Articles from:October 2025

  • CANA’s new director to give lecture at Wilfrid Laurier

    Thursday, October 16, 2025 | By

    Professor Anthony Kinik teaches in Communications, Film, and Popular Culture at Brock and has been a long-standing advisory member of the Centre for Canadian Studies.  He took over the helm as Director of CANA on July 1 and has been busy organizing a new series titled Canada Talks, leading fundraising efforts for CANA’s Terry Fox team, and promoting the Centre.

     

    He is also scheduled to guest lecture at Sir Wilfrid Laurier University on November 4.  You can register for his talk titled “Expo is Celluloid City” Art, Commerce, Film, and Urbanism at Expo 67 by clicking this link.  Attendance can be in person or virtually via Zoom.  Admission/registration is free.

  • Michelle Vosburgh to speak on the Early Welland Canals

    Monday, October 06, 2025 | By

    As part of the Welland Canal Bicentennial Travelling Lecture Series, Michelle Vosburgh will speak on November 15 at 1 p.m. at the Port Colborne Museum, 286 King Street, Port Colborne.

    Her talk “Conflicts and Controversy on the Early Welland Canals” focuses on labour disputes, political animosity, local jealousies, and competition to malicious disinformation campaigns, construction and operation of the early Welland Canals.  It was not all smooth sailing in the beginning!

    Free admission, all welcome.

    Click here for a copy of the event poster.