A few weeks ago, I took to the Bay of Fundy, catching a
boat from Grand Manan Island to our oceanic border with the United States. In
these hotly contested waters can be found a small stretch of land,...
By Zack Metcalfe
It’s said that between the ages of 18-25 we lose our ability to hear the ultrasonic whine of the bat.
This depends, of course, on the person,...
The more diverse an ecosystem, the more resilient it is
in the face of adversity. This is among the firmest precepts of biodiversity,
and is without doubt one of my favourite.
The more intact our wilderness,...
I’ve worked several newsrooms in my time, always at
small rural papers and always as the only man on staff. As a consequence, I
became the de facto sports reporter, expected to assemble an entire section of
the paper with...
In a recent Canadian
Press article, an interviewee blamed “radical environmental groups”
for a downturn in the number of new oil wells being drilled this year across
Canada, and sluggish overall growth for fossil fuels. The quote stuck with me.
Newfoundland once qualified as a “remote island,” its
ecosystem forming more or less free of the continent, largely lacking in
mammals and catering heavily to birds and marine life. In the absence of
predators, these animals of wing and fin...
How, then, to reconcile the uncomfortable realities of
modern mining with those of climate change, environmental integrity and the
rights of Canadians to health and natural beauty? It’s a messy maze at best,
but Jamie Kneen of MiningWatch Canada, a...
Let me start by saying that planting trees, by the
millions or billions as promised by various world leaders, is an excellent
idea. These miraculous plants have the power not only to stabilize soil, purify
water, shelter biodiversity, improve public...
You should know that, while writing this, I’m very
freezing.
I had too much faith in public buildings and their
ability to combat the coldest couple days of the year. My legs and shoulders
are signaling their...
It’s almost that time of year when we open our wallets
and let their contents scatter to the winds of consumerism, buying things we
almost certainly don’t need in order to enjoy the short lived thrill of
newness. I do...