On my first day in Canada, I went to Capilano Park in North Vancouver and played my guitar out on the trails. A jogger came past and smiled – and that’s when I knew I was in the right place,” says Salt Spring Island musician Harry Manx, whose celebrated blues, folk and Indian fusion can be heard on 11 albums. He was born in the U.K., but B.C. has been his home – and place of inspiration – since 2000.
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In reality, people don’t actually glow, but Mike McKinlay comes close, very, very close. The filmmaker just returned to Vancouver from a trip with creative partner Rob Butler to Vancouver Island, where they were filming scenes for the documentary Three Waters. Their primary purpose in Deep Bay, midway between Parksville and Comox, was to shoot a locavore dinner. Everything on the menu was made with locally grown or scavenged ingredients: wild mushrooms, winter kale chips, farm meats and cheeses, Deep Bay shellfish and – because it was still early March and it’s nice to have something green on the plate – a surprisingly delicious garnish of Grand Fir tips.
Read MoreSummertime, and the livin’ is easy. Or is it?
Read MoreAll the discussion about SPF numbers, UVA versus UVB rays, and chemical versus mineral sunscreens can make sun protection seem confusing. It’s not. And learning about how sunscreens work can help us make smart decisions when it comes to sun safety.
Read MoreA healthy tan? There’s no such thing, says Jennifer Beecker, an Ottawa Hospital dermatologist who regularly witnesses and helps treat the results of sun damage.
Read MoreWhen Absolute Software Corp. brought its business to India five years ago it wanted to take advantage of one the largest and fastest-growing markets in the world.
Read MoreIt was many years in the making and still has a way to go before full implementation, but Canada’s historic Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union (EU) will mean substantial benefits for both sides, including expanded trade in goods and services and new investment opportunities.
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When most people think of products shipped to India from Saskatchewan they think of potash and other commodities. But there’s a new homegrown product India is now seeking from the province – a high-tech pothole filler.
Read MoreThe intellectual property (IP) protection provided by the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union (EU) is expected to help drive investment, support high-paying jobs and lead to an improved health care system and better patient outcomes for Canadians, according to Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D).
Read MoreThey are among the great pleasures of summertime in Canada – visits to farmers’ markets, feasting on fruits and vegetables bursting with ripeness, and savouring other Canadian grown and produced foods.
Read More“As a proud Canadian who has crossed our vast country so many times, I am delighted to be a part of the Trans Canada Trail. Seeing Canada from space is a rare and marvellous perspective, especially when it’s also possible to experience it on foot, close-up and shared with everyone.” - Colonel Chris Hadfield, Astronaut and Professor
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As I travel this great country, from the Avalon Peninsula to Nootka Sound, I meet Canadians who are committed to connecting the Trans Canada Trail by 2017. Every day, I am reminded of what that means.
Read MoreThere’s no such thing as “The” Canadian Journey – not just one, and not just yet.
Read MoreSmall-scale projects that produce energy and use it more efficiently at the community level are critical to securing Canada’s energy future, experts say.
Read MoreFor more than a century, Canada has been a leader in nuclear engineering. Today, the country has the potential to assume a key position in nuclear energy, with the uranium and materials necessary to generate an endless, sustainable supply of power
Read MoreBusinesses represent the next major opportunity for energy efficiency, according to David Helliwell, co-founder and CEO of Pulse Energy.
Read MoreNation-building takes many forms. In the late 19th century, the completion of a railroad linking Eastern and Western Canada helped transform Canada from a concept to a fact.
Read MoreBy any measure, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Muskrat Falls hydroelectric scheme is a mega-project.
Read MoreThere was once a time when it made eminent sense to send all our oil and gas south. It no longer does. And it’s not just because of the XL pipeline.
Read MoreYou learn a lot about a country by analyzing its international trade. What does it produce that the rest of the world wants? What does it need, but can’t make itself? And what is the balance between the two?
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