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QSL Card from Jim Jung, VE7ANQ/VE8 at Mould Bay (reverse)

Photograph - Several Club members celebrating Tillie Dahoy, Evelyn Earle and Belle Kunz's birthdays at the Mannville Hospital, Mannville, AB. Pictured in the photograph are: Sitting, left to right: Phyllis Pratt, Jean Jacula, Carol Wasylik,…

Photograph - Doreen Green and Lloyd Tovell standing near a building at the fiftieth anniversary gathering of the Chatsworth Country Club, near Vermilion, AB

QSL card from Jim Jung at Mould Bay

Arguably the tallest and steepest mountain in the world, Mt. McKinley has earned its majestic reputation as the "High One". This moody titan of the Alaskan mountain range reigns over Denali National Park and Preserve. A protected…

This film attempts to relate briefly to the Finnish contributions to building with logs in winter and deals with the basic skill and techniques of handcrafting a log house. The completion of the log house signals a celebration with the traditional…

Where the gentle prairie grasslands blends into the aspen parkland and ultimately gives way to the boreal forest lies Prince Albert National Park. It is a place of subtle beauty that has inspired many, including the famous author-conservationist…

This film features "High Arctic Close-Up," showcasing rare footage of the High Arctic's polar deserts and icecaps, including migrating birds, and "Destroyers of Mountains," depicting glacial erosion in the Rocky Mountains…

Letter - A form letter sent to former members of the Chatsworth Country Club and former residents of the school districts inviting them to a picnic the club was hosting, Vermilion, AB

Filmed in the mountains, prairies and aspen parklands, we see a pregnant doe in the early stages of giving birth and big antlered buck sparring. The behavior of the evasive White-tail is compared with that of the less secretive mule deer. Biologists…

In the twilight days of winter, herds of shaggy-coated muskox dig for the ground-hugging plants that mean their survival in the sub-zero cold. But the country of the muskox in summer is a land rich in colour and light, and teeming with life. In this…

This film shows the interesting and diverse wildlife of the beautiful and spectacular Canadian Rocky Mountains. Included are some of the world s most powerful carnivores the grizzly bear, black bear, timber wolf and mountain lion. Also included are…

Two worlds collide on the west coast of Canada's Vancouver Island, where the endless rhythms of the Pacific Ocean meet head-on with the temperate rain forest. A spectacular array of creatures adapted to this demanding and ever-changing…

Illegal hunting is a serious, yet rarely reported crime. Join actual conservation officers on a poaching investigation of a bighorn sheep. Discover how a dedicated team of wilderness enforces relies on careful fieldwork, scientific and DNA analysis…

As the Arctic Ocean tidal waters ebb and flow through the Anderson River Delta, a second tide, a tide of light arrives to shine once more. At wintering grounds around the world the feathered masses of the Arctic begin to stir as the thrilling call…

Journey to a land where elephants wander: a land of ancient dramas and intriguing mystery. Here, young cubs wrestle in a lion's embrace. Elegant flamingos flourish where few can survive. Giants clash in battles for supremacy and a kaleidoscope…

The brilliant red waves of salmon filling the Adams River peak every four years, as countless sockeye return to their birthplace to spawn the next generation and then die. Their relentless journey spans thousands of kilometers, past countless…

Led by a charismatic leader, a small group of Finnish immigrants fled into the wilderness of Canada to form their own society in the early 1900s. Through hardships and adversity, they struggled only to see their commune eventually fail, but the…

Who rules the land of Admiralty Island in the Alaska Panhandle? Grizzly bears, emperors of the northwestern coastal rainforest. This island is the home of one of the highest bear densities on earth. Discover the natural history of this bear country…

"Survivors of the Short Grass: Call of the Loon" is a wildlife documentary transcript exploring the resilient animals of North America's short grass prairie, including sage grouse, pronghorn antelope, badgers, and burrowing owls,…

Resolute April 56 - The snow was so deep by April 56 that ropes were used to navigate between buildings

Map - The Athabasca River Basin in yellow; within Mackenzie River Basin

Snowdrift in front of the Operations building

Photograph - Group of three mushrooms with gills closed caps orange. Baptiste Lake, AB