A Perfect Eden Encounters by Early Explorers of Vancouver Island by Michael LaylandPublisher: TouchWood Editions Book Description In 1842, when explorer James Douglas encountered the rugged natural paradise that would become Vancouver Island, he described it as “a...
The Peace in Peril The Real Cost of the Site C Dam by Christopher Pollon, with photos by Ben NelmsPublisher: Harbour Publishing Book Description In September 2015, Christopher Pollon and photojournalist Ben Nelms paddled the 83-kilometre section of the Peace River...
Crossing Home Ground A Grassland Odyssey through Southern Interior British Columbia By David Pitt-BrookePublisher: Harbour Publishing Book Description Like John Muir, David Pitt-Brooke stepped out for a walk one morning—a long walk of a thousand kilometres or more...
Mapping My Way Home By Neil J. SterrittPublisher: Creekstone Press Book Description 150 years ago, Gitanmaax and Hazelton were the economic hub of the north when packers, traders, explorers, miners, surveyors, and hundreds of tons of freight passed through these...
Sleeping in Tall Grass By Richard TherrienPublisher: University of Alberta Press Book Description A cycle of poems, Sleeping in Tall Grass takes an unsparing look at a painful, sometimes abusive, yet strangely redemptive family story enfolded within the body of the...
