New Brunswick Update

New Brunswick Update

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[siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget]New Brunswick Archaeology Thanks to the Association of Professional Archaeologists of New Brunswick and their recent paper at the 2018 CAAs in Winnnipeg we now have New Brunswick data permit data from 2006-2016. The APANB provided us with the raw data they received from the New Brunswick through a Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (RTIPPA) request in 2017. The APANB's paper addressed commercial archaeologists' response to increasing government participation in commercial practice, not just as regulators but as service delivery providers. The raw data raises interesting questions about any lines between government as regulator and government as consultant. It echoes some the earliest manifestations of CRM field work conducted directly by provincial archaeologists in Ontario, BC and elsewhere in the 1960s and 1970s. In those days…
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And We’re Back

And We’re Back

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[siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget]2018 CAAs and PEI and Alberta Data Well we've been a bit tardy getting our first blog post out this year but it's not as if we've been slacking! Some of you may have already noticed the CAA Programme Page growing in size. We have a few more uploads to make before we have almost all of the programmes available dating back to the 1970s. Big thanks to Joanne and Keith Braaten for acquiring and scanning these programmes and helping to create this invaluable resource. Josh attended the 2018 CAAs in Winnipeg and talked about the Research Portal initiative. He was also able to connect with several of our provincial data contributors and put some faces to the names we contact annually. It's great to see provincial and territorial…
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Nova Scotia Data and the Canadian Archaeological Association Annual Meeting

Nova Scotia Data and the Canadian Archaeological Association Annual Meeting

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Greetings! Thanks to Sean Weseloh McKeane and Sam Bolton with Special Places, Nova Scotia we now have permit totals and permit types for the province from 2000-2016. Cheers! For those of you attending the Canadian Archaeological Association Annual Meeting in Ottawa-Gatineau this week, the Almanac will be presenting its latest data, pitching the new site and talking about the road ahead. Come check us out Friday, May 13th at 10:00 am in Héritage B. Contributors Matt Beaudoin and Josh Dent are also presenting across the hall in Héritage A at 9:00 am and 9:40 am respectively the same day. Hope to see you there! 2017 CAA Annual Meeting - Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario - May 10-13, 2017 Programme
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Almanac Update: Transfer Almost Complete!

Almanac Update: Transfer Almost Complete!

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Greetings! We are happy to announce that the following regions' data are now present in the new format: Alberta British Columbia Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia (Partial) Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec (Partial) Saskatchewan Yukon The remaining regions (Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nunavut) do not have sufficient data and will be held back until we can get access to this information. New data includes Newfoundland and Labrador numbers and permit breakdown and 2016 numbers for many regions. We have also updated the total Canada permits numbers with the best available information up until 2015. Many thanks to the assistance from the provincial and territorial governments! The Almanac Team
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