Reading Time: 3 minutes Blackberries, figs, grey and humpback whales, and spawning salmon all herald the arrival of autumn
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.
Memories of a Transmission lost in translation
Reading Time: 4 minutes Transmission Difficulties: The Dignitaries once had a place of pride behind my father’s desk. My mother eventually sold it. Now we know why
We need to find responsible government in a time of climate crisis
Reading Time: 3 minutes We need real leadership now to calm climate change. Will that come from government, citizens, non-government groups, business or a combination of all four?
Finding responsible work in a time of climate crisis
Reading Time: 3 minutes What are the new jobs? How do you train for them? Every old-economy business needs to plan for next-economy transitions
Responsible investment in a time of climate crisis
Reading Time: 4 minutes What economic sectors are safe in the long- term?
Change at the helm follows a deep family tradition
Reading Time: 4 minutes Subtly at first, and then with growing purpose, both our daughter and son learned how to skipper in the tradition of Cappy
It’s getting impossible to escape from Trump
Reading Time: 4 minutes Our columnist hoped his summer vacation to Vancouver Island would be free of any overheated exchanges about the U.S. President. It wasn’t
Taking the anxiety out of long crossings in a kayak
Reading Time: 3 minutes Go early, be prepared for any eventuality, plan well, concentrate on strong paddle strokes and keep your destination dead off your bow
Five days kayaking in B.C.’s Broken Group Islands
Reading Time: 4 minutes The majority of the paddlers were over 50, but there were young families and it was noticeable how much their children enjoyed the experience
Geared up for another kayak adventure on the B.C. coast
Reading Time: 4 minutes The equipment has improved and been refined over the years, but the thrill of the backcountry remains the same