An obscure detail of Canadian history
September 7, 1572 – on this date Canada’s earliest recorded commercial transaction was made when an unknown Basque fisherman bought four scallops in beautiful, but often foggy, Chateau Bay, Labrador. … Continue reading
September 7, 2016 · 1 Comment
* The fish that changed the world – until we all but wiped it out!
Those who argue that economic exploitation of natural “resources” can go on for ever because it always has gone on, should read Mark Kurlansky’s book “Cod, A Biography of the … Continue reading
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