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Come to the When Words Collide convention!

If you’re in Calgary this coming weekend (August 10-12th, 2012), come check out the When Words Collide convention happening at the Village Park Inn (1804 Crowchild Trail NW). I’ll be on a panel on Sunday morning at 10 a.m., talking … Continue reading

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Today is Bastille Day

Or in French: la Fête Nationale. It commemorates the storming of the Bastille in 1789, which you may recall as the beginning of the French Revolution. After the Revolution, France became a republic. There are three ideals of the republic … Continue reading

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History in my Backyard: The Town of Bankhead

Well, not quite my backyard, exactly, but very close. In Banff National Park, right near Lake Minnewanka, the ruins of an old coal-mining town are now a picturesque and short hiking trail. The town of Bankhead existed for a mere … Continue reading

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