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Burtynsky began taking photographs at an early age. When he was 11, his father, a Ukrainian immigrant who worked on the production line at the local General Motors plant, purchased a darkroom and cameras from a widow whose husband had been an amateur photographer.
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Edward Cornwallis, founder of Halifax in 1749, governor of Nova Scotia from 1749-52, military leader and governor of Gibraltar from 1762-76, (born 22 February 1713 in London, England; died 23 January 1776 in Gibraltar).
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Edward Cridge, dean of British Columbia, bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church (b at Bratton Flemming, Devonshire, Eng 17 Dec 1817; d at Victoria, BC 6 May 1913).
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Edward Dagge Worthington, physician (b at Ballinakill, Ire 1 Dec 1820; d at Sherbrooke, Qué 25 Feb 1895). In 1847 Worthington pioneered the use of general anesthesia in Canada.
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Edward Dickinson Blodgett, poet, literary critic, translator (b at Philadelphia, Pa 26 Feb 1935; Canadian citizen). The author of 8 volumes of poetry, Blodgett was educated at Amherst College (BA 1956), the University of Minnesota (MA 1961) and Rutgers University (PhD 1969).
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Edward Ellice, fur trader, merchant, politician (b at London, Eng 23 or 27 Sept 1783; d near Glengarry, Scot 17 Sept 1863).
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Edward Ernest Prince, fisheries biologist (b at Leeds, Eng 23 May 1858; d 10 Oct 1936). Educated at St Andrews, Cambridge and Edinburgh universities, Prince was a disciple of W.C. McIntosh of St Andrews, a leading fishery scientist. In 1893 he was appointed commissioner of fisheries.
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Edward (Daniel) Evanko. Tenor, actor, b Winnipeg 19 Oct 1941. He won the first of many trophies in the Manitoba (Winnipeg) Music Competition Festival at 13. He studied with Herbert Belyea and Lucien Needham and sang professionally for the first time at Rainbow Stage.
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Edward Feild, bishop (b at Worcester, Eng 7 June 1801; d at Hamilton, Bermuda 8 June 1876). Ordained in the Church of England in 1827, Feild displayed organizational ability and his arrangements became known as the "Feild System.
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Edward Fisher. Administrator, organist, conductor, teacher, b Jamaica, Vt, 11 Jan 1848, d Toronto 31 May 1913; honorary D MUS (Trinity College, Toronto) 1898.
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Edward Foster, policeman, fingerprint pioneer (b near Stittsville, Ont 14 Nov 1863; d at Ottawa 21 Jan 1956). Foster joined the DOMINION POLICE as a constable in 1890. While at the St Louis World's Fair in 1904, his interest was awakened in the controversial science of fingerprint identification.
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Edward Gawler Prior, mining engineer, businessman, premier of BC 1902-03 (b at Dallaghgill, Eng 21 May 1853; d at Victoria 12 Dec 1920). In 1873 Prior immigrated to Vancouver Island, BC, and worked for a mining company in Nanaimo.
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Edward Harrison, "Ted," artist, children's book author and illustrator (b at Wingate, County Durham, Eng 28 Aug 1926; died 16 January 2015 in Victoria, British Columbia).
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At age 22 Lennox entered into a partnership with William Frederick McCaw. Their commissions ranged from commodious villas to large neo-Gothic churches and a first-class hotel (now unfortunately demolished) on Toronto Island for the world-famous Canadian rower Ned HANLAN.
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