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Didn’t get enough creepy stories, songs and poetry this Halloween season? Support Jasper Habitat for the Arts and get grownup story time with creators from BC to Newfoundland! I read my debut ghost story, “Ship in a Bottle” along with Marty Chan and many other talented and best-selling Canadian creatives! Eventbrite tickets are $5 forContinue reading “Habitat Halloween Spooktacular”

I have loved ghost stories since I was a little kid, and have often gone on haunted walks of cities in the different places I’ve lived and visited. From New Orleans to Vancouver to Edinburgh, every city has its tales of heartbreak, injustice, and unfinished business – and spirits that have never quite been putContinue reading “Ship in a Bottle”

Like so many of you, my family and I are practicing physical distancing here in Houston, Texas, and it can be challenging to come up with activities to fill the hours that are fun but also maybe a teensy bit educational. Until the libraries and bookstores and schools are open again, a lot of usContinue reading “FREE online reading of Alis the Aviator + printable craft”

I was absolutely thrilled to learn that Alis the Aviator was selected as one of the top 19 Canadian picture books of 2019 by CBC Books. Just wow! The book was so much fun to work on, and it was amazing to see it come to life in the creative hands of Sam Swenson atContinue reading “Alis the Aviator a top 19 picture book of 2019!”

By John ChalmersCAHS Membership Secretary With the passing of William J. Wheeler, the Canadian Aviation Historical Society has lost one of its original members and one who made a great and lasting contribution to the CAHS. For 45 years from 1963 to 2008, Bill served as the original editor of the CAHS Journal, working asContinue reading “Remembering Bill Wheeler”

For more information about the organization, awards, and recipients, check out this Skies Magazine article!

“Today, as I read Alis the Aviator with my cousin, Laura, and her 8-year-old nephew, Kyle, the three of us learned more about the different aircraft seen in the skies.  We took turns reading about each plane.  I told them that when I first started writing about WWII RCAF aviators, I had never heard ofContinue reading “Of Planes and Pilots: Guest Post by Anne Gafiuk”

A Wholistic Point of View Indigenous scholars are challenging the academic world from an Indigenous perspective. We’re redesigning the PhD so Indigenous artists can do visuals and stories, and not just written works. A wholistic point of view – much more complete. DANIELLE METCALFE-CHENAIL IN CONVERSATION WITH ANTOINE MOUNTAIN Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail: When did you startContinue reading “Q&A with Dene Artist and Author Antoine Mountain”