July/August 2024 | Polar Bears & Grizzlies

FEATURES

THE KING OF WAPUSK
In the Hudson Bay Lowlands, polar bears have reigned supreme. These days, a new predator has everyone on high alert. 
By Trina Moyles
Photography by Drew Hamilton

A PRAYER, NOT A PROTEST
The South Saskatchewan River is under unprecedented pressure. Now, a major irrigation project is set to expand.
By Candace Savage
Photography by David Stobbe

UNFATHOMABLE
We know less about the deep ocean than the surface of the moon. As the threat of mining looms, will its fate be decided before we know enough to make such a far-reaching choice?
By Leslie Anthony
Illustrations by Amanda Key

HEART OF GOLD
Life in Bourlamaque, a former Quebec mining town preserved as a living national historic site.
Photography by Guillaume Nolet
With words by Olivier Baillou