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Explore Vancouver on the Final Day of Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 24, 2021 0 Comments

After a month of events and celebrations across the country, Culture Days is coming to an end. The nation-wide initiative has been a great chance to honour and explore Canada's unique history and the towns and cities which have built it. We at On This Spot have enjoyed featuring a new town or city across the country each day, sharing the history of the places we love. Today, to wrap up Culture...

Explore Saskatoon with Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 23, 2021 0 Comments

This Saturday, get out and explore the historic city of Saskatoon. As part of Culture Days, a nation-wide initiative to celebrate and honour Canada's history, culture, and art, On This Spot is featuring a different city or town in Canada each day. Today, we take a look at Saskatoon and its rich history. We have one historic self-guided walking tour in the city, which is available for free online...

Explore Abbotsford with Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 22, 2021 0 Comments

With only a few days left to the month-long nation-wide initiative of Culture Days, On This Spot is featuring the British Columbian city of Abbotsford today. We have two self-guided historical walking tours in this city, and both are available free online and through the On This Spot app. This weekend, get out and explore your local community! Abbotsford is a sprawling municipality on the banks...

Explore Rural Alberta this Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 21, 2021 0 Comments

We have dozens of tours and hundreds of then-and-now photo sets throughout the province of Alberta. Today, as part of our participation in Culture Days, we are featuring our content in the towns of Fort Macleod and Strathmore. In Fort Macleod, we have three walking tours and a virtual museum tour of the Fort Museum; in Strathmore, our content includes three walking tours. All of these tours are...

Explore Stonewall, Manitoba, with Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 20, 2021 0 Comments

One of the communities On This Spot has content for in the province of Manitoba is Stonewall, located 25 kilometers north of Winnipeg. As part of our participation in the month-long initiative of Culture Days, we are today featuring our two Stonewall self-guided walking tours on this blog. Both tours are available for free online and through the On This Spot app. Stonewall got its start in the...

Explore Princeton with Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 19, 2021 0 Comments

Culture Days is an annual, nation-wide initiative to celebrate and explore Canada's culture, history, and art. As part of this celebration, On This Spot is featuring a different town or city across Canada each day on its blog. Today, we'll dive into the history, artwork, and environment of Princeton, in British Columbia, with our two self-guided walking tours. Both of these tours are available...

Explore Parry Sound with Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 18, 2021 0 Comments

Located at the mouth of the Seguin River and with a protected harbour, Parry Sound was a gathering place for First Nations peoples for centuries prior to the arrival of Europeans. After the 1850s, the growth of logging and then mining spurred development of the town as a hub to access northern Ontario's hinterland. After World War II, Parry Sound became the heart of cottage country in Ontario,...

Explore Vancouver’s Landscape with Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 16, 2021 0 Comments

On This Spot is based in the BC city of Vancouver and has twelve self-guided historical walking tours set in the community. Today, to celebrate Culture Days, we are featuring three of those tours that focus on the human landscape and architect of the city. These tours are available for free both online and through the On This Spot app. They are great opportunities to get outside and explore...

Explore Edmonton with Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 15, 2021 0 Comments

On This Spot has tours in the major cities of almost every province. Alberta is no different; we have tours and dozens of then-and-now photo sets in both Calgary and Edmonton, along with many of the smaller towns in the province. Today, to celebrate the nation-wide initiative of Culture Days, we are featuring two of our Edmonton self-guided walking tours. These tours are available for free...

Explore Nanaimo during Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 9, 2021 0 Comments

The city of Nanaimo has a rich and vibrant history. Home to the Snuneymuxw First Nations for thousands of years, the place now known as Nanaimo was one of the first places in British Columbia to see substantial European settlement. Today, On This Spot is sharing this history as part of the nation-wide initiative of Culture Days. We are featuring three of our self-guided walking tours that...

Explore Victoria with Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 8, 2021 0 Comments

Are you in British Columbia's capital city this weekend and looking for something to do? To celebrate the nation-wide Culture Days initiative, On This Spot is featuring our Victoria self-guided walking tour. It's a perfect opportunity to get out and explore the city before the wet winter weather truly arrives. The ten-stop tour winds through Victoria's historic downtown and is available free...

Explore Lacombe and Bentley with Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 7, 2021 0 Comments

The towns of Lacombe and Bentley sit between Edmonton and Calgary in Alberta and have been home to First Nations peoples like the Cree, Sautleaux, Blackfoot, Dene and Sioux for at least 12,000 years. Today, On This Spot is featuring its Lacombe and Bentley content in celebration of the nation-wide initiative of Culture Days. In addition to dozens of historical then-and-now photo sets that show...

Explore Castlegar with Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 6, 2021 0 Comments

The fabric of Canada is woven from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. We are a country made up of many different communities and stories. Today, in honour of Culture Days, On This Spot is featuring a walking tour and a virtual museum tour which delve into the history of the Doukhobor community in Castlegar, BC. The twelve-stop self-guided tour is available for free online and...

Explore Sault Ste. Marie for Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 5, 2021 0 Comments

Today, On This Spot is celebrating the history and culture of the beautiful city of Sault Ste Marie. Until October 24th, we will be taking part in Culture Days, a month long celebration of Canada's history, art, and culture, by featuring a different town or city on our blog every day. All of our content is available for free online or through the On This Spot app. Sault Ste Marie's history has...

Explore Abbotsford with Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 3, 2021 0 Comments

To celebrate Culture Days in Canada, On This Spot has been sharing featured content in cities and towns across the country this month. Today, we feature not a walking tour but something a little different: a virtual museum tour. Explore the rooms and exhibits of the Trethewey Heritage House in Abbotsford from the comfort of your home and computer. This tour allows you to wander through the halls...

Explore Elgin County with Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 1, 2021 0 Comments

Today, On This Spot is kicking off its content launch in Elgin County with a photo contest in celebration of the nation-wide initiative of Culture Days. App users will have a chance to win historical prints at participating Elgin County museums when they use On This Spot's new Augmented Reality camera feature, available now on Apple devices. Users can use this camera function when they visit...

Explore Vancouver for Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir September 30, 2021 0 Comments

There is so much to do and see in BC's largest city, especially during the month-long celebration of Culture Days. On This Spot has a total of twelve self-guided walking tours in Vancouver, and today we are featuring three. These tours dive into the city's history and culture, exploring Vancouver's identity through time. They are available for free online and through the On This Spot app. Our...

Gearing Up For Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir September 14, 2021 0 Comments

On This Spot is heading into fall as busy as ever, gearing up to participate in the national celebration of Culture Days, which runs from September 24th until October 24th. Across the country, residents and visitors will be able to participate in hundreds of free events celebrating Canada's culture, art, and history. On This Spot will be participating in five provinces, with over 40 events...

We’ve Reached 50 Cities!

ByNatalie Dunsmuir July 22, 2021 2 Comments

After a busy May and June, we at On This Spot have added our 50th city to the app! For a company which started as the passion project of a group of historians with big dreams, this marks a major milestone. We're making historical content more and more accessible across the country, reaching communities both big and small from coast to coast. Our latest launches include a regional tour in the...

The Summer of Launches

ByNatalie Dunsmuir June 23, 2021 0 Comments

The solstice has passed and summer is officially upon us. For On This Spot, that means the launching of content in dozens of new cities and towns across the country. As Covid-19 restrictions lift in many of the provinces, now is the perfect time to get outside and explore the history of our Canadian communities. It has been a busy spring as we have worked hard to prepare for the launches...

New Content Launching This Summer!

ByNatalie Dunsmuir May 21, 2021 0 Comments

An exciting summer is approaching for On This Spot. So far, 2021 has been our best year yet, as we are expanding our coverage to dozens of new communities across the country. In the lead-up to summer, we have been working hard to prepare for a grand Canada Day launch, which will include content in a total of thirty-three communities. We are excited to embrace the possibilities this summer...

Moving Museums Into the Future, Post-Covid

ByNatalie Dunsmuir April 30, 2021 0 Comments

The last fourteen months have been difficult for us all, as the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we see the world and the way in which we live, share, and experience life together. But while 2020 and 2021 have been in many ways challenging and traumatic, they have also been a time for innovation, collaboration, and new ideas. This is particularly true in the museum sector, which has...

On This Spot Soft Launches in King Township, ON

ByNatalie Dunsmuir February 12, 2021 0 Comments

We're excited to announce the soft launch of On This Spot's King Township coverage! In partnership with King Township and the King Cultural & Heritage Centre, we're launching this new content just in time for Family Day weekend. The coverage focuses on the town of Schomberg, and a full walking tour will be coming soon so you can get outside and learn about this region's history. King...

Wishing Joe Fortes a happy birthday with our first video

ByNatalie Dunsmuir February 9, 2021 0 Comments

Today, February 9th, is the birthday of one of Vancouver's early heroes, and the man voted "Vancouverite of the Century" in 1986 by the Vancouver Historical Society. Joe Fortes was a Caribbean-Canadian lifeguard, swim teacher, and bartender who saved hundreds of lives during the thirty-four years he spent watching over the waters of English Bay. In On This Spot's new video, you can learn more...

On This Spot Launches Virtual Museum Tours

ByNatalie Dunsmuir February 5, 2021 0 Comments

This winter, we've launched eight virtual museum tours for historical sites across Alberta and British Columbia. Going virtual is a creative and powerful way to share Canada's unique historical locations with an audience of history-lovers from across the country. The tours currently include 360 degree views inside the museums, along with easy navigation from room to room and exhibit to exhibit....

We’ve launched coverage in Eckville, AB!

ByJustin Lam December 10, 2020 0 Comments

We’re pleased to announce that we are now featuring Eckville, Alberta, on our website and in our app! Thanks to the patience and support of our partners at the Town of Eckville and Lacombe Regional Tourism, we were able to create 30 interesting tour spots around town with a majority clustered down 50 St. Eckville gets its name from A. E. T. Eckford, a pioneer citizen....