What happens when you propose to build AI data centres on former Stelco lands in Hamilton…#envhist…

Post a poster you used to have hanging on your wall.

I am very excited to announce the forthcoming publication of my new book with University of Toronto Press in July 2026. Heartfelt thanks to friends, colleagues, archivists, librarians, & students who have been on the journey with me. Deets: utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.... @uoftpress.bsky.social

inspiredplanet.ca/hidden-below... Today at 10 am ET. The underwater world of the Great Lakes, the underwater novel ecology of a nuclear plant. Live footage. Happy Earth Day!

Looking forward to welcoming Dr. LK Bertram to McMaster for the 2026 Messecar Lecture on "AI, Historians, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution" on March 27!

@nacdi.bsky.social & the Wilson Institute for Canadian History -event this week -- “Canada and Cuba’s Cooperative History: Thinking Through the Current Crisis.” DATE: Thursday, March 19, 2026 TIME: 11am-12:30pm EDT LOCATION: Zoom Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/nacdi-now-...

I just contributed to the NiCHE campaign. I hope that others will join me in supporting #Envhist #Cdnhist

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #envhist

The schedule for #CHESS2025, From Contamination to Collapse, is out!! This year's CHESS will be held in Hamilton, Ont., May 30th - June 1st! For those not attending, there's some great readings embedded in the schedule that may be of interest! niche-canada.org/2025/05/16/c... #envhist #cdnhist

The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority says the new dock overtop the Randle Reef containment facility is coming into operation. The capping of Randle is a major milestone in getting Hamilton Harbour delisted as an environmentally containment body of water. #yhmcc

The May 1st deadline for the two month Corsini graduate student research fellowship at the Wilson Institute for #CdnHist #CanHist is fast approaching! Please share and if you have any questions, get in touch with me asap. wilson.humanities.mcmaster.ca/our-communit...

Meanwhile in downtown Hamilton…a backyard visitor this rainy morning.

Hamilton's Telsa dealership targeted. 80 vehicles damaged. Expect this to be all over American news sources. hamiltonpolice.on.ca/news/multipl...

It’s good to see a well worn #envhist #cdnhist book at the Hamilton Public Library. Join us in Hamilton Ontario for the sequel/epilogue at 2025 Canadian History and Environment Summer Symposium - "Contamination and Rebirth" Friday, May 30 – Sunday, June 1, 2025 niche-canada.org/2025/01/17/c...

We are hiring! The Department of History at the University of Guelph seeks a tenure-track assistant professor of Rural North American History. For more details on the position and how to apply, click here: careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...