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The Glengarry Nor’Westers & Loyalist Museum is open Wednesdays through to Mondays, May until September, but appointments can ...
As the Company of Adventurers of England Trading Into Hudson’s Bay fades relatively quietly into that still night, it seems ...
Shaynee ModienLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterThe Shaunavon StandardDuring the growth of the province of Saskatchewan, a ...
Israel’s attack on Iran enters its second week as both countries continue to trade fire and civilian casualties mount.
The Pemmican War highlighted early tensions around a highly nutritious native food—pemmican—that was vital for survival in harsh northern conditions and crucial to the fur trade. Originally dismissed ...
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Little had changed since 1804 when the Northwest Company (NWC), fiercely challenging the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) for supremacy in the fur trade, began pushing posts down the Mackenzie.
A new series produced by “Yellowstone” star and actor, Kevin Costner, and Doris Kearns Goodwin, debuts tonight on the History Channel. “Kevin Costner’s The West” premieres at 9 p.m ...
The fur trade employed English, French, Canadian, Scottish, Iroquois, Metis, Hawaiians, and mixed race employees in exploring, trapping and establishing forts and trading posts.
Starting with a 300-Year Battle for Control of Canada’s Fur Trade THUNDER BAY – BUSINESS – For over three centuries, two of Canada’s most iconic trading enterprises, Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) and the ...
The company’s demise likewise seemed imminent when its trading territory was invaded by the upstart North West Company from Montreal. Or when the fur trade declined. Each time, Hudson’s Bay ...