Lifestyle
Wild Jobs: Bushcraft Instructor
“The more you know, the less you carry.” ~Mors Kochanski The first […]
Alberta
History
Vintage Photos from Fish Creek Park
The Fish Creek Valley is rich in history. The valley was perfectly suited for pre-contact First Nation people and archaeological evidence shows they used the area for over 8,000 years. By 1873, the first settlers […]
Lifestyle
Wild Jobs: Heli Ski Guide
For those of you that have been following this series, you’ll likely remember a story I posted back in November that detailed the work of Rescue Specialists with Kananaskis Public Safety (KPS). For that piece […]
Lifestyle
Wild Jobs: Avalanche Forecaster
As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I’ll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm and the avalanche. I’ll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, […]
Charity
Charitable Choices: Gender Equality and the Famous 5 Foundation
Our Charitable Choices feature this week chats with the folks at Famous 5 Foundation, an organization that began 90 years ago and paved the way for women to participate in matters of public life. Today, […]
History
Historic Photos of Dogsledding from Alberta
Before the invention of automobiles and snowmobiles, winter travel was exceedingly difficult. Northern Indigenous people developed a more convenient mode of winter transport, the dogsled. At its most basic, a team of dogs, typically between […]
Charity
Charitable Choices: anti-human trafficking movement #NotInMyCity
Our Charitable Choices feature this week is the #NotInMyCity foundation. #NotInMyCity is an anti-human trafficking movement founded by Paul Brandt. Since launching in 2017, it has gained significant momentum in bringing key partners together to […]
Lifestyle
Wild Jobs: Trail Builder
Digging in the dirt is a favourite pastime for many a youngster. Playing outside and getting dirty were simply rights of passage during our childhoods. Yet as we grew older, for most of us anyway, […]
Charity
Charitable Choices: Junior Achievement of Southern Alberta
Our Charitable Choices feature this week is Junior Achievement, based in Southern Alberta. JA is a global leader in educating youth about financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship in order to give students the skills and […]
Charity
Charitable Choices: Canadian Legacy Project
Our Charitable Choices feature this week is the Canadian Legacy Project. They work to provide a strong support system and a better quality of life for Canadian military veterans, to give financial assistance to veterans […]