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Roots & Folks

‘…Study first, then recreation’

  • By Darcy Rhyno
Getting to know Dr. Najam Chishti

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Dramatic hues of a watershed

  • By Scott Leslie
  • Photography By Scott Leslie
Autumn along Nova Scotia’s Mersey River

On the rise in Sherbrooke

  • By Alec Bruce
  • Header photo by The Whale Sanctuary Project
Named as North America’s first beluga whale sanctuary, this small town faces an uncertain future with almost camera-ready grit and enthusiasm

Retiring?

  • By Darcy Rhyno
Not likely! Getting to know chef Daryl MacDonnell

A play on words and deeds

  • By Bill Coultas
  • Header photo by Greg Locke
The stubborn role of religious bigotry in Newfoundland’s pre-Confederation history

Getting the lead out

  • By Sara Jewell
  • Header photo by Murdo Messer
A wildlife vet’s campaign for non-toxic ammunition

Reinventing the Shopping Mall

  • By Suzanne Robicheau
A group of Annapolis Royal artists put their faith in a brick and mortar marketplace

  • By Jim Gourlay
  • Photography By Ray Mackey
‘A truly remarkably distinctive place…’

  • By Cary Rideout
  • Photography By Lorain Ebbett-Rideout
Rescued and restored, this 1840s Greek Revival House is both museum and centre stage in the life of a community

  • By Bob Bancroft
  • Header photo by Scott Leslie
An iconic sign of a healthy wilderness—or not

  • By Denise Flint
The Beothuks of Newfoundland disappeared in part because they had nothing European settlers wanted

  • By Jodi DeLong
Sometimes, great discoveries and fabulous adventures await us in our own neighbourhood

  • By Rick Grant
  • Header photo by René Bourque
The enigmatic outdoorsman’s paradise wants to entice ecotourists via new transportation routes

  • By Peggy Kell
  • Header photo by Bruce Dienes
Having written extraordinary songs about ordinary lives,  Stan Rogers still inspires magic at his namesake festival, long after his death

  • By Russell Wangersky
While the bevy of beers and rum chasers make way for martinis and White Russians, downtown St. John’s still boasts a colourful nightlife of anything goes, for...

  • By Margaret Cameron, as told to Philip Moscovitch
Her son’s teacher thought he had a learning disability. He didn’t—but the mis-characterization led Margaret Cameron to a lifetime in education

  • By Eleanor Beaton
There are more than 6.5 million seals in Atlantic Canada—almost three times as many seals as people—yet they remain elusive, shrouded in myth. Here are a few...