Explorations in the Canadian Rockies
Canada’s west-central Rockies have changed dramatically in the two centuries since David Thompson’s time.
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Western Water & Forests: Spring 2016 Outlook
Last month, Dezene Huber, a professor at the University of Northern British Columbia, tweeted this photo of BC’s mighty Fraser River in Prince George. Doesn’t … Read more
Becoming a Western writer
When I first read Wallace Stegner’s Wolf Willow, it stuck. Not just for days, but even years later I can recall the story in the … Read more
Dry times in the Canadian West
*UPDATED 5 JULY – NEW BC, AB, AND SK WILDFIRE & DROUGHT SITUATION* I’m closing the windows again to keep the cool in and the … Read more
S is for Snow
Of course I would pick snow as the ‘s’ word. Snow has been part of my vocabulary since I learned to talk. Growing up in … Read more