Behind the Book with Jennifer Bonnell
Originally posted by Elizabeth Glenn on the UT Press Publishing Blog, December 11, 2014 Jennifer L. Bonnell is the author of Reclaiming the Don: An Environmental History of Toronto’s Don River Valley. With Reclaiming the Don, Jennifer L. Bonnell unearths…
Review of Historical GIS book on NiCHE-Canada.org
By Jessica DeWitt. Originally posted to NiCHE-Canada 3 October 2014. Jennifer Bonnell and Marcel Fortin, eds. Historical GIS Research in Canada. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2014. 322 pp. $39.95 (paperback) ISBN: 978-1-55238-708-5; Free (PDF) ISBN: 978-1-55238-744-3. Reviewed By: Jessica DeWitt…
Interview on significance of L.R. Wilson investment for McMaster’s Wilson Institute for Canadian history
Originally posted on McMaster Daily News, 25 November 2014 Red Wilson invests $2.5 million in the study of Canadian history by renewing successful institute Red Wilson’s latest gift to McMaster – $2.5 million – is a catalyst for revitalizing the…
Don River history referenced in Toronto Star article on Don Mouth redevelopment
Originally published by Toronto Star staff reporter Eric Andrew-Gee, 16 November 2014 Overhaul of Don River mouth could spur Port Lands development By reducing flood risk, planners hope “renaturalization” will give new life to a forgotten corner of Toronto. Don…
CBC Radio interview on Reclaiming the Don
The following interview with Karen Gordon, guest host of CBC Toronto’s afternoon program, Here and Now, aired on CBC Radio 1 on October 8, 2014. Karen and I discuss the historical relationship between the Don River Valley and the evolving…
10 quirky things to know about the Don Valley
Originally posted by Chris Bateman on BlogTO Toronto has a powerful love/hate relationship with the Don River. At once prized for its unspoilt scenery, the mighty river and its impressive valley have been extensively manhandled over the last 200 years,…
How the Don River Defined Toronto
By Mark Brosens. Originally published on The Inside Agenda Blog, 14 August 2014 The Don River is easy to dismiss as a muddy stream surrounded by some of Toronto’s busiest roads. But a new book is coming out that argues…
From the Archives to the Bee Yard
One of the reasons I chose to locate my postdoctoral research on the environmental history of beekeeping at the University of Guelph was the presence of reknown honeybee researchers Ernesto Guzman and Gard Otis, and the existence of the Honey…
Thinking with Bees
Bees have received a lot of attention over the last five years. You could say they’ve become media darlings, of sorts. The “disappearance” of 30 billion honeybees—one quarter of the population in the northern hemisphere—from hives in North America and…
Writing the Environmental History of Toronto’s Don Valley Parkway
When I first began to explore the history of Toronto’s Don River Valley five years ago, the story of the major highway that runs through the valley failed to capture my imagination. I was interested in the effects of highway…
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