🚨 IMPORTANT REMINDERS📢
Be advised multiple GOTrain and TTC subway lines will not be running over the Symposium weekend, please plan accordingly.
📍 Symposium Registration: buff.ly/JpHwg4m
⭐️📢 Register for this year's OAS symposium being held in Toronto on the 24th of this month! We can't wait to see many of you there!🚨 ⭐️
📍 Symposium Registration:
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📍 Trivia Night (Friday Night – October 23, 2026): buff.ly/vRh7iKk
We recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and reflect upon the Residential School system in Canada - honouring survivors, as well as commemorating those who never returned home.
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Donate: buff.ly/eIXniE9
🚨 We are pleased to share a draft agenda ahead of the Annual Business Meeting to be held at this year's symposium taking place:
📍 Saturday Oct. 24th, 2026 at 5:30 PM in Toronto at St. Lawrence Market (157 King Street East, M5C 1G9).
More info here: buff.ly/OGTiCNc
⭐️ Seeking volunteers for the 2026 OAS Symposium the weekend of October 24th in Toronto!⭐️
📨 If you are interested in lending a hand contact [email protected]
Hope to see many of you there next month!
📢 September 22nd, 2026, 7:00 pm, the Peterborough Chapter is hosting Prof. Jack Hoggarth and Dr. Jackson Pind with a presentation entitled:
Beyond Typology: Rethinking Cultural Affiliation at Serpent Mounds through Anishinaabeg Knowledge.
📍 Join here:
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The OAS will be holding an awards ceremony to recognize the great work of our members at the OAS Symposium in Toronto on October 24, 2026!
Extended Deadline for Nominations: September 30, 2026
Info on awards and nominations here: buff.ly/pcRs6C4
⭐️ Applications are now open for the 2026 B. Harper Bull Scholarship Awards - $2000 scholarships supporting students in environmental or cultural heritage fields!⭐️
📆 Start your application today and find more information here:
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Check out the London Chapter talk given by Dr. Amedeo Sghinolfi, “At the Edge of States and Empires: Recent Survey and Excavations in the Carabamba Plateau, Northern Peruvian Highland", September 10, 2026 (session open at 7:00pm)!
Register here:
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The Toronto Chapter has extended the submission deadline for their symposium themed "Repairing Bridges: Collaboration, Community, Connection", until September 30th!
📨 Send submissions to [email protected]
📆 Send presentations by OCTOBER 17 (*deadline flexible if needed)
Join the Hamilton Chapter for a Summer Picnic at Princess Point!
Sunday, August 9
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Princess Point, Hamilton, ON
More details and registration here:
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📢 The OAS Outreach Committee is pleased to share a brief summary of the results for the recent feedback survey shared to the community!🚨
⭐️ Thank you to those who participated, and we look forward to putting your feedback into practice!⭐️
The OAS Outreach Committee is seeking feedback from members and the public that will be used to plan future action items!
Outreach Feedback Survey (closing 6:00 pm, July 13):
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People are also encouraged to reach out to [email protected]
Help the Ontario Heritage Trust recognize an exemplary project, group or person making outstanding contributions to heritage conservation in the past year by submitting a nomination for the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Awards.
More info here:
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BBQ lunch for London Chapter Members, as well as artifact identification, flint knapping, and archaeological demonstrations. Everyone is encouraged to bring drinks, and any snacks or dessert, to share if you so choose!
$5 on site parking
RSVP here: buff.ly/EQmeAgR
Looking to recognize #NIPD?
✨Events here:
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We also acknowledge National Indigenous History Month in June, celebrating unique cultures, traditions and experiences of First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Non-status people in Canada.
The OAS would like to draw attention to several fantastic community events taking place in our chapter areas as we gear up to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day!
Event lists here:
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Reminder for students to apply for the two exciting summer 2026 positions offered by the OAS!
🚨 More information on the positions and eligibility here: shorturl.at/ZjrNs


























