Canada’s History Magazine: The Beaver

Ramsay Cook, former editor of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, explains how putting the dictionary online saved the publication from obscurity.

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Historian Ramsay Cook answers this question in this podcast with Beaver associate editor  Nelle Oosterom.

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Podcast with Beverley Tallon, editorial assistant of The Beaver and skiing champion Nancy Greene Raine – part 2 (3.39)

Nancy Greene retired from competitive skiing in 1968. She married her husband Al Raine the following year and together they have made skiing their life’s vocation.

Greene informs us of their work inspiring young athletes and her latest role as a Canadian Senator.

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Podcast with Beverley Tallon, editorial assistant of The Beaver and skiing champion Nancy Greene Raine – part 1 (6:28)

Nancy Greene grew up skiing and went on to compete in three Olympics. In 1968 at the Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble France, she captured a gold medal in the giant slalom and silver in the slalom.

Greene tells us of her love of skiing and the thrill of winning.

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