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World Financial Group Returns as Film Festivals Partner

by Bill AultFilm Festivals February 14, 2024February 21, 2024No Comments

Brockville, Feb. 19, 2024 — World Financial Group Insurance Agency of Canada Inc. (WFGIAC) is pleased to announce its renewed partnership with the 2024 Northern Latitudes Film Festival Series. The original presenting partner of the Paddle Film Festival in Brockville WFG returns as presenting partner with both the Paddle Film Festival and the Vancouver International Fim Festival in 2024. …

Polar Bears – Andrew Derocher

by Bill AultClimate Change, Nature, Podcast, Wildlife February 5, 2024February 5, 2024No Comments

Episode Title: “The Arctic Sentinels: Polar Bears and Climate Change” with Andrew Derocher Show Notes: Listen Here In this eye-opening episode of Northern Latitudes, we delve into the icy realms of the Arctic with distinguished guest Professor Andrew Derocher, a leading authority on polar bear ecology from the University of Alberta. With decades of research …

Where Has All the Snow Gone – Alex Gottlieb

by Bill AultClimate Change, Podcast January 22, 2024No Comments

Snow is one of the most contradictory cues we have for understanding climate change. As in many recent winters, the lack of snowfall in December seemed to preview our global warming future, with peaks from Oregon to New Hampshire more brown than white and the American Southwest facing a severe snow drought. On the other …

Wildflowers – Meghan Ward

by Bill AultFrom The Past, History, Podcast January 21, 2024January 22, 2024No Comments

Mary Schäffer Warren (1861 – 1939) was 43 years old and recently widowed when she bucked Victorian-era conventions and reinvented herself as a mountain explorer, writer, and photographer. Over a century later, outdoor writer and historian Meghan J. Ward is entering her forties with new questions about her identity and her relationship with adventure and the natural world. …

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Grizzly Bear Science – Bruce McLellan

by Bill AultNature, Podcast, Wildlife January 20, 2024January 22, 2024No Comments

Coexisting with grizzly bears into the future will be an increasing challenge and require a deep understanding of these large carnivores and what factors make their populations tick. Based on perhaps the longest uninterrupted wildlife research project done by one individual, this is the intertwined story of the science underlying our understanding of grizzly bears …

Where the Falcon Flies – Adam Shoalts

by Bill AultCamping, Hiking, Paddling, Podcast January 19, 2024January 22, 2024No Comments

Welcome Back Adam Shoalts! Looking out his porch window one spring morning, Adam Shoalts spotted a majestic peregrine falcon flying across the neighbouring fields near Lake Erie. Falcons migrate annually from southernmost Canada to remote arctic mountains. Grabbing his backpack and canoe, Shoalts resolved to follow the falcon’s route north on an astonishing 3,400-kilometre journey …

Searching For Happy Valley – Jane Marshall

by Bill AultPodcast, Travel May 15, 2023May 15, 2023No Comments

Searching for Happy Valley: A Modern Quest for Shangri-La Over her 17-year career as a travel writer, Jane Marshall has wandered the planet, always in search of wild, high-altitude, off-the-beaten-track places. During her travels, she discovered something profound. On three continents, separated by vast oceans, she found hidden valleys known locally as “Happy Valley.” Her …

Back to the Water…

by Bill AultPaddling May 5, 2023May 5, 2023No Comments

As the weather starts to warm up and the days get longer, there’s nothing quite like the feeling of getting out on the water for the first time of the year. Whether you’re an experienced paddler or a newbie, there’s something about being on the water that just feels right. As you slip your preferred …

Storm Chaser – Jenny Hagan

by Bill AultPhotography, Podcast, Weather April 17, 2023April 17, 2023No Comments

Jenny Hagan is a storm chaser who also happens to be an award-winning and nationally published photographer from small town Eatonia, Saskatchewan. We talk about how her love for storms started as a young child and how her daughter has also now developed a fondness for the power of these storms, one of the forces …

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The Plight of the Spotted Owl – Sarah Cox

by Bill AultNature, Podcast, Wildlife April 3, 2023No Comments

The spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) is a medium-sized owl that lives in the old-growth forests of western North America. Its range extends from British Columbia down to Mexico, but the species has been in decline for decades due to habitat loss, logging, and other human activities. Sarah Cox an award journalist and author based in …