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SCIENCE
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Abbott, Maude E. (P), QC
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Prominent pioneer in medicine and research on heart disease
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Adams, Frank Dawson (P), QC
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Geologist, developed science of modern structural geology
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Archibald, Dr. Edward William (P), QC
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Leading Canadian thoracic surgeon in the 1920s who advanced medical knowledge
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Banting House (S), ON
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Documented and recognized as the site of the defining moment of the discovery of insulin
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Banting, Sir Frederick G. (P), ON
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Co-discoverer of insulin, shared Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1923
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Bell, Dr. Robert (P), ON
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Explorer and geologist, Chief Geologist of Canada (1890-1906)
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Bethune, Henry Norman (P), ON
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Famous medical figure and political activist
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Churchill Rocket Research Range (S), MB
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Upper atmosphere research centre
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Creation of the Atmospheric Environment Service (E), ON
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Establishment of continuous meteorological record keeping in Canada
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Dawson, Dr. George Mercer (P), NS
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Director of the Geological Survey of Canada (1895)
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Déline Fishery/Franklin's Fort (S), NT
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Wintering quarters of Sir John Franklin and his second expedition Development of Cobalt-60 Beam
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Therapy Unit (Cobalt Bomb) (E), ON
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Its first use in 1951 marked a new era in the fight against cancer
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Discovery and Development of the McIntosh Apple (E), ON
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Ideally suited for Canada's northern climate, has become accepted worldwide
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Douglas, David (P), BC
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Pioneer botanist in western North America; identified the Douglas fir
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Early Meteorology in Canada (E), ON
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University of Toronto campus site of British Army observations in 1840, forecasts by 1876
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Establishment of the Experimental Farm Branch (E)
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Five experimental farms established by the federal government, 1886
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Establishment of the Halifax Zoological Garden (E), NS
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First zoo in America north of Mexico, established by Andrew Downs, 1847
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Fessenden, Reginald Aubrey (P), QC
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Pioneer in radio communication, developed sonic depth finder
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Fifth Thule Expedition (E), NT
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Danish expedition, 1921-24, identified Thule culture of AD 900-1450
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First Banding of a Bird (E), ON
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First banding of a wild bird, led to increased knowledge of migrations
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First Dairy School in Canada (S), QC
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Founded by Edward André Barnard,1882
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First Geodetic Survey Station (S), QC
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Built in 1905, systematic program of surveying
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First International Polar Year, 1882-83 (E), NT
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Scientific studies by 11 countries, 1882-83
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Former Geological Survey of Canada Building (S), ON
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First Ottawa home of the Geological Survey of Canada
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Ganong,William Francis (P), NB
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Scientist, historian, professor of botany in United States
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Gesner, Abraham (P), NS
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Physician, geologist and author, first refined kerosene (1846)
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King, Dr.William Frederick (P), ON
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Founder of the Geodetic Survey of Canada, Dominion Observatory
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Kingston General Hospital (S), ON
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Oldest public hospital in operation in Canada
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Klotz, Otto Julius (P), ON
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Astronomer and geographer, Director of the Dominion Observatory (1917-23)
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Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary (S), SK
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First wildfowl sanctuary in North America, 1887
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Logan, Sir William Edmond (P), QC
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First Director of the Geological Survey of Canada (1842)
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Macallum, Archibald Byron (P), ON
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Pioneer in scientific medicine, field of cellular microchemistry
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Marie-Victorin, Brother (P), QC
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Botanist, author, educator, Flore Laurentienne (1935)
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Montizambert, Dr. Frédérick (P), QC
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Developed quarantine stations that protected Canadians from deadly epidemics
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Newcomb, Simon (P), NS
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Astronomer, United States Naval Observatory, director of the "Nautical Almanac" (1877-97)
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Newton, Margaret (P), MB
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Contributed to scientific information on rust-resistant grains, rust diseases and wheat stem rust
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Osler, Sir William (P), QC
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Medical researcher and educator, essays won a wide popular audience
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Palliser Expedition (E), AB
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First scientific exploration from Lake Superior to Rocky Mountains, 1857-60
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Penfield,Wilder Graves (P), QC
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Founder and director of the Montréal Neurological Institute
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Plaskett, John Stanley (P), BC
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First director of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria (1917)
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Provancher, Abbé Léon (P), QC
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Important author on natural sciences
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Red Fife Wheat (E), ON
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Early-maturing, high-quality spring wheat discovered in 1842
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Ross, Sir James Clark (P), NU
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Arctic explorer, sailed with Parry (1819-25), led 1848 Franklin search
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Ross, Sir John (P), NU
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Arctic explorer, led Northwest Passage trips (1818, 1829-33), 1850 Franklin search
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Royal Botanical Gardens (S), ON
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Important teaching and research gardens and conservation area
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Rutherford, Ernest (P), QC
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Physicist, early discoveries in radioactivity and atomic particle theory
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SS Acadia (S), NS
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Lead role in charting Hudson Bay, launched in 1913
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Saunders, Sir Charles Edward (P), ON
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Developed the famous Marquis wheat at Central Experimental Farm
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Saunders,William (P), ON
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Director of the Experimental Farms Branch of Department of Agriculture (1886)
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Skinner, Frank Leith (P), MB
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Contributed to advancing horticulture in western Canada
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Stefansson,Vilhjalmur (P), MB
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Arctic explorer, major expeditions in 1906-07, 1908-12, 1913-18
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Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station (S), AB
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Remains of high-altitude geophysical laboratory
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Thistle Ha'Farm (S), ON
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Key role in improving stock breeding in 19th century
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Tyrrell, Joseph Burr (P),YT
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Explorer, historian with the Geological Survey of Canada (1882-99)
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Vancouver, Captain George (P), BC
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Explorer, 1792-94 voyage charted most of the British Columbia coast
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William Brydone Jack Observatory (S), NB
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First astronomical observatory in Canada, 1851
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Willson, Thomas Leopold "Carbide" (P), ON
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Inventor, commercialized the production of acetylene gas (1892)
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