Dr. Nicholas Lynch is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland. His research focuses…
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Sep 28 2022
Laura Saimoto: Building Partnerships and Awareness for Japanese Canadian Heritage
It was while volunteering at the Vancouver Japanese Language School – Japanese Hall, a National Historic Site – that Laura…
Sep 28 2022
Meet David Siebert, National Trust member and Herb Stovel Scholar
David Siebert has been involved with the National Trust since 2019, when he received the Herb Stovel Scholarship to…
Jul 4 2022
A Leader in the Effort to Preserve Indigenous Place Names
A member of the Swan River First Nation in Treaty 8 territory, Robert Houle is the First Nations Indigenous Advisor…
Apr 19 2022
Don Loucks: Elevating modest places and stories of hope
For Don Loucks, a walk through Toronto neighbourhoods like Leslieville, Corktown or Bathurst and Bloor is an experience steeped in…
Dec 17 2021
Meet Lorisa Williams
We are pleased to introduce Lorisa Williams of Abbotsford, BC, who is working as an Indigenous Heritage Places intern hosted…
Aug 10 2021
Structural Change: Tom Morrison is Changing Attitudes Toward Climate Change
You may not think of conservation engineers as a radical group, but Tom Morrison is taking action to attract attention…
Aug 10 2021
Meet Laura Golebiowski, Herb Stovel Scholar
We caught up with Laura Golebiowski, Herb Stovel Scholar from Calgary, AB in Treaty 7 territory. Laura is currently working…
Jun 15 2021
Meet Odile Rompré-Brodeur, National Trust Conference volunteer since 2016
Meet Odile Rompré-Brodeur, National Trust Conference volunteer since 2016. Odile lives in Montreal and is currently an administrative assistant at…
Jul 22 2020
Mayor John Norman leads a homegrown vision for Bonavista
When the Town of Bonavista received the National Trust’s Prince of Wales Prize in the fall of 2014, who knew…
Jul 15 2020
Stephanie Clovechok – Beyond the authentic: proving that tourism can be transformative
At a moment when the global tourism industry is being rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are innovating towards…
Jul 15 2020
Trust Questionnaire: Clint Robertson
Clint Robertson is an urban heritage planner and part-time organic farmer from Calgary, AB. He is a longtime National Trust…
May 1 2020
Natalie Voland – Heritage Property Development with a Triple Bottom Line
For the past 20 years, Natalie Voland has been working to reinvent the process of heritage-led real estate development in…
May 1 2020
Shawn McCarthy Enacts His Site’s Story
Shawn McCarthy never imagined he would be working for 20 years with Friends of Beaubears Island, a non-profit historical organization in Miramichi, New…
May 1 2020
Meet Sampoorna Bhattacharya, Herb Stovel Scholar
Sampoorna Bhattacharya, from Guelph ON, is a full-time student and MSc. candidate at the University of Guelph in the collaborative Rural…
Mar 5 2020
10 Heritage Leaders Who Just Happen to be Women
Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day is observed all over the world to shine a light on the…
Mar 3 2020
Meet Jill Taylor, National Trust Donor and Member
Jill Taylor is an architect and restoration professional from Toronto, Ontario, and co-founder of Taylor Hazell Architechts Ltd., a firm founded…
Oct 25 2019
Dale Jarvis uses storytelling and folklore to capture intangible cultural heritage
Working with communities around Newfoundland and Labrador, Dale Jarvis uses folklore to capture the spirit of places. Dale has been…
Oct 4 2019
NCTR Director Reflects on Residential School and Cemetery Preservation
It’s been four years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) released its final report into the history…
Oct 4 2019
Meet Georges Coulombe, National Trust Member
George Coulombe has been a member of the National Trust since 2016. Originally from Saguenay, he resides in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec,…
Aug 9 2019
Samantha Cutrara Vouches for Emotional Connections to History Via Technological Lens
Why should young people learn about history? Ask Samantha Cutrara. Her approach is simple: Because youth want it. “It’s such…
Aug 7 2019
Edee Klee – Historic Hayes Farm Becomes Tool for Local Food Security
Now in its second year of operation on Fredericton’s historic Hayes Farm, the Urban Teaching Farm Project has trained…
Aug 1 2019
Trust Questionnaire: Loryssa Quattrociocchi
Loryssa Quattrociocchi is a D.Phil. student, Heritage Conservation Assistant, and Heritage Consultant from Toronto, ON. She became involved with the…
May 2 2019
Matt Somerville - Saving the family barn
Historic barns are an important part of our collective mental image of the Canadian rural landscape. And yet they are…
Apr 11 2019
Edmonton millennial leverages social media to engage an audience beyond conservationists
Growing up in Mill Woods, an Edmonton suburb that began to develop in the 1970s, Dan Rose wasn’t regularly exposed…
Mar 8 2019
Trust Questionnaire: Kerri Strotmann
Made famous by writer Marcel Proust, the Proust Questionnaire is said to reveal one’s true nature. We asked a National…
Jan 3 2019
Trust Questionnaire: Marion Cumming
Made famous by writer Marcel Proust, the Proust Questionnaire is said to reveal one’s true nature. We asked a National…
Aug 30 2018
Trust Questionnaire: Graeme Duffus
Made famous by writer Marcel Proust, the Proust Questionnaire is said to reveal one’s true nature. We asked a National…
Jun 5 2018
Karen Aird: On a Mission to Change the Game for Indigenous Heritage Places in Canada
Karen Aird is a member of Saulteau First Nations, Karen is the founding president of the Indigenous Heritage Circle, an emerging national…
Apr 16 2018
Trust Questionnaire: Ali Piwowar
Made famous by writer Marcel Proust, the Proust Questionnaire is said to reveal one’s true nature. We asked a National…
Mar 27 2017
Bringing Humour to Canada’s Hardest-Hit Communities
Canada is full of historic small towns that are pushing through tough economic times – and comedian Jonny Harris and…
Feb 16 2017
Making History Accessible for Today and the Future
Almost 30 years ago today, I was wheeling through the Prairies on the last leg of my Man In Motion…
