When a massive wildfire started moving north toward the Town of Shelburne last week, Andrea Davis couldn’t help but think back to another fire that had traumatized the community. Davis, the executive director of the Black Loyalist Heritage Society, operates its museum in Birchtown, only a few kilometres southwest of Shelburne. She said its predecessor, the society’s old administration building, …
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Canadian Black Loyalist Museum Was Prepared to Save Artifacts by ‘Any Means’ During Wildfire
When a massive wildfire started moving north toward the Town of Shelburne last week, Andrea Davis couldn’t help but think back to another fire that had traumatized the community. Davis, the executive director of the Black Loyalist Heritage Society, operates its museum in Birchtown, only a few kilometres southwest of Shelburne. She said its predecessor, the society’s old administration building, …
Statistics Canada Launches Tracking Tool as Canada’s Population Nears 40 Million
Canada is close to reaching 40 million people, and Statistics Canada has launched a new tool to watch that population growth in real time. The Canada population clock keeps an ongoing tally of births, deaths, immigrants, emigrants, non-permanent residents and inter-provincial migrants. The tracker also keeps count of the population of every province and territory, …