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(Version française de ce texte) Hello all, As a volunteer for the botany department of the Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN), I have the great pleasure of collaborating with the researchers who go on expeditions to collect the plant specimens that will enrich the collections of the National Herbarium of Canada. Last Friday, during a meeting of the nature [...] (Version française de ce texte) Hello everybody, Last Sunday, I had the great pleasure of spending a good part of the day in Perth (Ontario) with Bruce Raby, a colleague photographer, and his grand-daughter Oksana. After an enjoyable lunch in downtown Perth, we headed to the Studio Theater to attend a matinee performance and to visit Bruce’s very [...] Version française de ce texte. With less than 1% of Canadians living north of the 60th parallel, these northern lands often remain a mystery and a fascination for the Southerners. Not always easily accessible and often inhospitable, various wildlife species have nevertheless wan their bet to survive and make the most of the Arctic environment. The [...] Version française de ce texte Good day everyone!! Finally! I am breaking the silence of the last month and a half. Recently, I had the great pleasure of spending two weeks in Paris for a research project. Last Wednesday, during my flight back to Canada, our plane flew over the southern tip of Greenland just as the sunset [...] Version française de ce texte. Last August, during a trip to Manitoba, my attention was caught by one of the items on the map describing the tourist attractions in the Gimli area : the Vilhjálmur Stefánsson Provincial Park and Monument . The description reported that Stefánsson was the last of the great explorers of the [...] Version en français de ce texte On Tuesday afternoon, I had the privilege of being part of the very first public group to visit the Canadian Museum of Civilization’s new exhibit “Expedition: Arctic” scheduled to open on Thursday April 21, 2011. For two hours, along with close to 40 other members of The Arctic Circle (the Circle’s [...] Version française de ce texte. Last night, I had the privilege of attending the vernissage of Michelle Valberg’s solo photo exhibit Arctic Kaleidoscope in the company of master photographer Hans Blohm, who has been crisscrossing the Arctic for the last 30 years. From aerial shots of the Torngat mountains to close-ups of mosses, from Greenland’s icebergs to [...] Version française de ce texte. You might remember that at this time last year we were following the 7 expeditions that were on their way to the North Pole (4 teams & 3 individuals). This year, 3 teams made their way to Resolute in the hope of facing the challenge: Irish North Pole Expedition 2011, the Irish team [...] Version française de ce texte. In January 2010, during the Northern Lights tradeshow in Montreal, I had the great pleasure of meeting Judith Varney-Burch, Inuit art specialist, lecturer, curator, owner of art galleries, research collaborator to the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center and honorary board member of the Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association, nothing less!! For an afternoon, [...] |
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