Tag Archives: Canada

Churchill River – Part 1: Otter Rapids, Robertson Falls, Mountain Lake

Carla Hale & Karlene Gibson paddle the Churchill River in northern Saskatchewan from Otter Rapids north of Missinipe, through Stanley Mission, to Nistowiak Falls at Iskwatikan Lake. Churchill River is a system of lakes, rapids, rivers, and falls forming the … Continue reading

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Vancouver Island flooded Living in the Ditches and a Dyke Road Comox Valley BC

November 24, 2009 1:00 p.m. Please read the following urgent message from the City of Courtenay regarding river water levels and the possibility of flooding in Courtenay. Listen to local radio stations and consult the school district website throughout the … Continue reading

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“Best Fishing Ever” : Record Salmon Returns to Campbell River

In 2009, the Campbell River and Quinsam River had record returns of pink salmon. At last count, an estimated 800,000 pink salmon returned, which is the highest return on record for this river system. Campbell River is simply living up … Continue reading

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Ice Road Truckers Talk Father’s Day

New Episodes: Sundays at 9pm/8c. In Prudhoe Bay, a network of ice roads in the tundra crisscross river systems & open ocean to connect Americas booming North Slope oil fields to dry land. Every winter truckers have less than three … Continue reading

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Sucked the River Dry – Song / Interview

Discovery of 100,000 dead fish sparked an ivestigation, into why there was little or no investigation. This region just east of Vancouver BC, draining into Pitt River and onto the Pacific Ocean, serves as the starting point for many Salmon … Continue reading

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Going Over the Edge at Niagara’s Rainbow Falls – Horrible Tragedy

Going Over the Edge at Niagara’s Rainbow Falls – also known as Niagara’s American Falls: Neither suicide nor daredevil, a horrible tragedy by a man who over medicated. I was contacted by this man’s family. He was a pharmacist, named … Continue reading

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The Fraser River Journey

The Fraser River Journey documentary film produced by SFUs Learning & Instructional Development Centre’s Media Design group follows a group of 12 aboriginal youths from all over British Columbia on a raft trip down the Fraser River. Wielding tiny but … Continue reading

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Churchill River – Part 2: Stanley Mission, Nistowiak, Iskwatikan

Carla Hale & Karlene Gibson paddle the Churchill River in northern Saskatchewan from Otter Rapids north of Missinipe, through Stanley Mission, to Nistowiak Falls at Iskwatikan Lake. Churchill River is a system of lakes, rapids, rivers, and falls forming the … Continue reading

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Trains Along the Upper Mississippi River Vol. 1

Trains Along the Upper Mississippi Volume 1 (DVD Video) Canadian Pacifics River Subdivision Flanking the western shore of the upper Mississippi River runs Canadian Pacifics River Subdivision, a busy main line that supports a nonstop flow of traffic. Pentrex traveled … Continue reading

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