in Canada, we stepped off the airplane and quickly descended into a gigantic freezer. A few days later, a February blizzard hit Toronto and I caught my first glimpse of snow. The...
"I treasure growing up among my people at the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, and vividly recall living without running water, including the long walk to the outhouse on a snowy day; memories of skating on the Mackenzie Creek and picking strawberries in June. I had what some described as an 'attitude problem.' I simply could not accept th...
About Ontario History. Ontario Historyis a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that is published bi-annually by the Ontario Historical Society. Ontario’s premier history journal, it discusses a wide variety of topics relating to our province’s past. In 1899, the Ontario Historical Society (OHS) published the first issue of Ontario History, then ...
An initiative by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, to commemorate Canada’s 150th birthday resulted in this marvelous compilation of 150 stories that examine what it means to be Canadian living in Ontario. Each story is paired with a relevant photograph.
Sep 21, 2021 · The anthology was published in 2019 by Highwater Press and paired Indigenous authors with illustrators to create 10 stories spanning 150 years of our shared history.
Oct 31, 2024 · News from Ontario, Canada. Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Ontario, Canada, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 53,086 stories have been published about Ontario, Canada which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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A legacy of conservation practices cultivated by my people, the Anishnaabe (Potawatomi, Ojibwe, and Odawa tribes) has ensured that the land remains remarkably alive with natural wonder. Throughout the approximately 6,000 years that my people have lived at Bkejwanong, we have been dependent on Aki, the Earth. The land took care of us; in turn ...
