Arrival City: The Final Migration and our Next World

 DOUG SAUNDERS • KNOPF CANADA, 2010, 356 PP In his new book, Arrival City: The Final Migration and our Next World, Doug Saunders attempts to re-conceptualize the urban process, particularly as it occurs in developing countries. It is there that we find the most troubling features of the urban experience,

Koyman Galleries: Shades of the Season

 As the cold sets in and we brace ourselves for winter’s chill, Koyman Galleries hopes to keep the beauty of autumn going a little longer with its latest exhibit. Reflecting the array of bright colours that covered the streets, Katerina Mertikas’ art uses bright colours to wash away the gloom

The True North Strong and Free

 ABOVE: Melting arctic sea ice. Canada is a northern country. The North has inspired our artists and adventurers. It defines us all as Canadians. And it is more central to our national destiny than ever before. Our Government has recognized this since taking office in 2006. It is the reason

ArcticNet: Coming together in the study of a changing Arctic

 The Canadian Arctic is a daunting place: bathed in darkness for half the year, remote, difficult to get to by air or sea, with mind (and body) numbing temperatures and literally thousands of kilometres separating it from the 80 per cent of Canadians who live a hop, skip and a

University of Manitoba Team Takes Holistic Approach to Arctic Research

 Achieving excellence and an international reputation as one of the pre-eminent centres for Arctic climate change research does not happen in a vacuum. Instead, like building blocks stacked one on top of the other, such an accomplishment is the result of hard work, collaboration and a strong and broad foundation.

Climate Change and Arctic Sovereignty

 ABOVE: Melting Arctic Sea ice. Many of Canada’s most enduring myths originate in the Arctic. We still tend to think of the Arctic region as a vast unchanging space, as though frozen in time. The region is unrelentingly cold and the landscape consists of snow and ice, with very little

BLUE WATER: RBC’s Commitment to Canada’s Aboriginal Communities

 In July 2009, the RBC Foundation awarded a grant of $500,000 to Peterborough’s Trent University as part of the RBC Blue Water Project. These funds were allocated to further the development of the Protecting Drinking Water in Indigenous Communities in Canada’s North Program, an initiative created to provide Aboriginal reserves