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The father of Turkey
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who was born in the Ottoman city in Salonika in 1881, was Turkey’s most beloved hero and the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Atatürk (1881-1938) was a Turkish army officer,...
Woodland Caribou: A Canadian Idol
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If you are Canadian, chances are you have a caribou in your pocket. Since 1937, we have celebrated the woodland caribou by featuring its image on the “tails” side of millions of Canadian quarters....
Committed to the wilderness
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The landscape of northern Manitoba is both breathtaking and inspiring. The area around Fisher Bay is no exception. It is a large tract of pristine wilderness and many people are fighting to keep it...
Innovatively dealing with algae blooms
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The town of Killarney, in southwestern Manitoba, has the good fortune to be situated on a beautiful lake, making it a popular destination for tourism and leisure. Cottages, permanent residences, campgrounds, parks and trees...
Tough times for northern water quality
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The Mackenzie River system winds over 4,000 kilometres through northern Canada. It is the second longest river system in North America, after the Mississippi, and drains a watershed of 1.8 million square kilometres —...
Canadian mining companies
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On Oct.13, 2010, I watched as 33 miners were successfully rescued from the collapsed mine near Copiapó, Chile. Seeing these miners stuck 700 metres below the ground for 69 days, I am quite...
Going green into the red
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By far the most wonderful thing about the environmental movement is that it may allow our children to avoid simultaneously drowning and being mauled by cancerous aquatic polar bear gangs. What's surely next best,...
