Seismic trackers record 50 per cent drop in noise during
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| A recent article from the journal Science talks about what scientists are calling the “anthropause” — where, when human activity came to a screeching halt this spring, noise attributed to human activity dropped more than 50 per cent. One of the authors, University of British Columbia professor and geophysicist Mika McKinnon, spoke with Canadian Geographic about the study, disaster planning and her own personal “anthropause.”
Read the Q&A here. |
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Coffee News, the tan community paper that became a Canadian curiosity |
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Have you heard this one? A teacher asks “Why can't freshwater fish live in saltwater?”
The student responds “The salt would give them high blood pressure.”
It’s the sort of retro, family-friendly humour an estimated 1.25 million Canadians read every week in Coffee News, the double-sided, tan community paper found in cafes and restaurants, chock full of positive news and trivia, horoscopes and quotable quotes with 32 ads running along the sides.
Read about this piece of Canadiana. |
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Meet Judith Kasiama, founder of Colour the Trails, based in Vancouver. Her work entails creating safe space for Black Indigenous People of Colour to recreate in the outdoors by organizing events and advocating for more diversity and inclusion through better representation in media and storytelling.
Over the next year, she's partnering with Canadian Geographic on a series sharing the stories and experiences of Canadians whose love for the outdoors has led them to questioning the traditional narrative of who can ski, who can hike, and who can bike. Through their stories of courage, strength and determination, we hope to bring to light issues of race, but also ageism, LGBTQ2+ rights, Indigenous voices, and other perspectives to garner much needed attention and recognition, so that we can begin to ask the most important question: “Whose story am I missing?”
Read the intro to the series here. |
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The Fellows Show and RCGS Auction |
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| Each year the Royal Canadian Geographical Society hosts the College of Fellows Annual Dinner, its largest fundraising event of the year, to raise critical support for its broadly-educational programming initiatives.
With COVID-19 limiting large group gatherings, the Society has decided to take the event digital, producing an hour-long made-for-broadcast special, dubbed the Fellows Show, to be aired online and across Canadian Geographic's social media platforms.
To be held on November 18th, on small screens across the country, the evening will be hosted by Canadian journalist Aliya Jasmine.
Get your FREE ticket here. |
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The Royal Canadian Geographical Society has strived, since 1929, to make Canada better known to Canadians and the world. Together, we work with 25,000 teachers nationwide to help the next generation of Canadians learn to chart their own path.
Please have a look at the silent auction items or donation options available to help us raise critical funds for our amazing cause.
See all the items here. |
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