E. J. (Ted) Hart

E. J. (Ted) Hart currently resides in Banff, Alberta,where he is Director Emeritus and Head Archivist at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.

J. B. Harkin
“Father of Canada’s National Parks”

E. J. (Ted) Hart

Many of Canada's superb national parks owe their existence to James Bernard Harkin (1875–1955), the first commissioner of Canada's new Dominion Parks Branch. Ted Hart follows Harkin's career from his apprenticeship in the Department of the Interior to his retirement in 1936, presenting Harkin as a major force in early Canadian parks and wildlife conservation. Harkin supported Canadian wildlife conservation at its inception, created the world's first park service, and developed major park policies. Conservationists, serious history enthusiasts, and those with an
interest in Canada's national parks will enjoy this biography of a multifaceted
and significant individual.

University of Alberta Press