What the collapse of the Milne Ice Shelf and the loss of a rare Arctic ecosystem might teach us about a changing planet
The Globe and Mail: The Arctic gets its annual checkup →
The icebreaker Amundsen’s journeys keep track of a changing northern climate. We went along for the ride.
Canadian Geographic: ᕿᒧᒃᓯᖅ | Qimuksiq →
Inside the 500-kilometre dogsled race across the High Arctic with the qimuksiqtiit, who are sharing their knowledge with the next generation. Also available in Inuktitut.
Up Here: All that awaits on the Great Trail →
Nunavut: Hiking the territory’s lone stretch of Trans Canada Trail
The Itijjagiaq Trail (Inuktitut for “over the land”) stretches roughly 125 kilometres from the south shore of Frobisher Bay outside Iqaluit, through Katannilik Territorial Park ("the place of waterfalls") and across the Meta Incognita Peninsula to the community of Kimmirut.
Hakai Magazine: Salmon’s Arctic Expansion Has Communities Worried →
Inuvialuit fishers are adapting to rising numbers of Pacific salmon in the western Canadian Arctic, but fears remain about impacts on native species.
The Narwhal: After the collapse →
At the extreme northern tip of the world, a team of scientists battles time and weather to ponder the aftereffects of a giant ice shelf collapse at Milne Fiord.
The Narwhal: DFO flags invasive species concerns as Baffinland seeks Mary River mine expansion →
Federal scientists say ships likely brought marine worms to the port of one of the world's northernmost mines. Now vessel traffic could double as a result of a proposed expansion
Nunatsiaq News →
A listing of all stories I’ve worked on as a daily reporter for Nunatsiaq News in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
Motherboard: Most Online ‘Terms of Service’ Are Incomprehensible to Adults, Study Finds →
Research shows most online contracts are unreadable, even though they are still legally binding. Image: Shutterstock
Reading the terms and conditions of online consumer contracts requires, on average, more than 14 years of education
Hakai Magazine: Old Coast, New Coast: Campbell River →
The Campbell River estuary on Vancouver Island was an ideal location for a sawmill—but heavy industrial use took an obvious toll on the ecosystem. Photo courtesy of the Museum at Campbell River (catalog number 1245)
At the Campbell River estuary, nature was evicted by the logging industry—years later, conservationists helped usher it back in.
CBC Indigenous: Taking Skwomesh beyond the classroom →
Char George looks at a tree after learning its traditional name during a class field trip to the traditional longhouse at Chiyák’mesh stakw, a piece of land on the bank of the Cheakamus River, just north of Squamish, B.C. (Dustin Patar)
Four years ago, a report on the status of B.C. First Nations languages listed Sk̲wx̱wú7mesh sníchim, or Skwomesh, as "critically endangered," having only seven fluent speakers remaining.
But that’s starting to change.
Hakai Magazine: How the Blob Killed Thousands of Tiny Seabirds →
For Cassin’s auklets, robin-sized seabirds of the northeast Pacific, the winter of 2014 was a disaster. Over the course of a few months, more than 9,000 washed up on beaches from British Columbia to California. Almost immediately, scientists hypothesized that the deaths were somehow related to a massive marine heatwave, known as the Blob.
The Thunderbird: From fire lines to deadlines →
A wildfire firefighter keeps an eye on a fire line near Williams Lake, B.C. Photo: Will Eason
This Labour Day weekend, Stefan Navarrete packed his black 2003 Jetta wagon, hit the road and drove west. Though it’s only an eight-hour drive from Nelson to Squamish, he was already feeling the impending change of pace.