kelsie kilawna
February 19, 2025 7 min read
Stories about Coyote help syilx peoples teach our values to our children.
February 19, 2025 - 7 min read
A new graphic narrative shares elders’ stories with younger generations.
Sun Woo Baik
November 22, 2024 - 7 min read
Everything old is new again as farmers and weavers attempt to revive a local textile industry.
Kat Tancock
October 17, 2024 - 5 min read
As a new Canadian, learning about sustainability inspired me to share recipes from my homeland.
Maya Kabbani
October 11, 2024 - 7 min read
The story of peat is the tale of a significant carbon sink under threat from human exploitation and climate change.
Jennifer Cole
September 11, 2024 - 7 min read
My family has deep Jasper roots. What we’ve lost to wildfire makes me determined to fight the climate crisis.
Roberta Laurie
August 28, 2024 - 8 min read
Joining the Southern Gulf Islands Whale Sighting Network eased my feelings of helplessness about environmental threats.
Sofia Osborne
May 22, 2024 - 9 min read
From heat domes to polar vortexes, the last year made the climate crisis heartbreakingly real in BC.
Christina Myers
July 19, 2022 - 9 min read
India’s plan to build seven new hydro dams in Kashmir will hurt ecosystems and Indigenous communities.
Safina Nabi
June 14, 2022 - 8 min read
After Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, I worried humanitarian aid might contribute to other disasters.
Alicia Wallace
September 01, 2021 - 8 min read
My parents took me to see the Athabasca Glacier as a kid. By the time my children grow up, it could be gone.
Lindsay Kneteman
February 19, 2021 - 8 min read
Meant to indicate freshness, these labels can lead to wasted food and money.
Ferrukh Faruqui
August 14, 2024 - 6 min read
Grief threatens to tear us apart. I went searching for its power to bring us together.
Matthew Gindin
July 10, 2024 - 10 min read
But with the help of healers and my family’s Indigenous and Jewish traditions, I found strength in recovering from my son’s death.
Tamara Podemski
June 05, 2024 - 4 min read
A social worker shares his fears for the young people living through the Russian invasion.
Krystal Kavita Jagoo
March 18, 2022 - 6 min read
Some counsellors believe solidarity can fill important gaps when serving populations dealing with oppression.
March 04, 2022 - 6 min read
As if the never-ending pandemic weren't enough, this summer's heat dome ratcheted my anxiety to a whole new level.
Sara Bynoe
September 13, 2021 - 7 min read
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As a cobbler, I see how a new approach could help my old trade contribute to a circular economy.
Ariss Grutter
July 04, 2024 - 4 min read
Meeting the need for new homes doesn’t mean old ones belong in the landfill.
Caroline Dobuzinskis
June 12, 2024 - 5 min read
Julien Élie’s latest film vividly portrays the landscapes at stake and the people risking their lives to protect them.
Zeahaa Rehman
May 07, 2024 - 4 min read
After years of focusing my environmental energy on individual choices, I’m cutting myself some slack.
February 26, 2024 - 5 min read
From landfills to forest trails, footwear causes plastic pollution. Can we move from buyer beware to reduce, reuse, and repair?
November 20, 2023 - 8 min read
A zero-waste pioneer shares thoughts on community-building, intentional shopping, and unsexy solutions.
July 31, 2023 - 5 min read
