Windfall

Viola MacMillan, who grew up on a farm that’s now part of the Windermere golf course, was a leading figure in Canadian mining. And then, in 1964, she was at the centre of one of the country’s most famous scandals.

Tim Falconer is a Toronto-based non-fiction author and award-winning magazine writer, known for exploring Canadian history, science, and culture. He studied mining engineering and English literature at McGill University and later studied journalism at Carleton University. He has written several books, including Windfall: Viola MacMillan and Her Notorious Mining Scandal, Bad Singer, and Klondikers.