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Connecting with Indigenous Languages in BC's Parks
May 30, 2019
Last year, BC Parks renamed three provincial parks to reflect their historic and cultural significance, using local First Nations languages: Brooks Peninsula Provincial Park on Vancouver Island is now Mquqwin/Brooks Peninsula...Continue reading… -
Keeping the Magic Alive at Robson Bight Ecological Reserve
November 14, 2018
Here is a guest blog by our good friends at Cetus Research & Conservation Society, a non-profit dedicated to protecting marine mammals in the wild. It's an example of the kind of work that needs funding to keep the...Continue reading… -
Canada's Chief Public Health Officers/Medical Officers of Health recommend unstructured and independent active play for children and youth
June 23, 2018
Earlier this summer, the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health (CCMOH) released a Statement supporting and endorsing earlier work on the important of outdoor active play. The main statement is that: "Access to active...Continue reading…
“In 2015 I bought myself a camera and decided to get out in the wilderness away from cell/internet range. As I slowed down and watched and listened, a whole new world appeared. The wilderness and its wild animals had many lessons for me. Nature nourishes and teaches us patience. Nothing in nature is rushed. It is divine timing: everything happens when it’s time.
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