Curse of the Axe nominated for a Canadian Screen Award
The film Curse of the Axe – based on an ASI project and developed by Yap Films – has been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best History or Biography Documentary Program or Series. The award ceremony will air on Sunday, March 3rd at 8:00 pm on CBC. ASI would also like to congratulate […]
Getting paid to dig up the past
ASI and Dr. Ron Williamson were featured in The Globe and Mail’s ‘Report on Business’ section on December 24th, 2012: “Most archeology in Canada is performed not by academics, but by private firms examining building sites before the developers move in with bulldozers. One of the biggest specialty consulting firms in the market is Toronto-based […]
The Mantle Site available for pre-order
The Mantle Site (written by Jennifer Birch and Ron Williamson) is now available for pre-order. The book features a detailed analysis of the sixteenth-century Huron-Wendat village found in the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario. The site is famous for its size – over 95 longhouses excavated and more than 100,000 artifacts recovered by Archaeological Services Inc. […]
Camp Oochigeas receives donation from ASI
In the spirit of Christ,as, we visited Camp Oochigeas this morning to offer a donation to this incredible organization. Camp Oochigeas is a year-round program for children with cancer. They run a summer camp in Muskoka, in-hospital programs at Sick Kids and other programs at their downtown Toronto facility. ASI has worked with Camp Oochigeas […]
New hotel at CNE to tell story of early Toronto
An ASI project featured in The Globe & Mail on November 26, 2012: “A new hotel to be built on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto will give visitors a rare glimpse of the city’s military history by incorporating the archeological remains of an old barracks long buried under a parking lot.” […]
“Toronto’s archeological treasures still buried (in bankers’ boxes, garages, basements and lockers)”
https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2018/06/16/torontos-archeological-treasures-still-buried-in-bankers-boxes-garages-basements-and-lockers.html
Hamilton’s heritage committee designates oldest house in Ancaster
https://www.hamiltonnews.com/news-story/7532974-hamilton-s-heritage-committee-designates-oldest-house-in-ancaster/
