was made commanding officer of the 8th Infantry Brigade, a post he held for three years. Rogers, who enjoyed rifle shooting, hunting, and

1900 when he shot a caribou without first purchasing a hunting licence. He said he had killed it for the use of the natural history association, but David George Smith, editor of the Miramichi

collections for teaching the subject. Through this work he was introduced to two scientists in New York who were intrigued by Asia’s potential as a fossil-hunting ground: Henry Fairfield Osborn, the president

outdoors: hunting and fishing in the north, regattas on the Humber, and golfing, often at the Royal York Golf Club, which he had helped set up with the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1928 on land he donated in

most influential in the promotion, construction, and operation of the company. Each man made his own unique contribution. Mann served a function similar to that of a hunting dog flushing game from cover

(1925) was inspired by the death in 1924 of his son, Robert Edmund (Ted), in a hunting accident. Norwood also wrote two poetic dramas on biblical themes

Young and male friends on northern hunting trips; among them is a graphic image of a prospector’s frostbitten hands and feet, which were apparently saved thanks to Young’s medical skills. Various issues

his election it was clear that Borden’s commitment to national politics was complete: he told Laura on 9 February that he was house hunting in Ottawa. The couple moved into their new home

good ones were available in both Toronto and Montreal. Lennox indulged Pellatt’s liking for castles, grand hunting lodges, and mansions in Europe, and he was given a bottomless budget. Construction began

most participating in the spring seal hunt, fishing on the Labrador coast in summer, and logging the woods in winter. Before 1914 the FPU had some limited success in the St John’s area and the