Much to the happiness of my kitchen stove, I finally invested in an outdoor propane burner for canning – just...
Long seen as a nuisance weed to tedious lawn keepers, the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is held in high regard...
There are few places to truly get away from modern life. The desire to do so, however, increases with each...
Falcons are as hard to catch as a boy’s imagination. But Bob Smirfitt’s imagination, sparked by the story of a...
What type of fire warms twice? The friction fire! One of the benefits of a friction fire is that it...
2020 has the seasons all mixed up here in the north: we had a never-ending spring, two days of summer,...
The arrival of spring is more than just days on a calendar, if you look a little farther outside. After...
Nearly 1,060 hectares is being added to West Twin Protected Area to increase protection of important wildlife habitat across the...
Typically, any camping that we do in the summer revolves around the boat – we often spend nights on anchor...
Sunny and bright like miniature sunflowers, you have probably spotted heart-leaved arnica (Arnica cordifolia) while out exploring in late spring/early...









