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Organizing nature : turning Canada's ecosystems into resources

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26201
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Author
Biro, Andrew and Cohen, Alice
Publisher
Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press
Call Number
04 B53o
Author
Biro, Andrew and Cohen, Alice
Publisher
Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press
Published Date
2023
Physical Description
xviii, 264 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Environment
Environmental conservation
Environmentalism
Ecology
Mining
Oil
Fishing
Abstract
Organizing Nature explores how the environment is organized in Canada's resource-dependent economy. The book examines how particular ecosystem components come to be understood as natural resources and how these resources in turn are used to organize life in Canada. In tracing transitions from "ecosystem component" to "resource," this book weaves together the roles that commodification, Indigenous dispossession, and especially a false nature-society binary play in facilitating the conceptual and material construction of resources. Alice Cohen and Andrew Biro present an alternative to this false nature-society binary: one that sees Canadians and their environments in a constant process of making and remaking each other. Through a series of case studies focused on specific resources--fish, forests, carbon, water, land, and life--the book explores six channels through which this remaking occurs: governments, communities, built environments, culture and ideas, economies, and bodies and identities. Ultimately, Organizing Nature encourages readers to think critically about what is at stake when Canadians (re)produce myths about the false separation between Canadian peoples and their environments."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 1.1 From How to Why -- 1.2 From Ecosystem Components to Resources -- 1.3 Politics beyond Policy -- 1.4 Resourcification through Six Channels -- 1.5 Book Outline and Common Themes -- 2. Channels: From Ecosystem Components to Resources -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Governments -- 2.3 Communities -- 2.4 Built Environments -- 2.5 Culture and Ideas -- 2.6 Economies -- 2.7 Bodies and Identities -- 2.8 Summary and Conclusions -- 3. From Fish to Fisheries -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Salmon in British Columbia -- 3.3 Cod in Newfoundland and Labrador -- 3.4 Channels in Action: Organizing Fisheries -- 3.5 Summary and Conclusions -- 4. From Forests to Timber -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Growth of Timber: Saint John, New Brunswick -- 4.3 Trees, Not Timber: Port Renfrew, British Columbia, and Darkwoods -- 4.4 Channels in Action: Organizing Forests -- 4.5 Summary and Conclusions -- 5. From Carbon to Energy -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Coal in Nova Scotia -- 5.3 Oil and Bitumen in Alberta -- 5.4 Natural Gas and Fracking -- 5.5 Channels in Action: Organizing Carbon -- 5.6 Summary and Conclusions -- 6. From H2O to Water -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Diversions and Damming -- 6.2.1 Diversion -- 6.2.2 Damming -- 6.3 Drinking Water -- 6.3.1 Vancouver, 2006 -- 6.3.2 Walkerton, Ontario, 2000 -- 6.3.3 Asubpeechoseewagong Netum Anishinabek-Grassy Narrows, Ontario, 1962-? -- 6.3.4 Drinking Water: Summary -- 6.4 Channels in Action: Organizing Water -- 6.5 Summary and Conclusions -- 7. From Land to Property -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Soil -- 7.3 Symbol -- 7.4 Space -- 7.5 Channels in Action: Organizing Land -- 7.6 Summary and Conclusions -- 8. From Bodies to Life -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Wild(?)life: Non-Human Animals -- 8.2.1 Pets and Other Companion Species -- 8.2.2 Fish and Game: Wildness as Economic Resource -- 8.2.3 Parks as Spaces for Wildlife -- 8.3 Human Resources -- 8.3.1 Blood and Plasma -- 8.3.2 Surrogacy -- 8.4 The Channels in Action: Organizing Life -- 8.5 Summary and Conclusions -- 9. Resources: Organized and Organizers -- 9.1 Channels in Action -- 9.2 Common Themes -- 9.2.1 Commodification -- 9.2.2 Indigenous Dispossession -- 9.2.3 Artificial Nature-Society Binary -- 9.3 Why Does 'Resource Thinking' Matter? -- 9.3.1 Winning and Losing -- 9.3.2 Why Is It Important to Think beyond Policy?
ISBN
9781487594848
Accession Number
P2023.22
Call Number
04 B53o
Collection
Archives Library
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Reminiscences of Silver City

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25224
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
2020
Author
Grogan, G. E.
Publisher
Calgary : Alberta Records Publication Board, Historical Society of Alberta
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Grogan, G. E.
Responsibility
G. E. Grogan
Publisher
Calgary : Alberta Records Publication Board, Historical Society of Alberta
Published Date
2020
Physical Description
p. 6 - 7
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Silver City
Mining
Castle Mountain
Copper Mountain
Abstract
Article pertains to Silver City - a mining town near Copper Mountain opposite Castle Mountain which was created in 1883 to support the influx of settlers in the area who arrive to stake their claims - it was a short lived mine and community
Notes
In Alberta History, Summer 2020, Volume 68, Number 3, p. 2 - 7
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Historical Society of Alberta website
Websites
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Mercer, George
Publisher
[North Saanich, British Columbia] : [George Mercer]
Call Number
05.4 M46j
  1 website  
Author
Mercer, George
Responsibility
George Mercer
Publisher
[North Saanich, British Columbia] : [George Mercer]
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
321 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Jasper
Jasper National Park
Fiction
Parks Canada
Alberta
Mining
Abstract
Explore the first fiction series about Canada's National Parks. Jasper Wild is the third story in the Dyed in the Green mystery series about the challenges facing our contry's special places, and the people working tirelessly to protect these national treasures. After helping scuttle plans to slaughter Wood Buffalo National Park's entire bison population, Ben Matthews and Kate Jones end up in Jasper. Distracted by rumours of a new mine on the park's boundary, Ben and Kate help uncover a plot to build a backcountry lodge in Jasper's wilderness, leaving no stone unturned to stop an international mining giant who conspires with government politicians and Parks management to carve off a piece of the park for himself. (From McNally Robinson website)
Notes
Book three in the Dyed in the green series
ISBN
9780987975447
Call Number
05.4 M46j
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Author's website
Websites
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Immigrants for industry : politicians, surveyors, land developers, entrepeneurs and labourers

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14654
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
October 18, 2011
Author
Davies, Adriana A.
Publisher
Edmonton : Adriana A. Davies
Call Number
08.1 D28i Pam
Author
Davies, Adriana A.
Responsibility
Prepared for the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies by Adriana A. Davies, PhD
Publisher
Edmonton : Adriana A. Davies
Published Date
October 18, 2011
Physical Description
109 pages : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian Pacific Railway
Chow, Dong Hoy
Grassi, Lawrence
Mining
Ness, Henry
Van Horne, William
Notes
Includes bibliographical references. - Includes information about the Canadian Pacific Railway including William Cornelius Van Horne. Also includes information about mines and mining in and around Banff
Manuscript Form
Call Number
08.1 D28i Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Missionaries among miners, migrants & Blackfoot : the Van Tighem brothers' diaries, Alberta, 1875-1917

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13809
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2007
Author
Van Tighem, Leonard
Publisher
Calgary : University of Calgary Press
Call Number
08.2 S5m
Author
Van Tighem, Leonard
Responsibility
Mary Eggermont-Molenaar & Paul Callens, editors
Publisher
Calgary : University of Calgary Press
Published Date
2007
Physical Description
xx, 424 p. : ill., maps, ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Legacies shared series, 1498-2358 no. 24
Subjects
Churches
Indians
Mining
Religion
Notes
Primarily pertains to the area of southern Alberta, including Pincher Creek and Crowsnest Pass
ISBN
9781552381892
Accession Number
60000 2010-03-25
Call Number
08.2 S5m
Collection
Archives Library
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Edward Burtynsky manufactured landscapes : a film by Jennifer Baichwal [DVD]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13741
Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Published Date
2006
Publisher
National Film Board
Call Number
06.4 B95mb DVD
Responsibility
documentary by director Jennifer Baichwal
Publisher
National Film Board
Published Date
2006
Physical Description
1 digital video disc (1:30:00) : 1 sd., col.
Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Subjects
Environment
Industry
Mining
Notes
Genie award for Best Documentary, 2007. Documentary follows Burtynsky to China as he captures the effect of the country's industrial revolution. NFB: 153E9906 443
Accession Number
50500
Call Number
06.4 B95mb DVD
Collection
Archives Library
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Triumph and tragedy in the Crowsnest Pass

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13552
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2005
Publisher
Surrey, B.C. : Heritage House
Call Number
08.3 C88wi
Responsibility
edited by Diana Wilson
Publisher
Surrey, B.C. : Heritage House
Published Date
2005
Physical Description
168 p. : ill., map, ports
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mining
Railways
Notes
Partial contents: Railroad through the Crowsnest / Diana Wilson; The Frank Slide / Frank Anderson; Hillcrest Mine Disaster / Frank Anderson; Fernie: city under a curse / Elsie Turnbull
Accession Number
40500 08-02-01
Call Number
08.3 C88wi
Collection
Archives Library
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Cheviot Mine press images

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56029
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one CD containing images and a corresponding word document pertaining to the Cheviot Mine development project near Cadomin, Alberta.
Date Range
2005
Reference Code
V810 / I / C / DF - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Digital image
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
V810 / I : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
V810
Sub-Series
V810 / I / C : Personal interest files
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
V810 / I / C / DF - 1
GMD
Photograph
Digital image
Responsibility
Produced by Ben Gadd
Date Range
2005
Physical Description
1 CD : 25 JPG images files, 1 word document
Scope & Content
File consists of one CD containing images and a corresponding word document pertaining to the Cheviot Mine development project near Cadomin, Alberta.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Mines and mineral resources
Mining
Natural resources
Natural history
Landscape
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Cadomin
Jasper National Park
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
N/A
Category
Natural resources
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Challenging frontiers : the Canadian west

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19801
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2004
Author
Felske, Lorry W., Beverly Jean Rasporich (editors)
Publisher
Calgary : University of Calgary Press
Call Number
08.2 Fe33c
Author
Felske, Lorry W., Beverly Jean Rasporich (editors)
Responsibility
Edited by Lorry W. Felske and Beverly Jean Rasporich
Publisher
Calgary : University of Calgary Press
Published Date
2004
Physical Description
vii, 375 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Landscapes
Artists
Prairies, Canadian
First Nations
Mining
Music
Immigration
Chinese
Politics
Ranching
Abstract
Pertains to Indigenous people and Asian immigration in Western Canada, the Banff Springs Hotel, coal mining in Calgary, Canadian Pacific Hotels, Wilf Carter, Group of Seven, Sid Marty
Contents
Introduction : challenging frontiers / Lorry W. Felske and Beverly Rasporich -- Shooting a Saskatoon (whatever happened to the Marlboro man?) / Aritha van Herk -- Regionalism, landscape, and identity in the prairie west / R. Douglas Francis -- Celebrating magpies : artists Paul Kane, Hongeeyesa, and Emily Carr / Ann Davis -- Two months in big bear's camp, 1885 : narratives of "Indian captivity" and the articulation of "race" and "gender" hierarchies in western Canada / Sarah Carter -- Roughing it in the west, or, whose frontier, whose history? / Janice Dickin -- Diversifying our past : finding a place for coal mining communities in Alberta's historic identity / Lorry W. Felske -- When the "wild west" is me : re-viewing cowboys and Indians / Emma LaRocque -- Managing contradictory visions of the west : the great Richardson/Weadick experiment / Robert Seiler and Tamara Seiler -- Hank Snow and the eastern frontiers of western music / Brian Rusted -- Standard prairie grain elevators : a disappearing icon / Geoffrey Simmins -- From somewhere to everywhere to nowhere : the bank of Montreal as a case of vanishing identity / Michael McMordie -- Asian immigration to western Canada / Madeline A. Kalbach -- Chinese-language media across the west / Lloyd Sciban -- The reform and alliance experiments : federal politics in Western Canada / David Taras -- Constancy amid change : ranching in Western Canada / Max Foran -- North/Western aurages : the soundscapes of Allan Gordon Bell / Marcia Jenneth Epstein -- Rodeos, ranching and the house of tea : Irene McCaugherty and Esther Warkov re-invent the West / Beverly Rasporich.
ISBN
1-55238-140-4
Accession Number
p2019-21
Call Number
08.2 Fe33c
Collection
Archives Library
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Cheviot Mine dispute - legal report

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55845
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a report compiled by Ben Gadd's legal representative, Jennifer J. Klimek, pertaining to a legal dispute opposing the Cheviot Mine project near Cadomin, Alberta. Report includes all evidence filed on behalf of Ben Gadd against Cardinal River Coals Ltd.
Date Range
2004
Reference Code
M590 / IV / A / 8
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
M590 / IV : Legal and financial records
Sous-Fonds
M590
Sub-Series
M590 / IV / A : Legal records
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
M590 / IV / A / 8
GMD
Textual record
Responsibility
Compiled by Jennifer J. Klimek
Date Range
2004
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of a report compiled by Ben Gadd's legal representative, Jennifer J. Klimek, pertaining to a legal dispute opposing the Cheviot Mine project near Cadomin, Alberta. Report includes all evidence filed on behalf of Ben Gadd against Cardinal River Coals Ltd.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Natural resources
Mining
Environment
Industry
Legal and Financial
Laws and legislation
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Cadomin
Edmonton
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Environment
Natural resources
Law and justice
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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