Enderby Cliffs in British Columbia's north Okanagan country is an exhilarating hike to the top of striking cliffs with dizzying views. In autumn look for soaring raptors and golden western larches.
Tag: British Columbia
Clear Cut: Saving BC’s Inland Rainforest
Northern British Columbia's inland rainforest, a rare ecosystem with 1,000-year-old trees, is under threat from clear-cut logging. Activists are working to protect these relatively unknown forests, home to wildlife including endangered mountain caribou.
Get Outside! Old Glory Mountain
This challenging hike to the top of a 2,377-metre peak in British Columbia's Rossland Range offers astonishing view of peaks on both sides of the US-Canada border as well as abundant wildflowers and the site of a historic weather station.
Ode to the Stump
British Columbia poet Howard White's poem is a vivid appreciation of notched old-growth stumps and the silent legacy of logging and previous generations they represent.
Two poems: Shore & Facing the Wind
Two lyrical poems by award-winning poet Russell Thornton explore childhood memories, landscapes of Vancouver, and the mysterious power of the wind.
Get Outside! Mount Erskine
The highest peak on British Columbia's Salt Spring Island (sans roads and towers), Erskine contains old-growth forest, impressive cliffs, jaw-dropping views, and opportunities to view endangered sharp-tailed snakes and even some elusive forest elves...
Sea Star and Ode to a Crow
Two poems by Vancouver's Fiona Tinwei Lam explore human interactions with nature in Cascadia: observations on the endangered sunflower sea stars of the West Coast, and an ode to Canuck, Vancouver's most famous crow.
House Arrest
Poet Danika Dinsmore gives an impassioned, first person account of being arrested and sentenced for demonstrating against expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline across British Columbia.
British Columbia’s Basic Income Study
University of British Columbia economist David Green has been commissioned by the BC government to study the pros and cons of basic income. In an era of automation and income inequality, a basic income could provide stability -- but critics on the left and right question its cost and effectiveness.
Fighting for Peace Valley
Residents of British Columbia's Peace Valley -- including members of the Saulteau First Nations -- are fighting the controversial Site C dam project, which would flood their land and alter the region's ecology. Alison Bate talks with families whose lives have been turned upside down by the project.