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The importance of forests for our survival
An in-depth look at how trees work to keep us alive and the value of old-growth forests
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The Alex Fraser Bridge: A critical link in British Columbia’s highway system
In his newest book, Incredible Crossings, renowned historian and best-selling author, Derek Hayes, combines hundreds of visuals with meticulously researched commentary to educate readers on the bridges, tunnels and inland ferries that connect British Columbia
- 545 words
- 3 minutes
Environment
Excerpt from Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World
A look into the subtle ways nature is in constant collaboration and not as competitive as we think
- 1730 words
- 7 minutes
People & Culture
Excerpt from The Greatest Comeback: How Team Canada fought back, took the Summit Series, and reinvented hockey
Through fresh reporting and new perspectives, best-selling author John U. Bacon captures some of the best moments in Canadian sports history
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Wildlife
Wildlife photographer spends five years following a wild wolf pack in Canada’s Kootenay National Park
In this beautifully illustrated photography book, Canadian wildlife photographer John E. Marriott documents a grey wolf pack throughout the seasons, showcasing the daily lives of the Kootenay wolves
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Travel
Excerpt from A Season on Vancouver Island
Complete with digitally painted photographs, Bill Arnott’s new travel memoir explores British Columbia’s southern Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island
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Environment
Timber poaching: The secretive crime decimating North America’s forests
Timber poaching has become “a problem in every national forest,” with an estimated $1 billion worth of wood poached yearly in North America
- 1731 words
- 7 minutes
Travel
Excerpt from Gone Viking II: Beyond Boundaries
An excerpt from Bill Arnott’s follow up to best selling travelogue Gone Viking: A Travel Saga
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Science & Tech
Telling mining’s story, beyond “sourdoughs and gold pans”
An exclusive excerpt from a new book, Mining Country, which promises to document in detail for the first time an industry critical to Canada’s past, present and future
- 838 words
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Northern exposure: Tomson Highway recalls a childhood encounter with the sub-Arctic wind
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The poetry and resilience of Colombia’s Magdalena River
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Landslides, loggers and bears: What it’s really like to be a tree planter
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The incredible true story of Canada’s Kon-Tiki
The Raftsmen tells the remarkable (and once nearly forgotten) story of how four French expats living in Canada became the first to cross the North Atlantic by raft
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- 5 minutes
Wildlife
Walking away from the wild side
In a new book, Max Foran denounces Canada's failures in protecting its wildlife from human exploitation
- 1968 words
- 8 minutes
Environment
On the trail of the “Kings of the Yukon”
Adam Weymouth's first book, Kings of the Yukon, sees him paddle the length of the Yukon River to trace the route of migrating chinook salmon
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- 8 minutes
Wildlife
New book explores the secret emotional lives of animals
In his new book The Inner Life of Animals, Peter Wohlleben offers a compassionate glimpse into the surprisingly complex emotional lives of creatures both wild and domestic
- 1194 words
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