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Wild Jobs: Glacier Monitoring

Tyler Dixon — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:12:43 +0000

High in the Selkirk Mountains, the glaciers of Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks have long captivated scientists, climbers, and travellers alike. But beyond their breathtaking beauty, these rivers of ice hold vital clues about [...]

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Old Photographs of Glaciers from Western Canada: Part 2 (1895-1931)

Tyler Dixon — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 06:33:22 +0000

High in the rugged peaks of Alberta and British Columbia, glaciers carve a landscape that feels both timeless and fragile. From the sweeping Columbia Icefield, one of the largest icefields south of the Arctic Circle, [...]

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Historic Photos from Glacier National Park

Tyler Dixon — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:00:47 +0000

Glacier National Park, along with its neighbour Yoho, were both established at the same time (in 1886), making them the second oldest national parks in Canada, just behind Banff. The Canadian Pacific Railroad was completed [...]

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The Okotoks Erratic: The Rock That Ran

Tyler Dixon — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 08:30:46 +0000

In an otherwise feature-less field, just south of Calgary’s sprawling metropolis, sits an object so out of place from the rest of its surroundings it’s almost as though it was dropped from the sky. The [...]

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