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    Phil Nimmons

    Nimmons, Phil (Philip Rista). Composer, arranger, bandleader, clarinetist, educator, b Kamloops, BC, 3 Jun 1923; BA (British Columbia) 1944, honorary D MUS (McGill) 2011.

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    Nina Dempsey

    Nina (Gray) Dempsey (b Ferguson). Teacher, soprano, b Regina 22 Jun 1893, d San Francisco 30 Dec 1984; ATCM 1930, ARAM 1931, AMM 1936.

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    Nina Gale

    Nina (Hungerford Maud) Gale. Soprano, teacher, adjudicator, b Elora, near Guelph, Ont, 6 Oct 1884, d Toronto 29 Aug 1964. She studied at the TCM (RCMT) as a scholarship pupil of Ethel Shepherd, in London with Albert Visetti and Sir Henry Wood, and in Milan with Madame Norri-Baj and Teresa Arkel.

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    Nina Raginsky

    Nina Raginsky, photographer (b at Montréal 14 Apr 1941). Educated at Rutgers University in New Jersey, Raginsky turned to photography seriously in 1964, doing freelance work for the National Film Board. She worked first in black and white but later began to sepia tone and hand-colour her prints.

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    Nine Hour Movement

    The Nine Hour Movement was an international phenomenon, taking place in Canada between January and June 1872. The movement’s goal was to standardize shorter working days. Though this particular mandate was unsuccessful, the movement did have an impact, including setting the foundation for the Canadian Labor Union.

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    Nipissing (Nbisiing) First Nation

    Nipissing (also Nbisiing) First Nation people are of Algonquin and Ojibwe descent. (See also Anishinaabe and Algonquian.) The First Nation is made up of several communities along the north shore of Lake Nipissing. Their motto is an affirmation for protection of A-Kii (land), Bemaadzijik (people) and E-Niigaanwang (future). Nipissing First Nation was the first Anishinaabe nation in Ontario to ratify their own constitution in 2014. The population of Nipissing First Nation, as of November 2025, was 3,604. Two-thirds of the population reside off-reserve, while 1,002 live on-reserve.

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    Nisga'a

    The Nisga’a are the original occupants of the Nass River Valley of Northwestern British Columbia. As of 2021, 1,794 Nisga’a continue to live on traditional lands in this area. In the 2021 Census, 4,890 people identified as Nisga’a. Granted self-government in a landmark case in 2000, the Nisga’a Lisims Government now governs the Nisga’a nation.

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    Nisga'a Land Treaty

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on July 27, 1998. Partner content is not updated. A mere 111 years after a group of northwestern B.C. natives first asked Ottawa and Victoria for a treaty confirming their title to hundreds of square kilometres of the remote and lovely Nass River valley, their descendants may finally be on the verge of satisfaction.

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    Niska Archaeological Site

    The Niska site (Borden No. DkNu-3) covers an area of 64 ha in southwestern Saskatchewan, east of the town of Ponteix.

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    No. 2 Construction Battalion

    On 5 July 1916, the Department of Defence and Militia authorized the formation of No. 2 Construction Battalion. It was the largest Black unit in Canadian history. Its members continued the proud tradition of service to king and country that went back to the American Revolution and continued through the War of 1812 and the Rebellions of 1837–38 to the start of the First World War. But there were many obstacles: Black soldiers and communities faced racism both at home and overseas, despite their commitment to the war effort.

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    No. 8 Company – Canadian Forestry Corps

    No. 8 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps (CFC) was the second Black unit formed in the First World War, after No. 2 Construction Battalion. From November 1918 to March 1919, No. 8 Company improved and repaired airfields and roads in northern Belgium and Germany, providing valuable support to the Royal Air Force (RAF).

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    Noah Anthony Timmins

    Noah Anthony Timmins, mining executive (b at Mattawa, Canada W 31 Mar 1867; d at Palm Beach, Fla 23 Jan 1936). In association with his brother Henry, David DUNLAP and John and Duncan McMartin, Timmins acquired the LaRose silver

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    Noah Carpenter

    Noah Henry Carpenter, FRCSC, medical doctor, surgeon (born 17 February 1945 in Sachs Harbour [now Ikaahuk], NT; died 25 September 2023 in MB). Noah Carpenter is considered to be the first Inuvialuk, and the first Inuk, to become a medical doctor and skilled surgeon. He specialized in thoracic and vascular medicine. Carpenter was a role model for many in the medical profession and an inspiration to Northerners.

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    Noah Zeller

    Noah Zeller. Bandmaster, teacher, b near Breslau, Canada West (Ontario), ca 1852, d Berlin (Kitchener), Ont, 8 Feb 1914. He was the clarinet soloist in 1875 and the conductor 1878-82 of the 29th Regiment Band of Berlin. In 1882 he became the first conductor of the Waterloo Musical Society Band.

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    Noël Brunet

    Noël (Armand) Brunet. Violinist, teacher, b Montreal 25 Dec 1916, d Chicoutimi, Que, 11 Aug 1973; premier prix (Royal Cons of Brussels) 1939. After violin study with his brother Henri he trained with Alfred De Sève.

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