Canadian Firsts on Record

Northern Dancer Wins the Kentucky Derby

“Northern Dancer Entire Kentucky Derby Footage 1964 & Goodbye” Youtube

He was the first Canadian horse to win the world’s biggest race—watch Northern Dancer’s finest hour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjA3-P3hpAY

Our First Schools

“Rural Teacher” Historica Dominion Institute

This Heritage Minute video shows a bit of what life was like for teachers in Canada’s earliest schools.

https://www.historica-dominion.ca/content/heritage-minutes/rural-teacher?media_type=41&

Around the Sea

“Rotating house” CBC.ca

Check out the construction of the country’s first rotating house.

http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/PEI/ID/2263527259/?sort=M..

Project partially funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage.
  • Canadian Heritage / Patrimoine Canadien
  • Government of Canada
  • HBC: Hudson's Bay Company
  • ecentricarts inc.