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MITLENATCH ISLAND STEWARDSHIP TEAM

The ocean is full of creatures. Humpback whales, orcas, barking sea lions, playful dolphins, and curious seals ...

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Generations of Sound

It is just past midnight when I awaken to a familiar sound; R Clan has come back. Jumping out of bed, I scurry ...

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MEGAN HOCKIN-BENNETT

Goats & Boats

The first thing I remember hearing about Maya was that she kept goats. As I got to know her better, and eventually ...

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Dood Turner

TRUE FACTS ABOUT FAKE BIRDS

Deep in the heart of Utah Mormon country, in a place called Temple Square, sits an unusual statue known as the ...

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Nick Thornton

FRIENDS OF FELINES

Two “very pregnant” cats. That was the delivery at the door of the Kitty Cat P.A.L. (Prevent-A-Litter) Society at ...

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Mac Newton

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Jenn Dykstra

NEITHER SEEN NOR HEARD

Not long after I moved to Cumberland, when it was easier to get lost in the forest, I was riding my dirt bike down ...

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Jarrett Lindal

The Gardening Movement

THE GARDENING NARRATIVE HEATHER KELLERHALS–STEWART Behind every widely held belief there is a narrative—true ...

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Arzeena Hamir

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Heather Gray

THE DUBIOUS PLEASURES OF WINTER BIRDING

CV Collective, Winter

The first time Tom (not his real name) had someone call the cops on him was in the winter. He was several blocks ...

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Jason Straka

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James Mackenzie

GETTING HIGH ON VANCOUVER ISLAND

The secret’s out regarding Vancouver Island and its amazing mountains. While all alpine environments are ...

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Shane Johnson

SECOND CHANCES

“We so rarely get second chances,” says whale researcher Jackie Hildering, the co-founder of Port McNeill-based ...

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Trish Weatherall

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Eagle Eye Adventures

Colourful Splendour in the Emerald Sea

Coral reefs in Canada? That seems like a contradiction to most people, but under the surface of the Salish sea ...

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Eiko Jones

Raising Backyard Birds

Growing up we had chickens, the familiar pets that simultaneously bring life to the yard and yield breakfast to ...

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Maria Fyfe

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Alison Dawn

BEAVERS, WIDE OPEN!

I used to write science fiction (which means I know little about science, but I liked playing with ideas). In one ...

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Kristof Trout

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Bruce Moffat

VERACITY OF THE VESPIDS

Before the headlines were screaming “Murder Hornets!!!” (officially known as Vespa mandarinia, aka “Baskin bees” ...

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Curtis Parker

If Dogs Could Talk

Sleeping soundly, Cole nuzzled into the duvet and Archie was curled in his favourite blanket—you would think ...

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Mary Ruth Snyder

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Hayley Zumkeller

LEARNING TO FLY

As the sun breaks through in a brief respite on a day of steady rain, the 11 acres of the MARS Wildlife Rescue ...

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Mac Newton

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Alexandre Crouzet

Seed Sowing 101

Cumberland Museum & Archives

Each seed is a true miracle of life. One weighing a mere 0.8 micrograms that grows into a beautiful orchid ...

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Leslie Cox

THE ELK IN OUR BACKYARD

CV Collective, Winter

“What was that?” says Scott. His head swivels in the direction of the sound. I raise my hand above my head and ...

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Dave Flawse

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Christine Boyer

WAIT ’TIL THE SUN SHINES, NELLIE

CV Collective, Winter

While looking at a 1931 photo of a crew of men seated on a logging raft, long-time Cumberland resident Karl ...

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Dawn Copeman

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DARK SCIENCE

[On Judgement Day] …men will cast away their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship—to the moles ...

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Tim Ennis

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PROPHETS AND HARBINGERS

Owls are a fascinating subject rife with symbolism, mythology, and contentious conservationism. No Halloween would ...

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Alexandra Stephanson

CURIOUS CREATURES

Once upon a time, my grade seven teacher took our class on a road trip from our interior town of Kamloops to the ...

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Christa Petch

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Justine Adams

THE TROUBLE WITH WOLVES

A herd of Roosevelt Elk browses willows in a bog near the Mount Cain turnoff. Nearby, a pack of wolves lie hunched ...

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Andrew Findlay

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April Bencze

PARADISE MEADOWS

CV Collective, Summer, Where

They say you should stop and smell the roses if you want to enjoy the journey. I’ve discovered my own ...

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Wendy L Macdonald

MOUNTAINAIRE AVIAN RESCUE SOCIETY

Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS) is a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre where over 700 injured and ...

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Allison Morrison

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Sandy Royer

FREE-DIVING, WITH A CATCH