Becoming something I could never be
I had almost become one of them, a Keeper of the Copper Trace. It comes back to me sometimes, deep in a djembe-drumming trance; the…
Features
Innovatively dealing with algae blooms
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…
Committed to the wilderness
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…
Woodland Caribou: A Canadian Idol
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…
Tough times for northern water quality
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…
Going green into the red
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…
Canadian mining companies
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…
Fighting the tar sands
There is growing opposition to the production and use of oil sands — also known as the tar sands — both within Alberta and nationally….
Introducing orthorexia nervosa
I think about food a lot. I think about how food affects my body and how I feel when I eat things. I like to…
Thin was not always in
Disordered eating has long been a byproduct of affluent societies. In places where food was no longer considered a scarcity, its consumption was calculated and…