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Marc Affeld
September 21, 2025

September 21 – The Toonie is Unveiled to the Public

Marc Affeld
September 21, 2025

Brent Townsend is the the artist who designed the polar bear on the reverse of the Canadian two dollar coin.

Newer PostSeptember 22 – Building named after Clara Brett Martin
Older PostSeptember 20 – First signing of Treaty 5
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Today in Canadian History, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Land Acknowledgement: With gratitude, mutual respect, and reciprocity, Joe and Marc acknowledge the ancestral home, culture, and oral teachings of the Treaty 7 signatories which includes the Siksika Nation, Piikani Nation, Kainai Nation, the Îethka Stoney Nakoda Nation, consisting of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Good Stoney Bands, and the people of the Tsuut’ina Nation. Our show was produced in The City of Calgary, which is also homeland to the historic Northwest Métis and to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government, Métis Nation Battle River Territory, Nose Hill Métis District 5 and Elbow Métis District 6. (source: Calgary Public Library)

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