Canadian Geographic articles from September 1995

Canadian Geographic archives from September 1995

As pure as the driven snow. (Delta Engineering's Snowfluent sewage treatment system)
September 1, 1995... What do you get when you cross the processes that make frozen concentrated orange juice and "ice beer" with those that make snow for ski hills? Delta Engineering Ltd.'s answer to that unlikely query is: sewage treatment. Its Snowfluent system...

Echoes from the heartland. (core of Canada)
September 1, 1995... Forty to 70 kilometres beneath the muskeg and forest covering an area southeast of James Bay, scientists have located what may be the heartland of Canada. Using seismic echo-sounding techniques, geophysicist Andrew Calvert and three colleagues...

Ill winds: a blow-by-blow account.
September 1, 1995... Savage winds exceeding 100 kilometres per hour uprooted trees, downed power lines and left thousands of Ottawa-area families without electricity last November. It was a major squall - hardly unusual for the windiest month of the year. By the...

The lynx and the hare.(Cover Story)
September 1, 1995... 'The lynx lives on rabbits, follows the rabbits, thinks rabbits, tastes like rabbits, increases with them, and on their failure, dies of starvation in the unrabbited woods.' ERNEST THOMPSON SETON, 1912 Kim Poole set the directional H-antenne...

Safe haven. (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia)
September 1, 1995... Proud and practical, generations of Lunenburgers have preserved the traditions and architecture of this Nova Scotian Port Inside the foundry it is always nighttime. All light is swallowed by layers of soot that coat the windows and walls, which...

Vein prospects. (mineral deposits in Canada's Voisey Bay)
September 1, 1995... To geologists, Voisey Bay ore didn't appear to be worth a plug nickel. Then, two diamond hunters hit a mineral mother lode If it weren't for the finely honed instincts of Al Chislett and Chris Verbiski, two old-school prospectors with a passion...

Birder's paradise. (Manitoba's Interlake region)
September 1, 1995... Manitoba's Interlake region attracts winged beauties of every hue and cry It takes an ear attuned to the gentlest flutter-splash of wing on water and an eye sharp enough to capture a quick blink of colour in the marsh to produce the vivid and...

Bedaux's crossing. (adventurer Charles Bedaux)
September 1, 1995... Fuelled by caviar and champagne, 'explorer' Charles Bedaux filmed his way through the Rockies If I succeed it will open up a vast region which has never been explored," French millionaire and self-styled adventurer Charles Bedaux pronounced as...

Reserving lofty peaks for our prime ministers. (mountain peaks named after Canada's former prime ministers)
September 1, 1995... In 1927, CANADA celebrated its diamond jubilee of Confederation - marking 60 years of growing independence from the government of Great Britain. By then, Canada could advise the Crown on the appointment of its governor general and designate its...

The Road Runs West: A Century Along the Bella Coola/Chilcotin Road.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1995... Veteran travellers know the value of a good dead-end road. Far from what the name implies, dead-end roads are alive with adventure, a fertile habitat for exploration, and a magnet for characters who shun the mainstream for social and geographic...

Too Good to be True: Alcan's Kemano Completion Project.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1995... Muddy narrative runs through account of Kemano project Generations ago, canoeists paddled the Great Circle Water Route, a 218-kilometre journey through a spectacular chain of lakes in the heart of British Columbia's Tweedsmuir Park. In the...

The Sizesaurus: Making Measures Fit for Human Consumption.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1995... Have you ever wondered how many hamburger patties it would take to cover the distance from New York to San Francisco, or how fast Santa would need to travel to reach every child in the world on Christmas night? Do you know the difference between...

The water ways of Pierre Camu: Massey medalist navigates several stellar careers. (Canadian geographer)
September 1, 1995... Growing up in Montreal during the Great Depression, Pierre Camu would frequently pedal his trusty two-wheeler to the city's teeming waterfront to witness the great ships from afar lumbering into port. The scene captured the young boy's...

Gold medalists span the field of geography. (recipients of 1995 Gold Medals from The Royal Canadian Geographical Society)
September 1, 1995... Three geographers who have made exceptional contributions to their fields have been selected to receive Gold Medals from The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Park planner Harold Eidsvik, geophysicist Lawrence Morley, and geologist Victor...