Churchill – In 1768, two British scientists embarked on a journey to the Hudson’s Bay Company’s (HBC) Prince of Wales Fort, to observe a rare astronomical event the following year, the Transit of Venus. This collaboration between the HBC and the Royal Society, a British learned society for science, heralded four decades of Western scientific endeavours conducted out of what …
Thunder Bay – Alexander Henry is permanently moored in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on Lake Superior. It is a retired light icebreaker, buoy tender and navigational aid ship that served as the first Canadian government-owned icebreaker on the Great Lakes, from 1959 to 1985. Constructed in the former Port Arthur Shipyard in 1958 for the Department of Transport’s Marine Services fleet, …
Government of Canada investment to help Innovative Trailer Design Industries enhance manufacturing capabilities of its electric transport trailers Etobicoke – The future of Canada’s transportation sector is green. Countries around the world are working to seize the economic opportunities associated with a net-zero future, and so it is important to capitalize on Canadian-made clean technologies, manufacturing practices and innovations to …
