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Item Open Access From the Grassroots: The Company of Young Canadians, Local Activism, and Sustainable Development in Canada, 1965-1975(Network in Canadian History and Environment, 2020-08-10) Brushett, KevinOriginally conceived as the shock troops of Lester Pearson’s “War on Poverty,” the Company of Young Canadians focused on mobilizing communities to fight poverty and disenfranchisement. However, as the booming 60s turned to the stagnant 70s, issues of sustainable development came to the forefront of the CYC’s projects. This paper examines how the CYC became the midwife to projects geared broadly to concepts of sustainable development (industrial pollution, recycling programs, and agricultural and food cooperatives) that attempted to mesh both economic as well as environmental perspectives.Item Open Access There is a Monster Under the Ground: Commemorating the History of Arsenic Contamination at Giant Mine as a Warning to Future Generations(Network in Canadian History and Environment, 2019-10-14) Sandlos, John; Keeling, Arn; Beckett, Caitlynn; Nicol, RosannaThis paper analyzes a community-based project to communicate toxic dangers to future generations at Giant Mine, an abandoned gold mine near Yellowknife. Since 2013, the authors have worked with community groups, government, the Yellowknives Dene First Nation to develop a strategy for communicating the arsenic hazards at Giant Mine to future generations. Our experience suggests that any communication strategy must commemorate the multiple ways different constituents have known the mine. We also argue that any program to commemorate hazards for future generations can be a useful tool to address painful memories of historical environmental injustices associated with mine pollution.Item Open Access "Rising with the Tide of History": The Age of Sail as Industrial Alibi(Network in Canadian History and Environment, 2019-05-22) Campbell, ClaireThrough visual analysis of promotional imagery for the province of Nova Scotia, this paper explores the uses of tall ships and sailing as an alibi for extractive resource industries.This article traces the creation of an environmental alibi: an icon of renewable energy (the sailing ship) licensing an extractive industrial economy. It compiles, contextualizes, and analyzes seventeen images to explore the historical development of this alibi; the relationship between the Bluenose and “Ships Start Here” with the reality of a multigovernmental commitment to fossil fuels; and how the tall ships alibi remains at work especially in justifying offshore exploration, urban architecture, and the naval procurement strategy.Item Open Access Magical Regionalism: Canadian Geography on Screen in the 1950s(Network in Canadian History and Environment, 2018-02-21) Dyce, Matt; Peyton, JonathanUsing geography and environmental history to analyze children's film in 1950s-Canada, this paper examines regionalism in a popular National Film Board of Canada series.