Ted Barris

On Sunday, Oct. 4, Blue Heron Books launches its fall lineup of events with a special visit to Books & Brunch from celebrated author Lawrence Hill. The event takes place at Wooden Sticks Golf Club in Uxbridge. Hill is the author of 10 books. His 2007 novel The Book of Negroes won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the […]

Ted Barris is the featured speaker at the Peel Halton National Association of Federal Retirees (NAFR) meeting, on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. He will speak about and show illustrations from latest book is The Great Escape: A Canadian Story. On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty Commonwealth airmen crawled through a 360-foot-long tunnel, code-named […]

In 2017, Canada celebrates 150 years of Confederation. One question Canadians are asking in anticipation of the anniversary is: What sparked Canada’s rapid expansion from coast to coast? Among the catalysts for Confederation were steamboats, or “fire canoes,” as aboriginal people called them. In large measure, the national dream of a Canada from sea to […]

In 2017, Canada celebrates 150 years of Confederation. One question Canadians are asking in anticipation of the anniversary is: What sparked Canada’s rapid expansion from coast to coast? Among the catalysts for Confederation were steamboats, or “fire canoes,” as aboriginal people called them. In large measure, the national dream of a Canada from sea to […]

In 2017, Canada celebrates 150 years of Confederation. One question Canadians are asking in anticipation of the anniversary is: What sparked Canada’s rapid expansion from coast to coast? Among the catalysts for Confederation were steamboats, or “fire canoes,” as aboriginal people called them. In large measure, the national dream of a Canada from sea to […]

In 2017, Canada celebrates 150 years of Confederation. One question Canadians are asking in anticipation of the anniversary is: What sparked Canada’s rapid expansion from coast to coast? Among the catalysts for Confederation were steamboats, or “fire canoes,” as aboriginal people called them. In large measure, the national dream of a Canada from sea to […]

On Oct. 21, Ted Barris delivers a talk/presentation based on his award-winning book The Great Escape: A Canadian Story to members of the Oakville Shrine Club. On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty Commonwealth airmen crawled through a 360-foot-long tunnel, code-named “Harry.” Most slipped into the darkness of a pine forest beyond the wire of […]

On Oct. 29, Ted Barris delivers a talk/presentation based on his award-winning book The Great Escape: A Canadian Story to members of the Telco Community Volunteers. On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty Commonwealth airmen crawled through a 360-foot-long tunnel, code-named “Harry.” Most slipped into the darkness of a pine forest beyond the wire […]

Ted Barris makes a return visit to Canadian Club of the Yamaska Valley on Monday, November 2, 2015. He will speak about and show illustrations from latest book is The Great Escape: A Canadian Story. On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty Commonwealth airmen crawled through a 360-foot-long tunnel, code-named “Harry.” Most slipped into the […]

Ted Barris is the featured speaker at the Probus Club of Old Oakville, on Wednesday, November 4, 2015. He will speak about and show illustrations from latest book is The Great Escape: A Canadian Story. On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty Commonwealth airmen crawled through a 360-foot-long tunnel, code-named “Harry.” Most slipped into the […]