January 4th, 2022Manitoba Must Preserve Its Ocean Ecosystem: Op-EdManitoba must embrace its identity as an ocean province and take steps to protect and conserve our threatened marine habitat.Read More
September 15th, 2021Why We Must Protect Beluga Whales: Quotes from KidsHere are the summer 2021 winners of the CPAWS Manitoba colouring contest and quotes about the importance of protecting beluga whales.Read More
July 21st, 2021Enter the #ProtectHudsonBay Colouring ContestSpread the word of the importance of protecting beluga whales and Hudson Bay through the CPAWS Manitoba colouring contest.Read More
March 30th, 2021Announcing the #ProtectHudsonBay Colouring Contest WinnersHere are the winners of the CPAWS Manitoba colouring contest and quotes from participants about the importance of protecting beluga whales.Read More
March 8th, 2021Enter the #ProtectHudsonBay Colouring ContestSpread the word of the importance of protecting beluga whales and Hudson Bay through the CPAWS Manitoba colouring contest.Read More
March 2nd, 2021Protecting ‘World Treasures’: Making Western Hudson Bay a Marine Conservation AreaThe Western Hudson Bay is home to some of the largest concentrations of beluga whales and polar bears in the world. And it needs protection.Read More
June 10th, 2019Northern species in dangerThe situation in western Hudson Bay is a prime example of why Canada needs to triple ocean habitat protection. Manitoba has lost a third of its polar bear population in the past two decades and beluga whales in western Hudson Bay have been on Canada’s species-at-risk list since 2004.Read More
May 7th, 2018Protect Hudson Bay for the future (letter to the Editor)With the largest concentration of beluga whales and polar bears on the planet, western Hudson Bay presents a spectacular opportunity to protect these animals and a vast richness of wildlife while building our economy and maintaining a treasured way of life.Read More
September 9th, 2016Know the North guest blog #6 – Lessons in PositivityOur trip this summer was a steep learning curve for me on multiple fronts. (I mean, sure I had paddled before… but 46 straight days of paddling really gave me an opportunity to perfect skills that I may have previously considered to be more than adequate…) To my surprise, theRead More
August 31st, 2016Know the North guest blog #5 – A Land of StoriesIf you have ever paddled on a seldom-traveled river, you likely know the joy of seeing a rock that has been marked with canoe paint. Rocks donning red, green, and yellow streaks can be found in shallow creeks, at campsite landings, and in eddies along the river. To me, theseRead More
January 28th, 2016Know the North guest blog #2 – Lessons In FearI agonized over whether or not to join the expedition for weeks.Read More
January 20th, 2016Know the North guest blog #1 – We’re Headed NorthOur trip will take us 1,400 kilometres through Canada’s north. Though we travel as eight, we hope to share our trip as widely as possible.Read More