Well I haven't seen a thread for Pierre Berton; memorializing the man who was one of the more prolific and influential writers of modern Canada.
CBC has a nice webpage devoted to the man and his work:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/obit/berton_pierre/
Personally I will always be thankful to him for making history interesting and enjoyable in his books - my favourites are of course Vimy and the two books about the War of 1812.