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.” […]
Developer asks town to swap land for Petun site
Russell Higgins of MacPherson Builders, brought a deal to council at its regular meeting Monday, November 19, to say the town can have the deed to the Plater-Martin Site, as well as some land surrounding the site in exchange for a parcel of town land suitable for building.
ASI granted award by Ontario Archaeological Society
Congratulations to ASI for receiving the 2012 Excellence in Cultural Resource Management award and thank you to the Ontario Archaeological Society for the honour. The award recognizes “an individual or a group in order to recognize contributions and accomplishments in the field of cultural resource management. Achievements may include the management and preservation of sites, sustained research […]
“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/