I sit in my tent on a hot August day, pencil not quite in hand but close, like a gun in a holster, and I wait. Waiting is a discipline unto itself, and I’d wager I’m one of the best at it of [...]
A thirty something man climbs out of his car, careful not to damage the interior with the tiny metal blades on his heels. Wearing chaps and cowboy boots in addition to the spurs, he saunters over [...]
Julie Kitt bought her not-quite-600-square-foot house in Edmonton in 1966, the year I was born. It has one bedroom, one bathroom, a living room, a small kitchen and a utility room where she keeps [...]
The harsh Canadian climate has always been the devil we know—too well. It’s our intimate and constant companion, and we have accustomed ourselves, wherever we live, to its demands. Climate change [...]
The current drought on the western prairies is the most intense since consistent weather records began to be kept, over a century ago. Most wetlands are dry. River flows are 40 to 80 per cent [...]
