by Brian | May 15, 2017 | Canadian Geographic, Geography, Travel, Development
As Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary, the National Capital Commission is helping plan how Ottawa will evolve over the next 50 years PLANNING IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION — Ottawa, Gatineau and their surroundings — is a unique challenge. The area has a growing...
by Brian | May 15, 2017 | Canadian Geographic, Geography, Travel, Development
Charting Canada’s major city conurbations IT WAS ALMOST A CENTURY AGO that Patrick Geddes, a forward-thinking Scottish biologist, geographer and town planner, coined the term “conurbation.” Whether or not you’ve heard the word, you’ve undoubtedly seen, and quite...
by Brian | Nov 3, 2016 | Canadian Geographic, Geography, Travel, Development
A new documentary, Drawn to Victory, tells how innovative mapping techniques used during the First World War helped turn the tide. This story, part of a collaboration with the film’s producers, explores how those advances triggered an explosion in detailed maps of...
by Brian | Apr 1, 2016 | Canadian Geographic, Climate
GreenBug Energy wins 2015 3M Environmental Innovation Award for micro-hydro turbines BACKYARD GARAGE STARTUP COMPANIES are a worn-out cliché. But a backyard dam startup? That’s just one tiny detail in the many-layered story of GreenBug Energy Inc. Founded in Delhi,...
by Brian | Apr 1, 2014 | Canadian Geographic, People
The explorer measures and maps the waterfalls he accidentally plunged over a year earlier, and captures the world’s attention along the way ADAM SHOALTS DREW THE LINE at Al Jazeera. Not because it was Al Jazeera, but because Al Jazeera couldn’t interview him until...
