A significant investment in conservation
Abram-Village, Prince Edward Island (Photo by NCC)
Canada is a land teeming with biodiversity, from coast to coast to coast. With 10 per cent of the world’s forests, 20 per cent of its fresh water and 24 per cent of its wetlands, Canadians have countless reasons to celebrate the land we call...
Climate change plan: A focus on habitat conservation
Crabbes River, NL (Photo by Mike Dembeck)
With the attention of the world on the Paris COP21 climate change meetings, the chance of a new agreement to control greenhouse gases (GHG) seems higher than at any time since Kyoto more than a decade ago. Emission reduction targets, new green...
What I love about Canada
Bison at Old Man On His Back, SK (Photo by Gail Chin)
Summer road trips were an essential part of my childhood growing up, and they’ve been part of my own family’s summers. They’re a chance for me to turn off the computer, step away from the office and spend time reconnecting with...
What is Alice Munro reading these days? My review of The Once and Future Great Lakes
Waves crash on the northwestern Lake Superior Coast, Ontario (Photo by John Anderson)
The Great Lakes come by their name honestly — at 244,106 square kilometres, spanning across eight states and one province, lapping the shores of approximately 35,000 islands, these five lakes have shaped the natural and cultural history of...
Canadians love their land
Darkwoods, British Columbia (Photo by Tim Ennis/NCC)
Canadians love their land. A recent Ipsos Reid poll reveals that more than nine in 10 of us value the protected natural areas close to our homes. In 2006, a group of concerned Canadians already understood this emotional tie that crosses regional...
