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Before becoming the oil capital of the nation, Calgary was a nineteenth-century boomtown in the heart of Alberta. The roots of great prosperity were growing, despite the fact that politicians and the general public believed the West was best left to the trapper and trader.

Nurtured by a sense of vision and the sweat of good old-fashioned hard work, …

Finding your way around the mental health system can be confusing, frustrating, scary—and difficult. Written in easy-to-understand language, Challenges & Choices gives practical information about mental health services in Ontario and how to find them.

Il peut être déroutant, frustrant, terrifiant et difficile de trouver son chemin dans le système de soins de santé mentale. Rédigé dans un style claire et simple, Défis et décisions offre de l’information pratique sur les services de santé mentale en Ontario et sur les moyens de les trouver. Il s’adresse aux personnes qui recherchent d …

A Devil's Dictionary of Business Jargon is an insider's guide to the new Corpspeak, with irreverent definitions of the words used in business to disguise the real intrigue, treachery and incompetence taking place behind the scenes. More than 500 cynical definitions in a dictionary format enhanced by over 100 quotations from sources as varied as Joh …

The first Japanese immigrant came to British Columbia in 1877 and was soon followed by others, many of whom took up commercial fishing. Over several generations, fishing the BC coast became a way of life for these families and their numbers swelled into the thousands. During WWII, their boats were confiscated and they were forcibly removed from the …