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Catherine Gildiner's words in 'Live & Learn' (October) are inspiring, written from the perspective of a woman who's lived through the social change of the '60s and struggled to juggle [...]

A photo essay about the ice road that connects the towns of Tuktoyaktuk and Inuvik in the Northwest Territories is presented.

The article focuses on the 2013 Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race from Nanaimo, British Columbia counterclockwise around Vancouver Island in June 2013. It is noted that competitors pass remote landscapes and breaching whales as they make for the finish line back in Nanaimo over 10 legs. It is mentioned that sailors began moving around frantically, preparing for the challenge ahead at the graveyard of the Pacific.

The author describes his journey to Napa Valley in California renowned for producing America's best wines, including a tour of the Paraduxx Winery and an observation of grape-picking and wine-making processes. The grapes undergo fermentation and yeast is added to them to create carbon dioxide and ethanol, but the alcohol remains as carbon dioxide dissolves in the air. He also went to the Oxbow Public Market for sample tasting of Old Hollywood gin and plum brandy from the Napa Valley Distillery.

The article focuses on the fight of environmental groups in British Columbia to force the Canadian government into using legislation to protect its waterways. Environmental issues are stated including the interest of private companies in using the province's waterways as part of their operations, including fracking and natural gas businesses. According to lawyer Margot Venton, there is tension on the development of resources and the willingness to risk in the development of resources.

The article discusses major environmental and accidental events in 2013 that impacted the insurance industry in Canada, particularly Alberta, Ontario, and British Columbia, focusing on the need for the insurance industry to work towards minimizing its costs and avoid paying too high that would affect both the insurers and taxpayers. Topics include Vancouver lawyer Eric Dolden and his view on reinsurance, Steven Stieber of Stieber Berlach LLP, and the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec rail accident.

The article discusses a court case Bennett v. Cunningham, wherein Bennett questioned her termination after she delivered a letter to her principal accusing her of taking dockets for work performed by Bennett and attributing them to herself. The trial judge found the letter provided a sufficient basis to conclude Bennett was insolent to the extent that the employment relationship could no longer be maintained.

The article discusses the lost of Canada's federal Crowns in their constitutional challenge against legislation on setting a maximum wage increase for collective bargaining process. It mentions that the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the validity of the Expenditure Restraint Act. It notes its claim that the Association of Justice Counsel failed to show that the act infringed its members' rights. It also emphasizes that the decision reinforced the government's aggressive bargaining stance.

The article recalls the childhood memories of the author, a country singer-songwriter who grew up in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia.

The article offers the insights of author Lawrence Hill regarding the geography and art in Woody Point, Newfoundland & Labrador. Topics include attending the literary festival Writers at Woody Point, recommending the place as an ideal for activities such as hiking and biking, and the role of the place in setting up his writing.

The article focuses on the 2014 Royal Canadian Geographical Society College of Fellows Dinner to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the society and the 25th anniversary of Canadian Space Agency on November 19, 2014 at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa.

The article discusses how rock formations in the Pavilion Lake in British Columbia are helpful in studying life's origins and training astronauts for future missions. Ancient rock formations in Pavilion Lake known as microbialites are being studied by scientists to understand other fossilized structures that existed 2.5 billion to 500 million years ago. Microbialites are made of calcium carbonate and are found on the lakebed.

An interview with Walter Natynczyk, president of the Canadian Space Agency, is presented. When asked about the Canadian Space Agency's achievements during the past 25 years from 2014, he says that many satellite technologies have been developed in Canada, and Canada is also working on space robotics. Natynczyk says that the Curiosity Rover on Mars has the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer that was developed in Canada. He also talks about the International Space Station.

The article presents various apparently gruesome tales of phantoms and paranormal phenomena at 10 of Canada's most haunted sites including The Old Spaghetti Factory in Vancouver, the Caribou Hotel in Carcross, Yukon, and the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Alberta.

The article offers travel tips for the Toronto Islands and describes some of the islands' finest features including the Toronto ferry docks at Bay Street and Queens Quay, the Toronto Island Bicycle Rental, and the Centre Island Beach, often called Manitou Beach.

The article reports on how Russia built a large energy infrastructure to support the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Over 367 kilometres of roads and bridges and over 200 kilometres of rail lines were constructed to transport people to this small and remote town in western Russia. Even after the Games, the new infrastructure, which include transportation and waste management systems, will be enjoyed by many Sochi area residents.

The article reports on how Canada's second-smallest province, Nova Scotia has shifted away from local resources and international imports to renewables, to keep its residents' lighting needs fulfilled. Local energy production wasn't always the focus but after the 1970s OPEC oil crisis, it moved away from its reliance on fossil fuels, by focusing on cleaner renewable sources. It has been projected that 40 per cent of electricity needs of the province will come from renewable sources by 2020.

The article presents information on the use of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," in mining of shale gas deposits in New Brunswick. This practice of fracking has become controversial as the opposition Liberal Party and Local First Nations are opposing it by arguing that they were not consulted by industry and the government before developing resources on their traditional lands. Also, conservationists are concerned about excessive water use and drinking water contamination.

The article offers travel tips to Halls Harbor, Nova Scotia and includes recommendations on sightseeing, attractions and valleys near coast.

In this article, the author reflects on the beauty of the city of Victoria, British Columbia which is mixed with a combination of arts and music, and also mentions the environment of the region.

The article reports on underwater cave explorer Jill Heinerth who will address the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) Speaker Series event to be held at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa, Ontario on April 30, 2014 with a discussion on diving the caves in Antarctica's icebergs.

In this article, Clara Hughes, Olympic Games medalist and mental-health-awareness activist, shares her memories of visiting Torngat Mountains, Québec, and participating in a youth program for kids from the Nunatsiavut area of Labrador and the Nunavik region of northern Québec.

The article reports that a new Canadian Geographic Education giant floor map, which started off its cross country tour on October 2, 2013 at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario. The map encourages students to take a walk in the woods. In the process, they will strengthen their critical thinking skills and become more spatially and geographically literate.

The article focuses on the Canadian species sea otter. By 1911 the world's sea otter population reduced from as many as 300,000 to fewer than 2,000.Their numbers slowly increased, and their endangered status was downgraded to threatened in 1996, then to special concern in 2007. In a study in 2008, the sea otter population in Canada was estimated at 4,700.

The article announces that Olympian, philanthropist and writer Sir Christopher Ondaatje has received Camsell Medal award from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

The article focuses on Barbara Sherwood Lollar, a geologist from the University of Toronto, who helped discover ancient water in Ontario.

The article focuses on the Wind Engineering Energy and Environment (WindEEE) Dome, a first hexagonal wind tunnel which costs about $30 million. It states that the tunnel, which opened at Western University in London, Ontario, can stimulate three-dimensional wind systems which include category F3 tornadoes, the strength of the cyclone that hit Goderich, Ontario in August 2011. It notes that the tunnel will be used to analyze the strength of buildings and transmission lines.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles including "Live and Learn," in the October 2010 issue, "Fast Food," in the September 2010 issue and "The Grown-up Guide to Birth Control" in the October 2010 issue.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Remains of a Day," by Manuela Hoelterhoff and "Polish Renaissance," both in the June 2010 issue and "Islands We Love" in the July 2010 issue.