Last fall, a group of grade 11 and 12 physics and biology high school students from Souris joined us at our Test Site for a lesson on geophysical surveying methods and the opportunity to gain some hands-on experience. The students were split up into three groups, that rotated between stations every 20 minutes. Station one gave the students a quick explanation of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and how it is used in the search for unmarked graves. The students then

-Ashley Austin This is the second post of a two-part series. In November 2025, Ling and I travelled to Ottawa to visit Library and Archives Canada and the Canadian Museum of History. This was an important trip in order to access documents that are not available online or electronically. Canadian Museum of History. (Image from the Canadian Museum of History Website) On our third and final day in Ottawa, we went to the Canadian Museum of Hist

Reflections on a Research Visit to Library and Archives Canada, November 2025 -Ling Jin Getting to Ottawa from Winnipeg is never simple. One flight a day per airline, fares that are almost always expensive, and almost no flexibility when your research schedule depends on booking specific consultation slots at Library and Archives Canada (LAC). For our research team, this is not just a logistical inconvenience, it is a recurring reminder that accessing the records held there i