Parksville Qualicum Beach News speaks to two secondary students about their experience with Encounters with Canada.
Apr 09, 2019
Encounters with Canada
The Gauntlet covers the Indigenous Arts & Stories contest.
Mar 15, 2019
Indigenous Arts & Stories
Oct 26, 2017
Canadian Jewish News covers the Kensington Market Heritage Minute launch
Michael Goldlist jokes that his people “came from chicken stock.” The Toronto writer grew up in the borough of North York, but as a kid, he’d often visit his dad at the Toronto Western Hospital, where he worked. Read the full story here.
Oct 25, 2017
Global News highlights the new Heritage Minute, "Kensington Market"
Kensington Market — a staple in the city of Toronto — is featured in the first-ever animated Heritage Minute. Read the full story here.
Oct 25, 2017
CBC News covers the release of the Kensington Market Heritage Minute
Toronto's Kensington Market, a neighbourhood built by successive waves of newcomers, now has its own Heritage Minute. Read the full story here.
Oct 25, 2017
CTV speaks to the Here's My Canada Grand Prize winner
More than 10,000 people entered Historica Canada’s “My Canada” contest, answering the question: “What does Canada mean to you?” But it was Edmonton student Kathy Milanowski’s 30-second response that won the $10,000 prize. Read the full story here.
Oct 24, 2017
Here's My Canada junior winner speaks to Oak Bay News
A Sooke elementary school student has managed to beat out thousands of children across the country in a Historica Canada, Canada 150 contest that challenged children to answer the question, “What does Canada mean to you?” Read the full story here.
Oct 24, 2017
CBC News speaks to Kathy Milanowski, the Here's My Canada top winner
Kathy Milanowski can now say she has her own heritage minute. Well, almost. The organization Historica Canada, a charitable group most famous for producing Canadian Heritage Minutes, held a national contest asking "What does Canada mean to you?" Read the full story here.
Oct 22, 2017
The Edmonton Journal profiles the Here's My Canada Grand Prize winner
A local graphic design student has added significant heft to her resume after winning a $10,000 prize for her video Our Canadian People. Read the full story here.
Sep 20, 2017
CBC PEI speaks to Heritages Minute Manager Davida Aronovitch about the filming of a new Minute
Lucy Maud Montgomery will finally be making her debut on Heritage Minutes. The series of sixty-second short films illustrate an important moment in Canadian history. Read the full story here.
Sep 18, 2017
MeadowlakeNOW speaks to a local student about her Encounters with Canada experience
A Grade 12 Meadow Lake student learned a bit more about the life of other teengers across Canada after a recent school trip to Ottawa. Read the full story here.
Sep 03, 2017
Program Manager Bronwyn Graves speaks to the Globe and Mail about incorporating Indigenous perspectives in the classroom
Historica Canada, a non-profit foundation, has been pushing provinces and territories to move toward a dedicated history course. Read the full story here.
