Chapter 21

Pier 21
www.pier21.ns.ca

This site is dedicated to the Halifax pier where between 1928 and 1971 some one million immigrants first set foot on Canadian soil.

Rex v. Syliboy
http://library.usask.ca/native/cnlc/vol04/430.html

Read the full text of the 1928 decision that found eighteenth-century treaties with the Mi'kmaq in the Maritimes to be invalid.

St. George's School for Child Study
www.oise.utoronto.ca/ICS/site_LabSchool/
AboutTheSchool/OurHistory.shtml

The site outlines the historical background of this institute at the University of Toronto.

Dionne Quintuplets
www.city.north-bay.on.ca/quints/digitize/dqdpe.htm

This site contains digitized historical information about the Dionne Quintuplets, including a timeline, digital collections, and information about the museums and libraries owning original artifacts.

The Discovery Of Insulin
http://www.discoveryofinsulin.com/

The mission of this site is to preserve and promote the history behind one of the most important medical discoveries of our time-the discovery of insulin. Brief biographies of the scientists, a scrapbook of old newspaper clippings, pictures, a voice recording, and several interesting links are featured.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/history/index.shtml

View major milestones of the CBC's history at this site.

The National Film Board of Canada
http://www.nfb.ca/atonf/organisation.php?v=h&lg=en

Read about the creation and early years of the National Film Board.