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Peter A. Stevens 🇨🇦
@peterastevens.bsky.social
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Settler historian and Liberal Studies Professor at Humber Polytechnic. Chronicler of Ontario cottaging and Canadian Thanksgiving. Book Review Editor for the Network in Canadian History and the Environment (NiCHE). he/him
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Aug 28
"Up until the introduction of a vaccine in 1955 ... some parents took their children to the cottage for the summer to protect them against polio, which was thought to spread rapidly in crowded urban environments." - @peterastevens.bsky.social

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Second Homes During a Time of Crisis
Amidst a global health crisis that has government officials imploring people to self-isolate, many Canadians are choosing to relocate to the most isolated places they have access to—their cabins, camp...
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Aug 7
Today @robinshistory.bsky.social's DIY wooden canoe project reveals deeper truths about plastic, sustainability, masculinity, and the contradictions of modern maker culture, in "Crafting the Plasticene."

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Crafting the Plasticene
Robins' DIY wooden canoe project reveals deeper truths about plastic, sustainability, masculinity, and the contradictions of modern maker culture.
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Peter A. Stevens 🇨🇦 @peterastevens.bsky.social · Aug 7
Wood, water, and... fibreglass? @robinshistory.bsky.social explores the paradoxes of contemporary canoe building today on @nichecanada.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2025/08/07/c...
Crafting the Plasticene
Robins' DIY wooden canoe project reveals deeper truths about plastic, sustainability, masculinity, and the contradictions of modern maker culture.
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Jul 30
In our latest review, @msbeauli.bsky.social examines @micaamy.bsky.social's The Weight of Gold: Mining and the Environment in Ontario, Canada, 1909-1929 ( @unvpress.bsky.social 2023)

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Review of Jorgenson, The Weight of Gold
Jorgenson’s The Weight of Gold connects Porcupine mining history to global patterns, emphasizing environmental crises, personal memory, and marginalized impacts.
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Peter A. Stevens 🇨🇦 @peterastevens.bsky.social · Jul 29
Today on @nichecanada.bsky.social, @msbeauli.bsky.social reviews The Weight of Gold: Mining and the Environment in Ontario, Canada, 1909-1929, by @micaamy.bsky.social.
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Review of Jorgenson, The Weight of Gold
Jorgenson’s The Weight of Gold connects Porcupine mining history to global patterns, emphasizing environmental crises, personal memory, and marginalized impacts.
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