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Jamie Murton

@JamieMurton

Associate Professor of History at Nipissing University. I study food, farming and markets. Opinions are my own.

Joined May 2011
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Exactly 50 years ago the Dave Barrett #BCNDP passed legislation that changed the course of history of British Columbia. Only 5% of BC is arable farmland, saved by the Agricultural Land Reserve. It's the #50thanniversaryBCNDP #ALR April 18, 2023. dawsoncreekmirror.ca/opinion…
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Congratulations Graeme for this well deserved reward. Few have done more to move scholarship forward in our field.
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And finally, our Distinguished Scholar Award is given to Graeme Wynn (University of British Columbia). Congratulations to Graeme and to all of our winners!
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Have you always wanted to rep @NiCHE_Canada while also supporting the Canadian #EnvHist community? Well now you can! Check out our brand new fundraising merch shop! We've got some beautifully designed items available now, potential for more down the road. niche-canada.org/2023/11/10/…
Announcing the NiCHE Merchandise Store!

Announcing the NiCHE Merchandise Store!

The Network in Canadian History and Environment is thrilled to announce their first merchandise store!

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Today on our site we have "The Big Wild Year" by Jeremy St. Onge This is the third post in the Environmental Histories of Foraging series edited by Nicole Miller. niche-canada.org/2023/08/24/… #envhist #foraging #food
The Big Wild Year

The Big Wild Year

Jeremy St. Onge describes his challenge The Big Wild Year - a project to eat only wild foods undertaken and documented in 2019.

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I may not be entirely objective on the subject of Sproat Lake
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It's official. Sproat is the best lake in British Columbia cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…

Sproat Lake in Port Alberni voted B.C.'s best lake in CBC bracket | CBC News

It's Sproat, not Sprout Lake, and it beat out 47 other swimming spots in the province to be crowned the best lake in B.C.

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"Hope is not happiness or confidence or inner peace; it’s a commitment to search for possibilities." Rebecca Solnit #envhist #envhum theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Great set of readings for putting the idea of the Anthropocene into some sorely needed critical/historical/political context, from Gabrielle Mclaren and @NiCHE_Canada niche-canada.org/2023/07/25/… @nusutalks
10 Reads to Problematize the Anthropocene at Crawford Lake and Beyond

10 Reads to Problematize the Anthropocene at Crawford Lake and Beyond

Here are ten readings that will help you understand the Anthropocene and the controversies surrounding its definition.

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A reminder, as you prep courses for the falls, that my book is a "re-imagining of Canadian history told by exploring how people have obtained food and shelter." Just saying. @alanmaceachern @OUPHistory @NiCHE_Canada @NUSUtalks @kevin_wamsley oupcanada.com/catalog/search…
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"In the original archaeological report on Crawford Lake, this stone was one of the landscape features that convinced scholars that this was a site worth excavating. Another was evidence of maize pollen in sediments... " - @JamieMurton, 2017 niche-canada.org/2017/08/30/… #envhist
What We Leave Behind

What We Leave Behind

Editor’s note: This article is part of a series of reflections on the 2017 Canadian History and Environment Summer School. You can find all the articles here. The theme of this year’s CHESS was...

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The Anthropocene: Canadian lake mud 'symbolic of human changes to Earth' bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
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re-upping as most (all?) of my courses hit the chopping block @NUSUtalks
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I think @JamieMurton has written the most recent textbook. global.oup.com/academic/prod…
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I'm appearing as expert witness this evening at the House of Commons Agri-Food Committee's inquiry on food inflation. I will summarize our @CntrFutureWork research on the surge in food retail profits that accompanied the pandemic & the take-off of food inflation. @CanadianLabour
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After 172 years of evasion Canada and Ontario are having a focused discussion on the the matter of a century and a half of treaty underpayments with the Robinson Huron communities. They probably should have taken the call earlier. #RobinsonHuron #RHT1850 anishinabeknews.ca/2023/01/1…
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⁦@cityofnorthbay⁩ why do we prioritize automobiles over pedestrian and bicycle traffic in our winter maintenance timelines for snow removal?
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You can help support Indigenous education @nipissingu today. One scholarship is specifically for students from Nipissing First Nation, on whose territory we are privileged to be. @NUSUtalks @kevin_wamsley
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Did you know 7% of our students identify as Indigenous? On #GivingTuesdayCA we are raising funds for Indigenous student scholarships & bursaries. Hear from Romeo Fournier, Director of Indigenous Initiatives, about the importance of these awards: youtube.com/watch?v=7iwh9M1_… #NUGives
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🇨🇦 inflation accelerated in October: prices up 0.7% in one month (9% annualized), fastest since June. Led by gasoline and higher mortgage costs. Bank of Cda tightening has zero effect on the former, and makes the latter *worse*. #cdnecon /2
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Thinking about how the media is failing to communicate the nature and significance of Ford's attack on @CUPEOntario to our country. This failure could cost us all more than we can afford. @CBCAlerts @CTVNews @globeandmail @TorontoStar
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Today on our site we have "Reflections from the Farm: The Culture and History of On-Farm Slaughter" by Meagan J. Curtis niche-canada.org/2022/11/02/… #envhist #aghist #agriculture #animalwelfare #foodstudies

Reflections from the Farm: The Culture and History of On-Farm Slaughter

Foucault was never far from my mind or heart when writing as he reminded me that regulating the death of other animals is essentially an exercise in power.

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