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42-497: Key Porter published books by authors including Farley Mowat , Claire Mowat , Allan Fotheringham , Conrad Black , Erika Ritter , Pamela Wallin , George Bowering , Diane Francis , Joan Barfoot , Maude Barlow , Stevie Cameron , Brian Lee Crowley , Dennis Lee , Mark Bourrie , Paul Cellucci , Jean Chrétien , M.A.C. Farrant and Cleo Paskal . Key Porter Books was founded in 1979 by Anna Porter and Key Publishers Limited of Toronto, Ontario. Porter sold her stake in 2004 and

84-505: A clash of personalities , Mowat undertook his own explorations. "Harper later extracted a promise that neither would mention the other in their respective future writing, a promise also extracted from Mowat by later field companions for their lifetimes." In the late 1940s, Mowat was hired by Frank Banfield—then Chief Mammalogist of the newly formed Canadian Wildlife Service —as field assistant in Banfield's ambitious multi-year investigation of

126-513: A "sister newspaper" to the Leader-Post . The StarPhoenix puts out six editions each week and publishes one weekly, Bridges . It is also part of the canada.com web portal . The StarPhoenix was first published as The Saskatoon Phoenix on October 17, 1902 (following a short-lived attempt at a local newspaper, the Saskatoon Sentinel ). In 1909, it became a daily paper and, in 1910,

168-666: A controlling interest was acquired that July by the Canadian publishing company H.B. Fenn; Harold Fenn, chairman. The head office was located on the 10th floor of the historic Lumsden Building at 6 Adelaide Street East in downtown Toronto until September/October 2010, when Key Porter laid off 11 of 17 employees and relocated to a commercial business park in Bolton, Ontario (in the northwest of Greater Toronto). There it shared offices with H.B. Fenn Company Limited and Fenn Publishing Limited. On 7 January 2011, Key Porter publisher Jordan Fenn announced

210-652: A few days before his death on the CBC Radio One program The Current speaking against the provision of Wi-Fi service in national parks. He is buried at the historic St. Mark's Anglican Church cemetery in Port Hope. The Top of the World Trilogy Saskatoon Star-Phoenix The StarPhoenix is a daily newspaper that serves Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada, and is a part of Postmedia Network . It has been referred to as

252-605: A letter to the editor of the Canadian Field-Naturalist and signed it "Mowat's wolf Uncle Albert". L. David Mech , a wolf expert, is cited by Warner Shedd, a former regional executive of the National Wildlife Federation , as noting that no scientist, Mowat notwithstanding, has ever encountered a wolf population that primarily subsists on small prey, as claimed in Mowat's book. Mech additionally states, "...Mowat

294-591: A teenager Mowat wrote about birds in a column for the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix . During this time, he also wrote his own nature newsletter, Nature Lore . In the 1930s, Mowat studied zoology at the University of Toronto but never completed a degree. He took his first collecting expedition in the summer of 1939 to Saskatoon with fellow zoology student Frank Banfield , who collected data regarding mammals while Mowat focused on birds. They sold their collections to

336-419: A writer he won the annual Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature in 1970. Mowat's advocacy for environmental causes earned him praise, but his admission, after some of his books' claims had been debunked, that he "never let the facts get in the way of the truth" earned harsh criticism, while his supporters noted that the literary "exaggerations… [in] his books almost single-handedly drew attention to

378-504: Is also the namesake of the lovable sheepdog in the comic strip by Lynn Johnston, For Better or For Worse . Johnston and Mowat were long-time friends. Mowat was a strong supporter of the Green Party of Canada and a close friend of the party's leader Elizabeth May . The Green Party sent a direct mail fundraising appeal in Mowat's name in June 2007, and that same year Mowat became a patron of

420-483: Is complex and required a year or more for Europeans to master the basics. Pryde said that when Mowat visited his post at Baker Lake in 1958, 10 years after Mowat's earlier trip, he could barely speak a single word in the Inuit language. Canadian Geographic published excerpts from The Farfarers with the comment that it was "a highly speculative blend of history and archeology. In it, Mowat again draws upon Norse sagas,

462-617: Is happy to stir up debate and challenge academics to match the visions that he champions and defends with such vigour and relish." Mowat was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1981. He had previously been awarded both the Canadian Centennial Medal (1967) and the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977). As an Order of Canada recipient, he automatically qualified for the 125th Anniversary of

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504-498: Is not a scientist, and his book, although presented as truth, is fiction." The New York Times Book Review published a dismissive review of People of the Deer on February 24, 1952. The Beaver was quite hostile in its first review. The second review, by A. E. Porsild , was equally hostile, questioning the existence of the Ihalmiut . Despite a few harsh reviews, however, People of

546-499: The 1st Canadian Infantry Division for most of the war and was eventually promoted to the rank of captain . Mowat moved with the division to northwest Europe in early 1945. There, he worked as an intelligence agent in the Netherlands and went through enemy lines to start unofficial negotiations about food drops with General Blaskowitz . The food drops, during the final 10 days before the surrender of Nazi Germany , proceeded under

588-661: The CanWest News Service ; in 2003 ownership was noted as being by Canwest Global , while in 2004 ownership was CanWest MediaWorks. CanWest was acquired by Postmedia News, Inc., which is the current owner of The StarPhoenix . In 2015, the StarPhoenix press began printing the Regina Leader-Post , in addition to its own print edition, after the Leader-Post's own press was shut down. In 2023, Postmedia announced that

630-594: The Canadian War Museum in Ottawa . Mowat was discharged in 1945, at the conclusion of World War II, as a captain and was considered for promotion to major . However, he declined the offer as it would have required his volunteering to stay in the military until "no longer needed", which Mowat assumed meant duty with the Canadian Army Occupation Force (CAOF) (but might also have meant the conclusion of

672-728: The Hasty Ps ) on 19 July 1940. He went overseas as a reinforcement officer for that regiment, joining the Canadian Army in the United Kingdom . On July 10, 1943, he was a subaltern in command of a rifle platoon and participated in the initial landings of Operation Husky , the Allied invasion of Sicily . Mowat served throughout the campaign as a platoon commander and moved to Italy in September 1943, seeing further combat until December 1943. During

714-675: The Moro River Campaign , part of the Italian Campaign , he suffered from battle stress , heightened after an incident on Christmas Day during the Battle of Ortona , the "Italian Stalingrad", when he was left weeping at the feet of an unconscious friend, Lieutenant Allan (Al) Park, who had an enemy bullet in his head. He then accepted a job as Intelligence Officer at battalion headquarters, later moving to Brigade Headquarters. He stayed in Italy with

756-812: The Royal Ontario Museum to finance their trip. Before the pair had enlisted for service in World War II , Banfield published his field notes in the Canadian Field-Naturalist , while Mowat published his when he returned from serving in Europe . During World War II , Mowat joined the Canadian Army and was commissioned as a supernumerary second lieutenant into the Second Battalion, The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (affectionately known as

798-565: The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix . In the early 1980s the spelling of the newspaper name was modified to StarPhoenix . Between the 1928 amalgamation and the launch of the Saskatoon edition of Metro in April 2016, the StarPhoenix was the city's only daily newspaper. In the early-1990s, the paper was owned by Armadale, but it changed hands in 1995 when it was purchased by Conrad Black , making

840-507: The StarPhoenix press would be shut down and the building be put up for sale. Both the StarPhoenix and Leader-Post were to continue publication, but printed at a facility in Estevan . The reporting staff, working from home since March 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic , were to continue doing so on a permanent basis. Like most Canadian daily newspapers , The StarPhoenix has seen

882-656: The William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections at McMaster University , in Hamilton, Ontario. Mowat and his second wife Claire spent their later years together in Port Hope, Ontario , and their summers on a farm on Cape Breton Island . They attended a local Anglican church in Port Hope about monthly, Claire emphasizing that Mowat was more spiritual than religious, and Mowat stating that he probably believed in God

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924-488: The barren-ground caribou , which resulted in Banfield's influential 1951 publication entitled "The Barren-ground Caribou." Mowat, who was part of a four-researcher team, was fired by the chief of Canadian Wildlife Service because of complaints from the local population and lack of formal approval for some activities. After serving in World War II, Mowat attended the University of Toronto . Mowat's first book, People of

966-673: The Confederation of Canada Medal (1992), the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002), and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012). (ribbon bar, as it would look at the date of his death, including war service medals) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Farley

1008-734: The Deer (1952), was inspired by a field trip to the Canadian Arctic he made while studying at the University of Toronto. Mowat was outraged at the conditions endured by the Inuit living in Northern Canada . The book turned Mowat into a controversial, popular figure. Mowat became a McClelland and Stewart author when they published his book entitled The Regiment in 1955. Jack McClelland, known for his promotion of Canadian authors, became his lifelong friend as well as his publisher. Mowat's next book,

1050-456: The Deer was generally well received, published in the Atlantic Monthly and "showered with glowing international reviews". Duncan Pryde , a Hudson's Bay Company trader who pioneered the linguistic study of Inuit languages , attacked Mowat's claim to have picked up the language quickly enough in two months to discuss detailed concepts such as shamanism , pointing out that the language

1092-711: The Family (1962, about his childhood), The Boat Who Wouldn't Float (1969, one of three books about his time living in Newfoundland ), and And No Birds Sang (1979, about his experience fighting in Italy in World War II). In 1965, Westviking was published, followed 30 years later by The Farfarers , which suggests a people he called the Albans preceded the Norse to the High Arctic and

1134-539: The Labrador and Newfoundland coasts. In a 1964 book review published in Canadian Field-Naturalist , Frank Banfield of the National Museum of Canada , a former Canadian Wildlife Service scientist, compared Mowat's 1963 bestseller to Little Red Riding Hood , stating, "I hope that readers of Never Cry Wolf will realize that both stories have about the same factual content." Mowat responded to Banfield's criticisms in

1176-860: The Nova Scotia Nature Trust by donating over 200 acres (0.81 km ) of his land in Cape Breton Island to the Nature Trust. He was also an honorary director of the North American Native Plant Society . Mowat was described as "a life-long socialist." In 2012, independent Canadian publisher Douglas & McIntyre announced they had created the Farley Mowat Library series and would be re-releasing many of his most popular titles, with new designs and introductions, in print and e-book format. Mowat's archives are held at

1218-638: The children's book Lost in the Barrens (1956), won a Governor General's Award . In 1963, Mowat wrote a possibly fictionalised account of his experiences in the Canadian Arctic with Arctic wolves entitled Never Cry Wolf (1963). In 1985, Mowat started a book tour of the United States to promote Sea of Slaughter . He was denied entry by customs agents at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, which

1260-533: The chronicles of Irish monks, and accounts of Roman travellers, as well as the works of modern historians and archeologists. It is both detailed and, as with all early history, sketchy. The written record for much of the period covered is scant and the archeological record spotty. Still, such speculative writing can suggest avenues of exploration and study for future researchers. No professional archeologists are known to share Mowat's theories but that does not disturb him. A literary gadfly for much of his long career, Mowat

1302-511: The codenames Operations Manna (Commonwealth air forces) and Chowhound (American) , saving thousands of Dutch lives. Mowat also formed the 1st Canadian Army Museum Collection Team, according to his book My Father's Son , and arranged for the transport to Canada of several tons of German military equipment, including the piloted V1 rocket Fieseler Fi 103R Reichenberg and several armoured vehicles. Some of these vehicles are on display today at Canadian Forces Base Borden 's tank museum, as well as

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1344-418: The paper part of Hollinger International . Days after Black's purchase, dozens of employees were fired from the paper in the name of cost cutting with no regard for longevity of service (decades in some cases), a firm testament to "Black's views on what he calls demanning." The paper was later, in 2000, sold to CanWest Global Communications and became part of its Southam Newspapers division, later called

1386-606: The plight of the Inuit and serious environmental issues, bringing about substantive changes of policy in Ottawa". Descriptions of Mowat refer to his "commitment to ideals" and "poetic descriptions and vivid images" as well as his strong antipathies, which provoke "ridicule, lampoons and, at times, evangelical condemnation". Mowat was born May 12, 1921, in Belleville, Ontario , and grew up in Richmond Hill, Ontario . His great-great-uncle

1428-473: The publication of Harper's book entitled Caribou of Keewatin. Two young Inuit were with them, fifteen-year-old Inuk Luke Anoteelik (Luke Anowtalik) and his sister Rita, who were the sole survivors of starvation in an Inuit village. Luke Anowtalik went on to become well known for his distinctive carvings of antler and bone that are now in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Canada . Due to

1470-508: The same way his dog did, and that such ceremonies were important in tying people to each other and the world. Mowat is considered a saint by the God's Gardeners, a fictional religious sect that is the focus of Margaret Atwood 's 2009 novel The Year of the Flood . Mowat died on May 6, 2014, at age 92. He maintained his interest in Canada's wilderness areas throughout his life and could be heard

1512-450: The suspension of operations and laid off the remaining staff. At the time, it was reported that all book releases would continue as scheduled via H.B. Fenn. This article about a Canadian media company is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a publishing company is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Farley Mowat Farley McGill Mowat , OC (May 12, 1921 – May 6, 2014)

1554-788: The war with Japan). He was entitled to the following medals as a result of his service: the 1939–1945 Star , the Italy Star , the France and Germany Star , the Defence Medal , the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and the War Medal 1939–1945 . In 1947, Mowat was hired as field technician for American naturalist Francis Harper 's study of the barren-ground caribou in the Nueltin Lake area—now Nunavut 's Kivalliq Region , resulting in

1596-501: Was Ontario premier Sir Oliver Mowat , and his father, Angus Mowat , was a librarian, who fought in the Battle of Vimy Ridge . His mother was Helen Lilian Thomson, daughter of Henry Andrew Hoffman Thomson and Georgina Phillips Farley Thomson of Trenton, Ontario. Mowat started writing, in his words "mostly verse", when his family lived in Windsor from 1930 to 1933. In the 1930s, the Mowat family moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan , where as

1638-528: Was a Canadian writer and environmentalist . His works were translated into 52 languages, and he sold more than 17 million books. He achieved fame with the publication of his books on the Canadian north , such as People of the Deer (1952) and Never Cry Wolf (1963). The latter, an account of his experiences with wolves in the Arctic , was made into a film of the same name released in 1983. For his body of work as

1680-639: Was brutally murdered in Rwanda in 1985. His biography of her was published in 1987, in Canada under the title Virunga: The Passion of Dian Fossey , and in the United States as Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa —an allusion to Fossey's own recounting of her life and research Gorillas in the Mist (1983). Many of Mowat's works are autobiographical, such as Owls in

1722-582: Was justified by laws that allowed American customs officials to deny entry to entrants they thought were " Communist sympathizers ". Believing gun lobbyists were behind his denial, he came forward with his suspicion. The law was overturned in 1990, and Mowat wrote about his experience in My Discovery of America (1985). Mowat became very interested in Dian Fossey , the American ethologist who studied gorillas and

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1764-424: Was renamed the Saskatoon Capital . The paper was sold and bought several times between its inception and the 1920s, at one point being owned by W. F. Herman , the future owner and publisher of the Windsor Star . By 1927, there were two daily papers in Saskatoon: the Saskatoon Daily Star and the Daily Phoenix . In January 1928, both papers were bought by the Sifton family of Winnipeg and amalgamated into

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