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William Humber
Submitted by Dundurn Guest on Sun, 2009-10-04 13:59
A Sporting Chance follows in a line of groundbreaking stories written by William Humber about Canada's sports past, including histories of baseball and bicycling in Canada. Acknowledged on their broadcasts as one of Canada's leading sports historians by, among others, the CBC, TV Ontario and TSN, he has spoken at sports history conferences in the United States and the United Kingdom as well as in Canada. Bill has taught a credit subject on Canadian sports history for the last ten years at Seneca College in Toronto where he is the chair of the college
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Submitted by Dundurn Guest on Sun, 2009-10-04 13:59
$24.99 CAD
Keeping Canada's Winter Sports Alive
By Darryl Humber and William Humber
Winter has shaped Canada's image and been embraced with hearty enthusiasm from snowshoeing hikers in the 19th century to future hockey stars on backyard rinks and to the indoor spectacle of figure-skating carnivals and curling bonspiels. Much of our literature, our songs, and our memories of youth reflect the bracing tonic that winter brings even as we curse the ice-laden roads on the morning commute or while planning our weekend ski trip. But alas, winter's demise to a weak reminder of its former glory is a real possibility as climate change wreaks long-term havoc.
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