CBC TELEVISION NEWS - 13 August, 2013
Expedition seeks lost Battle of Hudson Bay Ships
IMPORTANT NOTE: Until August 31st 2013 follow the progress of the expedition live in the field on Facebook
French and British vessels fought in 1697 for control of the fur trade
CBC VIDEO CLIP
A search is set to begin in northern Manitoba this month for two ships that were lost in the Battle of Hudson Bay, a little-known but significant northern conflict from 1697. A team of explorers with the Fara Heim Foundation is preparing to travel to where the Hayes River meets Hudson Bay to search for British and French warships that were lost more than three centuries ago.
CBC VIDEO CLIP
A search is set to begin in northern Manitoba this month for two ships that were lost in the Battle of Hudson Bay, a little-known but significant northern conflict from 1697. A team of explorers with the Fara Heim Foundation is preparing to travel to where the Hayes River meets Hudson Bay to search for British and French warships that were lost more than three centuries ago.
Listen to the Radio Canada International Interview
with Johan Straumfjord Sigurdson about
Researching a 300-year-old forgotten violent battle in Canada
CBC RADIO INTERNATIONAL