Major Matthews’ Early Vancouver

All seven volumes of Major Matthews’ Early Vancouver, a popular resource on Vancouver’s early history written by Vancouver’s first City Archivist, are now available online. Written between 1931 and 1956, Early Vancouver represents years of arduous labour by Vancouver’s first City Archivist, Major James Skitt Matthews and it is a popular resource documenting Vancouver’s early history that was previously available only in hard copy in the Archives’ Reading Room.  Learn more…

Yaletown Productions

The City of Vancouver Archives’ largest moving-image acquisition to date is the works of Yaletown Productions Inc., which produced documentaries, commercials, and tourism films about the city, Expo 86, and B.C. from the 1970s to 1990s. Included in the collection are over 300 hours of final productions and raw footage.  Some materials are available now on the Vancouver Archives website, and the complete collection will be online in early 2012. Learn more…

Interactive Vancouver Building Permit Database

Heritage Vancouver’s new interactive Vancouver Building Permit Database unlocks a legacy of information about thousands of Vancouver’s historic buildings. One of the most frequent questions at the City of Vancouver Archives is “How old is my house?” Until now, the early building permit information for Vancouver buildings has been locked away in chronological register books, not searchable in any way. Learn more…

Vancouver 125 Legacy Books Project

The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (ABPBC) has launched a collection of 10 classic Vancouver books. Previously out-of-print, these books are now available as new editions as part of the Vancouver 125 Legacy Books project. Ranging from the classic oral history of Daphne Marlatt and Carole Itter’s Opening Doors to Vancouver’s most notorious unsolved murder mystery in Edward Starkins’ Who Killed Janet Smith? the titles in this collection are a testament to the depth of Vancouver’s literary history and the vibrant writing community that now thrives in our city. Learn more…

The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver

Author Chuck Davis embraced 125 years of material, with the exuberance and talent for storytelling that made him one of Vancouver’s most successful and beloved journalists and broadcasters. This volume represents the culmination of his life as a folk historian and of his immense contribution to historical knowledge of the city of Vancouver. It was nearly realized, but not quite completed before his death in November, 2010. Harbour Publishing worked with Davis on The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver for five years, and has collaborated with the Vancouver Historical Society to complete the volume in 2011 to mark the city’s 125th anniversary. Learn more…

Vancouver 125 Poetry Conference Sound Recordings

The Vancouver 125 Poetry Conference, a four day gathering of close to 100 of Canadian and North American contemporary poets organized by Vancouver’s second Poet Laureate Brad Cran, took place as part of the city’s 125th anniversary celebrations on October 19-22, 2011. The complete sound recordings from the conference including readings, panel discussions and the welcome ceremony for Vancouver’s new Poet Laureate Evelyn Lau will be available shortly through the City of Vancouver Archives.

20 Songs Inspired by Vancouver

20 free songs by 20 local artists are now available for download thanks to a partnership between The PEAK Performance Project, Music BC, and a host of hard working artists, producers and recording students.

The songs are all inspired by Vancouver and written to commemorate the city’s 125th birthday this year. Listen online or download here.

125 Vancouver Stories

As part of the City’s 125 celebrations, Vancouver Park Board selected a team of digital media artists to work within the Vancouver community to capture the oral histories, stories and memories of local residents. 125 of these Vancouver stories were collected, reflecting Vancouver’s diverse multicultural population, including narratives from members of First Nations and immigrant communities. Learn more here and here.

Celebrate Vancouver 125 Mural Projects
The City of Vancouver’s Great Beginnings program was launched in 2008 and brings—among other projects—more than 20 community-driven murals to Vancouver’s Downtown East Side. The Vancouver 125 Mural Program partnered with Great Beginnings to commission new community murals in neighbourhoods across Vancouver. These celebratory murals will be documented in a Vancouver Murals Map that will feature stories, images, and historical photos that inspired the creation of over 150 murals since 2003. Visit MuralsVancouver.ca.

Resources

• Vancouver 125 Event Highlights
• Celebration photos on Flickr
• Videos of select Vancouver 125 projects on Vimeo

Date: April 1 – December 30, 2011; book available in stores starting November 15, 2011; book launch on December 6, 2011
Location: Vancouver
Website: www.vancouverhistory.ca

This project will mark Vancouver’s 125th anniversary by creating and publishing a very special book­-The History of Metropolitan Vancouver by the late Chuck Davis. In writing the book Davis set out to cover each year of Vancouver’s incorporation in a chronicle style. In other words, the text forms a massive collection of stories, news reports, essays, character portraits and factoids that are joined chronologically rather than thematically. The hardcover book will have 512 large-format pages, 500 archival photos and will be published in October, 2011. This project will result in an appropriate and lasting monument to Greater Vancouver’s first 125 years.

Celebrate the book and the life of Chuck Davis with a free book launch event on Tuesday, December 6th at 7:00 pm. Join journalist Allen Garr, broadcaster Red Robinson, musician Dal Richards & others to celebrate the launch at the Vancouver Public Library—350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver. Other speakers include publisher Howard White, Councillor Heather Deal, Tourism Vancouver CEO Rick Antonson. For more information regarding the book launch, please visit www.harbourpublishing.com or email info@harbourpublishing.com.

The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver: Book Launch
Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Location: Alice Mackay Room, Lower Level Vancouver Public Library (Central Branch, 350 West Georgia Street)

With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.

Read more

The Globe and Mail: Chuck Davis Remembered: B.C. authors band together to finish late historian’s magnum opus

Blog – Miss604: The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver

Polar Bear: Native to Vancouver is a tribute to the annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver. Started by Peter Pantages in 1920 with ten members, this is the oldest and largest Polar Bear Swim and is the genesis of the worldwide Polar Bear Swim movement. Tony Pantages, a third-generation Vancouverite and a filmmaker, attaches a personal history to this public tradition. For half a century his grandfather, Peter, took his daily dip in English Bay 365 days a year through sun, rain, snow, sleet and hail. Polar Bear: Native to Vancouver pays homage to his grandfather Peter, father Tony Sr., and uncle Basil, who all appear in this 10-second film.

Tony Pantages is an extraordinary storyteller, avid Vancouver historian and award-winning commercial and music video director. A self described Viewsician, he also creates live visual mixes alongside the world’s best DJs and musicians at some of the biggest music festivals in the world. He recently performed at the DXB Festival in Dubai; Coachella in California; and the Ultra Music Festival in Miami. His short film Dovetale won Best in Category at the 2010 Toronto Urban Film Festival. He is currently shooting a feature film Three Days in Havana with co-director Gil Bellows.

Polar Bear: Native to Vancouver launches December 5 on the Canada Line subway video screens and on www.youtube.com/offonmain and Facebook. A new work is featured each month on the Canada Line through March 2012, playing every two minutes to an audience of over 100,000 commuters per day.

See previous projects Hippie Chick by Dana Claxton, Slash Forward by Michael Turner, One Percent by James Yan, Movement For Two Grannies by Laiwan, An Ode To Vancouver Hockey Fans by Jeff Chiba Stearns and Escape Velocity on YouTube or at www.onmaingallery.com.

10 Seconds is curated by Paul Wong and presented by On Main in partnership with InTransitBC. Commissioned by the City of Vancouver Public Art Program with the support of Vancouver 125 and the participation of the Government of Canada.

The 2011 Public Art Program focuses on opportunities for residents and visitors to enjoy unique images, objects and perspectives on Vancouver and British Columbia for the City’s anniversary year. Details about Vancouver’s Public Art Program can be found at vancouver.ca/publicart. The program has facilitated over a hundred projects in the past ten years, spanning large-scale permanent installations, design-team collaborations and artist-initiated artworks.

The Vancouver Archival Video Festival takes place on Friday, December 2, 2011 as part of the final month of Vancouver 125 celebrations

Enjoy a final month of celebrations during Vancouver’s 125th anniversary and year as a Cultural Capital of Canada:

The Soul Gardens mural on the Astoria Hotel investigates the Downtown Eastside’s cultural history through stories of food, gardening, and community.

The Women in Leadership Foundation’s Celebrating 125 Years of Leadership in Vancouver event highlights the achievements of Aboriginal women leaders of all ages (Dec.1)

Shadow Catch, a new Japanese Noh-inspired chamber opera, weaves together stories of the dynamic pre-war history of the Powell Street neighbourhood (Dec.2-4).

Vancouver 50: Vancouver Archival Video Festival offers a glimpse into the city’s political and artistic past with gems from VIVO Media Arts Centre’s  4200+ title archive (Dec.2).

221A and Artists Walking Home invites citizens to join artist M. Simon Levin in False Creek for a reflective walk and talk about what it is that makes Vancouver special (Dec.3).

Stroll through Vancouver’s neighbourhoods like a giant with Radix Theatre’s YVR: The Articulated City, a suspended paper replica of the city (Dec.3-9).

A book launch for The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver will celebrate the late author’s magnum opus and contributions to Vancouver (Dec.6).

ALIVE Arts Winter Festival & Dialogue is a cultural showcase with Aboriginal performing artists, an urban aboriginal artisan Christmas sale, children’s art program, traditional dancers, and community meals prepared by W2 Media Cafe.

Vancouver Schools at 125: this online yearbook explores Vancouver’s neighbourhoods, First Nation heritage and cultural diversity through Vancouver’s public schools.

Access Gallery’s Paragraph of Possibility exhibition engaged the imaginations of Ross House, Urban Native Youth Association and Bombast Furniture (through Dec.17).

Polar Bear: Native to Vancouveris a new public art project by Tony Pantages on Canada Line video screens (through Dec.18)

Thunderbird Then and Now, a digital storytelling project with Thunderbird youth and elders, will host a screening at the Thunderbird Community Centre (Dec.12).

The“Believe in Brit” Youth History and Sign Project is a youth-driven educational and skill development project to create signs for and about the Britannia neighbourhood.

Bold 125 Celebration honours the culture, heritage and success of Vancouver’s older lesbian women in a final event at Rhizome Café (Dec. 15).

UNIT/PITT Projects’ Ill Repute: Emerging artists present works of critical reflection on the history of one of Vancouver’s oldest artist-run centres (through Dec. 17).

ArtStarts Gallery’s The Kingsway Project is a photo exhibition featuring work by 120 grade 3 to 7 students at Sir Guy Carleton and Charles Dickens schools (opens Dec.6).

Paul Anthony’s Talent Time – Vancouver Special: This comedy-variety show presents “Futuristic Vancouver. Live taping at the Biltmore Cabaret (Dec.7), and the show will also air at a later date on ShawTV and www.TalentTime.tv.

Pi Theatre’s Visions of Vancouver, a set of four short plays written by local playwrights, was performed live earlier this year and is now available in podcast format as well.

South Hill Community’s INSIDE STORIES includes a dialogue event (Dec.17), a website and giant outdoor photomurals on Fraser Street at 44, 45 and 47 avenues.

Paradox in Harmony: How Building a Garden Shaped the Future of a City, a documentary about the 25-year history of Vancouver’s classical Chinese garden has its first screening at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden as part of the Winter Solstice Festival (Dec.21).

Audain Gallery hosts Mapping the Everyday: Neighbourhood Claims for the Future in partnership with the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (until Feb.2012).

Creative Content – a series of events and exhibitions featuring works by Emily Carr University of Art + Design Alumni Association members: October 2011 through March 2012.

This process-oriented exhibition is a collaborative project between the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC), visiting artist Elke Krasny, the art collective desmedia, the collaboration red diva projects, the art collective Coupe, Out of Bounds Festival of Site-Specific Interventions, students from the School for the Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University, members of the community, and the Audain Gallery.

Presented as a text-based “horizon line” spanning the walls of the gallery, the exhibition offers a visual map of the demands and aspirations of the DEWC community. These demands, both current and historical, address issues of poverty, violence and insecurity, social exclusion, the deferral of rights, and the legacy of colonialism. Although describing specific challenges, these claims are also expressions of conviviality and solidarity. These expressions exist between women, between women and their neighbourhoods, and between the women of the Centre and their global context.

During the exhibition, the gallery will function as a platform and meeting ground for the production and exchange of different forms of knowledge. The “horizon line” will be a framing device and backdrop for a series of events, workshops, performances, and projects that aim to build neighbourhood constellations that go beyond familiar exchanges. They also provide opportunities for direct community participation and the fostering of critical dialogue, while also challenging the conventional expectation of what constitutes a gallery exhibition. As part of this series, women from the DEWC will teach a series of hands-on workshops, including instruction on cedar weaving and Japanese brush painting, to share their knowledge of traditional artistic practices.

Working closely with the women of the DEWC, Elke Krasny, and our other collaborators, Mapping the Everyday examines the possibilities for and consequences of community-based political activity as articulated in relationship with contemporary artistic and institutional practices.

Mapping the Everyday: Schedule of Events and workshops

Nov. 19, 2pm
How can we collaborate?
Talk with Elke Krasny, Cecily Nicholson, and Sabine Bitter

Nov. 22, 1pm
Workshop on Cedar Weaving
Lead by Stella August

Nov. 24, 1pm
Workshop on Japanese Brush Painting
Lead by Ari Tomita

Nov. 26, 2pm
Collective Futures in the Downtown Eastside
Panel discussion by the desmedia collective

Nov. 27, 7pm
Wednesday Night School: Introduction
Reading group developed by the art collective Coupe

Nov. 30, 7-9pm
Dalannah Gail Bowen
To compliment Mapping the Everyday, the Audain Gallery is pleased to host a live musical performance by jazz and blues singer Dalannah Gail Bowen. Bowen is an experienced, versatile, and dynamic performer with strong ties to the local community and has significant national recognition.

Dec. 18, 7pm
Wednesday Night School: Class Restoration
Reading group developed by the art collective Coupe

Jan. 19, 7pm
Discussing Out of Bounds
Student-lead panel discussion on the Out of Bounds: Festival of Site-Specific Interventions held in the DTES

Jan. 22, 7pm
Wednesday Night School: Marxism & Factography
Reading group developed by the art collective Coupe

Feb. 7, 7pm
Jesus Indian
Screening and discussion of a short film produced by red diva projects and Frog Girl Films

Feb. 10, 7pm
Jennifer Kreisberg
Performance and discussion

Feb. 14, 1pm
Annual February 14th Women’s Memorial March
Starts at Main and Hastings Street, all welcome

Feb. 24, 7pm
Wednesday Night School: How to Trace the Destruction of the Old World on Our Hands
Presentation and discussion by the art collective Coupe

Feb. 25, 7pm
red diva projects
Performance of workshops by Marie Clements, Michelle St. John, and women from the DEWC

Note: The workshops and the Wednesday Night School have limited availability only. Please contact the Audain Gallery for more information at info@audaingallery.ca

With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.

Date: December 13-15, 2011, Aboriginal Artisan Tables: 11am- 9pm; Dialogue events: 12- 2pm
Location: W2 Media Cafe & Woodward’s Atrium
Website: www.creativetechnology.org and https://www.facebook.com/events/249155485147299/

ALIVE Arts Winter Festival & Dialogue is a cultural showcase with Aboriginal performing artists, an urban aboriginal artisan Christmas sale, children’s art program, traditional dancers, and community meals prepared by W2 Media Cafe.

Produced by W2 Community Media Arts Society in partnership with the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Society, ALIVE (Aboriginal Life in Vancouver Enhancement Society), Lower Mainland United Way, Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival, BCGEU, and RayCam Community Centre.

The series of cultural presentations and dialogues take place each lunch hour from 12-2:00 pm with discussions over healthy foods and then continue with evening cultural presentations. On Thursday, Dec 15, the Festival highlight is a dialogue and report back on the City’s Urban Aboriginal People’s Study/Vancouver 2011 with Ginger Gosnell and invited guests to hear back from members of the community.

HIGHLIGHTS
WINTER FILM NIGHT
Tuesday Dec 13, 6-9:30 featuring the NDN Classic ‘Smoke Signals’ directed by Chris Eyre. Presented by Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival (VIMAF).

HIP HOP BINGO
Wednesday Dec 14, 6-9pm featuring $1000 in prizes with yer Hosts Ostwelve & JB The First Lady.

ABORIGINAL BLUES REVIEW
Thursday Dec 15, 6:00-9:00 featuring Wayne Lavallee, Murray Porter, Dalannah Gail Bowen and Russell Wallace.

ALIVE DIALOGUE CIRCLES
Tuesday-Thursday Dec 13-15, 12-2pm. A series of cultural presentations and dialogue circles take place each lunch hour with discussions over healthy foods and then continue with evening cultural presentations. With a focus on School Board, Park Board and City of Vancouver and enhancing our relations.

ALIVE ARTS
Bone game, traditional crafts, drumming, songs and storytelling

WINTER CELEBRATION
The main event on Thursday, 5-9pm with POWWOW DRUMMERS! On Thursday, Dec 15, the Festival highlight is an evening of Powwow drummers, community meal, and dialogue and report back on the City’s Urban Aboriginal People’s Study/Vancouver 2011, with Ginger Gosnell-Myers and City of Vancouver representatives to share within the circle with members of the community. Check out the traditional games, Blues Review, the Artisan tables and more!

And did we say this is all free or by donation?! See you at the W2 Media Cafe and Woodward’s Atrium! On the Hastings and Cordova bus routes, with parking in the Woodward’s Parkade (enter eastbound on Cordova east of Cambie).

Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/249155485147299/ for full schedule details.

Image credit: Jerry Whitehead, A family dance together, 1998, acrylic on concrete, previously located at the corner of Carrall Street and Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC.

With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.

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Date: September 11, November 26, December 15
Location: September 11: VanCity International Theatre, November 26: The Western Front, December 15: Rhizome Cafe
Website: www.boldfest.com

The BOLD 125 Celebration celebrates the culture, heritage, and achievements of older lesbian women in Vancouver. These include the political activism, theoretical analyses, and cultural contributions that have emerged from a period of great change for women, for seniors, and for queers, in terms of rights, legislation, and societal attitudes. As Vancouver celebrates this important birthday, we look forward not only to joining the party, but to enhancing and expanding it through a special series of unique and exciting events. Please click here for more information.

FORBIDDEN LOVE: A Retrospective
Sunday September 11, 2 pm, Doors, 1:30 pm
Featuring a screening of Director Aerlyn Weissman’s film Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives, Lesbian Pulp Fiction “Queen” Ann Bannon plus Amanda White and Reva Hutkin, 2 of the women interviewed and in this classic, award-winning film.
VanCity International Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street
Tickets: $10 at Little Sisters, 1238 Davie Street

Art Against the Grain: By, For, and About Queer, Lesbian Women Artists
Saturday November 26th, 7:30- 10:30 pm, doors at 7pm
The Western Front, 303 East 8th Avenue
Tickets $10 -$20 sliding scale available at Little Sisters 1238 Davie St or online, http://www.boldfest.com/bold-125-celebration.php

Lesbians in Politics
December 15
Rhizome Cafe, 317 East Broadway
More information TBA

With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.

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Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Location: The City of Vancouver Archives, 1150 Chestnut Street at Kits Point, 7 pm to 9 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm
Website: www.heritagevancouver.org/database

Heritage Vancouver invites you to its 125th anniversary celebration, the launch of an interactive Vancouver Building Permit Database. The database will unlock the secrets of many thousands of Vancouver’s historic buildings and make this information publicly accessible – a permanent legacy of invaluable historical information.

Join Heritage Vancouver at the City of Vancouver Archives for a dynamic “go live event” and search your favourite historic building on the database. Vancouver historian Maurice Guibord will illustrate the usefulness of the database in his talk on “the ethnically diverse nature of early Vancouver.” As well, Heritage Vancouver will feature ten historic homes from a cross section of Vancouver’s early neighbourhoods, with information on the original homeowners from the diverse countries that made up early Vancouver.

There is free Wi-Fi at the Archives and you are encouraged to bring an electronic device to search the database.

Admission is free, but pre-registration is required through Eventbrite: hvs-permits.eventbrite.com

The Project: Transcription & Online Database
One of the most frequent questions at the City of Vancouver Archives is “How old is my house?” Until now, the early building permit information for Vancouver buildings has been locked away in chronological register books, not searchable in any way. Now – finally – this relatively inaccessible source of vital information will be made freely available through the release of a long-anticipated online searchable database of these invaluable historical records. In addition to the invaluable and accurate permit information this will supply to countless building owners and researchers, it will support many different types of research into Vancouver’s history, which could include statistical research, understanding the growth of individual neighbourhoods, support for genealogical research and other types of investigation that have not yet been considered.

Visit the Heritage Vancouver website to learn more about the genesis of the building permits database project and the transcription process. You can even volunteer to help out with data entry!

Nominate Your Favourite Heritage Home
Do you have a favourite heritage home in Vancouver that was built in one of the following years?

City of Vancouver: 1901 to 1904 and 1909 to 1919

Corporation of the District of South Vancouver: 1911 to 1921 (amalgamated with Vancouver in 1929)

Corporation of Point Grey: 1912 to 1921 (amalgamated with Vancouver in 1929)

If yes, Heritage Vancouver invites you to nominate your favourite home, send us the address, any information or stories you have about the house, why you like it, and your relationship to it.

Send your nominations to info@heritagevancouver.org by November 11th, 2011.

Heritage Vancouver will select ten houses from a cross section of Vancouver’s historic neighbourhoods. The ten houses will be featured at Heritage Vancouver’s 125th anniversary celebration, the launch of the Interactive Building Permit Database, November 23rd from 7pm to 9pm at the City of Vancouver Archives. After the launch the database, photos and stories about the ten houses will be featured on Heritage Vancouver’s website.

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Date: November 23, 2011, 8pm
Location: SFU Woodwards, World Art Centre
Website: www.theatrereplacement.org; www.vedahille.com

SFU and Theatre Replacement are pleased to present a performance of a new song cycle by Veda Hille, accompanied by a visual narrative by Annabel Vaughan. In honour of the City’s 125th birthday, the work will animate a vast area of the city that currently lies dormant – the False Creek Flats.

Annabel Vaughan is an intern architect and city thinker. Veda Hille is a musician and city singer. Together they turn their attention to the False Creek Flats, to create an evening of song, stories, and thought. Looking at both the history and mythology of the Flats, Annabel and Veda will present a view of the area. The audience will be given an artist-drawn map of False Creek at the end of the night, so that they can take themselves on a self-directed walk and see this part of the city from a new perspective.

$20 – tickets on-line and at the door: https://www.2mevents.com/index.php/event/songs-of-the-false-creek-flats/store
SFU students by donation

With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.

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Date: December 7 – 9, 2011
Location: Roundhouse Community Centre
Website: www.radixtheatre.org

YVR is a portrait of a city that refuses to sit still. The project will feature an installation developed through community workshops that is a miniature paper replica of the city, suspended five feet off the floor. Audience members will be able to stroll through Vancouver’s neighbourhoods like giants and contribute to the work by adding to its stories, images, and buildings over the course of the ten day presentation period. The result, a hybrid between media installation, living archive and paper play, will be a reflection of—and on—Vancouver’s unique history as a city at the interstice between cultures, continents and conditions.

Opening Tuesday December 6th
Reception: 7pm Snacks and refreshments served
Artist Talk: 7:30 Hildi Westerkamp
Open 1pm – 9:30 pm, Wed Dec 7 – Fri Dec 9. Free, suitable for all ages. Children welcome.

With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.

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