Author: Mike Robinson

Mike Robinson’s career combined his academic training in Law and Anthropology at UBC and Oxford University, in frontier regulatory compliance work at Petro-Canada and PolarGas, and the leadership of three national NGOs: The Arctic Institute of North America, The Glenbow Alberta Institute, and The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. In addition, he has chaired the national boards of Friends of the Earth, The David Suzuki Foundation, and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. In 2004 he became a Member of the Order of Canada.

A place of reconciliation and pride

Reading Time: 4 minutes The process can include something as simple as discovering and using the ancient name for where you live

A quarantined Sunday drive down memory lane

Reading Time: 4 minutes Reliving my mother’s life experiences through memories formed in her favourite Vancouver park

Talking to my elders about coping with anxiety

Reading Time: 4 minutes When crisis strikes, I instinctively wonder if there are any parallels and guidance I can take from my elders’ lives

Political leadership in Alberta missing in action

Reading Time: 3 minutes The province is stuck in a one-generational political rut that’s built on memories of easy money

Building informed consent for a mega-project

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Pipeline politics

Reading Time: 3 minutes Following a step-by-step and community-by-community process to develop a socio-economic plan

Bending pipe to fit the Dene culture

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Pipeline politics

Reading Time: 3 minutes Selecting a pipeline route through Aboriginal title lands requires care, consultation and attention to detail

Pipeline politics or industry insensitivity?

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Pipeline politics

Reading Time: 4 minutes The initial Mackenzie Valley Pipeline site selection process demonstrated how industry can be utterly insensitive to impacted communities

Wet’suwet’en protests create a national tipping point

Reading Time: 3 minutes The duties of Aboriginal title and the general public awareness of climate science have combined to create a sense that enough is enough

It’s not too late to strap the skis back on

The cross-country ski trails on Mount Washington, midway up Vancouver Island. Exercise activities like cross-country skiing and kayaking involve continuous, low- to medium-level exertion. Both also create social experiences with friends and family. Photo by Mike Robinson

Reading Time: 4 minutes Does your basement or garage storage area contain (even overflow) with unused exercise equipment? Put it to use

Imagine only having opinions that made you happy

Reading Time: 3 minutes Readers are starved of simple stories that make human happiness seem once again possible for regular folks