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Publishing date: Jan 29, 2021 • January 29, 2021 • 2 minute read Arthur Milnes, Kingston resident, historian and former Whig-Standard journalist, has been appointed to the board of the Ontario Heritage Trust, the province s main historical body. Supplied Photo
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Kingston resident, historian and former Whig-Standard journalist Arthur Milnes has been appointed to the board on the Ontario Heritage Trust, the province’s main historical body.
“In a small way I’ll be able now to share my passion for history with folks across our great province,” Milnes said on his Facebook page. “Hopefully I’ll be able to make a difference.”
Toronto councillors warn First Parliament area not for sale as province seeks to seize historic site Trevor Dunn
The Doug Ford government s decision to expropriate downtown Toronto properties once home to Upper Canada s first parliament came as a surprise, city officials say prompting one councillor to insist the land is not for sale.
City staff were informed last week that the provincial government was starting expropriation proceedings for two city-owned parcels of land needed for the construction of the Ontario Line a rapid transit route projected to stretch more than 15 kilometres from the Ontario Science Centre to Ontario Place and the Canadian National Exhibition grounds.
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James Betram Collip, who worked at the University of Alberta from 1915 until 1928, played a key role in the discovery of insulin a century ago.(University of Alberta Archives)
In 1923, scientists Frederick Banting and John Macleod were jointly awarded a Nobel Prize Canada s first for discovering insulin.
Nearly 100 years later, a lesser-known member of their research team is gaining recognition for his role in one of Canada s biggest medical breakthroughs.
99 years ago this month, University of Alberta professor James Collip managed to purify a pancreatic extract so it could be used on humans.
Back then, people with diabetes did not live for long, but thanks to insulin, millions of lives have been saved.
MONTREAL For more than 20 years, key community stakeholders and public decision-makers have endeavoured to define a future for the Royal Victoria Hospital, an iconic historic property that presides over downtown Montreal from the south-facing slopes of Mount Royal. In 2015, its health service functions moved to the MUHC’s Glen Site, leaving the Royal Victoria essentially abandoned, with no clear plan for the future. At present, the only concrete project on the table is McGill University’s, which will occupy only a portion of the 13-hectare site. The Quebec government has granted McGill $37 million in funding to pursue the development of its New Vic Project, a state-of-the-art research, teaching, and learning hub dedicated to sustainability systems and public policy.