ben bradley
@benbradleyca.bsky.social
cultural & environmental historian. #bchist and #cdnhist and #envhist. landscape, mobilities, public pasts, fordism, tourism, parks, infrastructure, rowdies, fruit stands, seasonality, 1970+, etc.
taxpayers funded expansion of the pubic sector?
January 18, 2026 at 6:22 AM
taxpayers funded expansion of the pubic sector?
ann holt's "taking a walk" and matthew beaumont's "nightwalking"? both about pedestrianism, though more for leisure than for routine, everyday purposes
January 9, 2026 at 11:47 AM
ann holt's "taking a walk" and matthew beaumont's "nightwalking"? both about pedestrianism, though more for leisure than for routine, everyday purposes
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"And Fraser river's full in flood,
Deep and cold and cruel flowing,
All lonely is the land thereby,
And a man may drown and no one knowing"
- Cicely Fox Smith
allpoetry.com/Fraser-River
Deep and cold and cruel flowing,
All lonely is the land thereby,
And a man may drown and no one knowing"
- Cicely Fox Smith
allpoetry.com/Fraser-River
Fraser River by Cicely Fox Smith - Famous poems, famous poets. - All Poetry
Comments & analysis: Fraser river's flooding high, Cold and deep and cruel flowing, All lonely stand the hills
allpoetry.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
"And Fraser river's full in flood,
Deep and cold and cruel flowing,
All lonely is the land thereby,
And a man may drown and no one knowing"
- Cicely Fox Smith
allpoetry.com/Fraser-River
Deep and cold and cruel flowing,
All lonely is the land thereby,
And a man may drown and no one knowing"
- Cicely Fox Smith
allpoetry.com/Fraser-River
a good one about the upper fraser, which perhaps @akurjata.ca knows, is this one by jack boudreau, published by @caitlinpress.bsky.social
caitlinpress.com/Books/S/Ster...
caitlinpress.com/Books/S/Ster...
Sternwheelers and Canyon Cats
Forbidding canyons, raging rapids and menacing rocks -- this was the daily challenge that faced whitewater men who worked the wild rivers and creeks to bring freight and supplies to northern BC in the...
caitlinpress.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
a good one about the upper fraser, which perhaps @akurjata.ca knows, is this one by jack boudreau, published by @caitlinpress.bsky.social
caitlinpress.com/Books/S/Ster...
caitlinpress.com/Books/S/Ster...
bruce hutchison wrote a whole book about it! but as would be expected the upper fraser doesnt get the attention it deserves. moose lake, the goat river rapids, and the grand canyon all merit a lot more rhapsodizing
January 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
bruce hutchison wrote a whole book about it! but as would be expected the upper fraser doesnt get the attention it deserves. moose lake, the goat river rapids, and the grand canyon all merit a lot more rhapsodizing
"“swift and evil […] fierce and repellant.” yvonne fitzroy, 1929
January 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
"“swift and evil […] fierce and repellant.” yvonne fitzroy, 1929
"forever hostile and beyond taming […] too furious, stark, and
lonely for mere beauty... melancholy with perpetual shadows.” bruce hutchison, 1942.
lonely for mere beauty... melancholy with perpetual shadows.” bruce hutchison, 1942.
January 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
"forever hostile and beyond taming […] too furious, stark, and
lonely for mere beauty... melancholy with perpetual shadows.” bruce hutchison, 1942.
lonely for mere beauty... melancholy with perpetual shadows.” bruce hutchison, 1942.
this is very helpful -- thank you!
January 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
this is very helpful -- thank you!
historians of education, what are the leading journals of your field? i do know "historical studies in education," which is the journal of the canadian history of education association. but am hoping to cast a wider net...
#histed
#histed
January 8, 2026 at 12:48 PM
historians of education, what are the leading journals of your field? i do know "historical studies in education," which is the journal of the canadian history of education association. but am hoping to cast a wider net...
#histed
#histed
snow tires for working horses:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A look at the female farriers who keep the Okanagan’s working horses on their feet | CBC News
In recent years, the tides in the industry have turned from a male-dominated trade and now the majority of farriers in the Okanagan are women, who all support one another.
www.cbc.ca
January 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
snow tires for working horses:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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People will read old newspaper clippings
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
People will read old newspaper clippings
donna's over on lansdowne. the nicaraguan place at bloor and ossington. the monkey's paw bookstore. the big jeff wall exhibition at the moca.
January 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM
donna's over on lansdowne. the nicaraguan place at bloor and ossington. the monkey's paw bookstore. the big jeff wall exhibition at the moca.
nardwuar interview coming soon?
January 1, 2026 at 1:35 AM
nardwuar interview coming soon?
i didnt read beyond “human serviette”…. 📸
December 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
i didnt read beyond “human serviette”…. 📸
congratulations to one of my favourite cultural / business historians!
December 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
congratulations to one of my favourite cultural / business historians!
good to see a historian get the order of canada!
#cdnhist
#cdnhist
Vancouver personality John Ruskin will be inducted under his stage name, Nardwuar, the Human Serviette, in recognition of his colourful and unpredictable interviews.
globalnews.ca/news/1159514...
globalnews.ca/news/1159514...
Nardwuar, Raffi among 80 new appointees to Order of Canada - National | Globalnews.ca
'I dedicate this to my late Mom who taught me so much about history, local independent media & research,' Nardwuar said of his appointment.
globalnews.ca
December 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
good to see a historian get the order of canada!
#cdnhist
#cdnhist
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Vancouver personality John Ruskin will be inducted under his stage name, Nardwuar, the Human Serviette, in recognition of his colourful and unpredictable interviews.
globalnews.ca/news/1159514...
globalnews.ca/news/1159514...
Nardwuar, Raffi among 80 new appointees to Order of Canada - National | Globalnews.ca
'I dedicate this to my late Mom who taught me so much about history, local independent media & research,' Nardwuar said of his appointment.
globalnews.ca
December 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Vancouver personality John Ruskin will be inducted under his stage name, Nardwuar, the Human Serviette, in recognition of his colourful and unpredictable interviews.
globalnews.ca/news/1159514...
globalnews.ca/news/1159514...
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some christmas cat pics!
December 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
some christmas cat pics!
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December 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?