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Earth & Environment

Ditching the plastic: How to live a “zero waste lifestyle”

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Jan 6, 2020
Ditch the disposables! From buying in bulk to frequenting local markets, Laurence Pechadre offers the Ingenium Channel advice on how to live a “zero waste lifestyle” environment.
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Aviation

A living legend: Museum honours Johnny May’s final holiday flight

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Dec 18, 2019
With Santa by his side, legendary Inuit bush pilot Johnny May is preparing for his final Kuujjuaq Christmas candy drop before he says goodbye to a sweet tradition.
A young woman in a green military uniform pokes her head out the side window of an aircraft.
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Aviation

Women in aviation: A conversation with Brigadier-General Lise Bourgon

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Nov 28, 2019
This fall, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum proudly welcomed a helicopter from the Royal Canadian Armed Forces (RCAF) into the museum's permanent collection.
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Engineering & Technology

Massive elevator lifts Canada’s vintage cars to their new home

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Nov 26, 2019
A colossal freight elevator at the Ingenium Centre is taking Canada’s science and technology collection to new heights — quite literally.
Catherine Beddall assembles a gingerbread house.
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Arts & Design

Behind the scenes: Meet a gingerbread artist

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Nov 26, 2019
Pastry chef Catherine Beddall is living the sweet life! Her incredible gingerbread creations — which have won multiple awards — are sure to inspire you in the kitchen this holiday season.
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Exhibitions

On a roll: Julie Leclair reflects on the development of Bike it!

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Nov 22, 2019
Julie Leclair, director of travelling exhibitions for Ingenium, recently worked with a team of international institutions to develop Bike it! — a travelling exhibition which tells the global story of the bicycle. Read Julie’s behind-the-scenes insights in this feature article published by TEO—an organization that supports international touring exhibitions.
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Military

Honouring the brave: Canada’s Victoria Cross recipients

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Oct 31, 2019
As we prepare to commemorate Remembrance Day, the Ingenium Channel is putting the spotlight on some of Canada’s Victoria Cross recipients.
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Agriculture

New museum program brings the farm right into the classroom

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Oct 28, 2019
It’s hard to tune out a science lesson when there’s a chicken on your desk. Thanks to a new mobile education program from the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, teachers in the Ottawa area can bring a bit of farm life — and a lot of excitement — right into the classroom.
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Aviation

Check the locks: How to stay cyber safe

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Sep 30, 2019
In honour of Cyber Security Month this October, the Ingenium Channel spoke with two cyber security experts who have spent their careers looking out for the safety of Canadians. Read on to learn about the challenges they tackle on the job — and how you can stay safe online.
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Collection Development

Canada’s marine transportation artifacts will be better preserved in the Collections Conservation Centre

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Sep 26, 2019
An important piece of Canada’s marine transportation history has set sail for a new home in the Ingenium Collections Conservation Centre.
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Agriculture

Many voices: Oral histories of Canada’s grain elevators

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Sep 23, 2019
Grain elevators have long been a symbol of agricultural strength for the Canadian prairies. But what was it actually like to work in the grain elevators? As a practicum student from Carleton University, I have been pondering this question while researching a grain elevator model in the agricultural collection of Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation. Fortunately, I was introduced to Friends of Grain Elevators (FOGE), a non-profit group of volunteers that celebrate grain elevators
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Social Science & Culture

Museum of Surrey seeks to incorporate sensory-friendly spaces

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Aug 28, 2019
The city of Surrey is hiring two young people with autism to help create sensory-friendly spaces. Read more from CBC about how the Museum of Surrey is incorporating low sensory products to help make spaces more accessible.