The Canadian Mountain Network (CMN) presented the next steps in the Network’s pursuit of Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) funding on March 8, 2018, after successfully being invited to submit a full application in late February. The webinar outlined the requirements for the next stage in the remaining application process: the application deadline is in July with NCE Network funding announcements in October of this year. Networks of Centres of Excellence is a Federally-funded program…

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The Canadian Mountain Network (CMN) is thrilled to announce that our Letter of Intent has been shortlisted, and we have been invited to submit a full application for the Networks of Centres of Excellence program competition! This invitation is due to the passion and hard work of our many volunteers, our supporters, and our CMN team. The CMN is thankful for the dedication we have seen since the Network’s inception; we are excited to continue to…

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Dear friends and partners of the Canadian Mountain Network – Register today! On March 8, 2018 from 10am – 12pm Mountain Standard Time, the Canadian Mountain Network (CMN) and the University of Alberta will host a live webinar to discuss the next steps for advancing this major research initiative. CMN submitted a Letter of Intent in November of 2017 to the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) competition and invitations to submit full applications are expected…

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  The third episode of the Canadian Mountain Podcast explores several community-based research projects with respect and value for Traditional Knowledge in the Yukon Territory. Hosted by Meg Wilcox, our guests discuss their experiences with collaborations, youth training, and working with different partners in order to create and conduct research projects that benefit communities up north. Guests: Doug Clark, Katelyn Friendship, Norma Kassi, and Katherine Stewart. Make sure to check out our other podcast episodes…

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  This special episode was recorded as part of the 2017 University of Alberta Mountain Festival on December 6, 2017 in Edmonton. Under this year’s United Nations’ theme for International Mountain Day, “Mountains Under Pressure: Climate, Hunger, and Migration”, the panel discusses some pressing issues that mountain communities face with regards to traditional foods and food security. Moderated by Roger Epp, contributions range from berries and beavers, adaptive food security strategies, and wildlife monitoring to the Dehcho…

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  This special episode was recorded on International Mountain Day on December 11, 2017. Join our host Meg Wilcox when she tunes in with researchers and mountain communities around Canada to celebrate this special day! To honour the United Nations’ 2017 theme for International Mountain Day, “Mountains Under Pressure: Climate, Hunger, and Migration”, the Livestream also highlights some of the challenges that mountain communities face across the globe. For more information, visit https://www.internationalmountainday.ca Participants: Fred Bradley,…

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The third episode of our Canadian Mountain Podcast is available on iTunes now! Episode 3 –“Traditional Knowledge and Community-based Research in Yukon Territory”– explores several community-based research projects with respect and value for Traditional Knowledge in the Yukon Territory. Hosted by Meg Wilcox, our guests discuss their experiences with collaborations, youth training, and working with different partners in order to create and conduct research projects that benefit communities up north. Guests: Doug Clark, Katelyn Friendship,…

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“1913 Mt. Assiniboine Image in a Modern Context” Photo Credit: The Mountain Legacy Project With more than 7,000 image pairs from 19 summers of fieldwork, the Mountain Legacy Project reveals significant landscape changes in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Based at the University of Victoria, the project team works with researchers to highlight the impacts of climate change on Canada’s mountain landscape. The team uses historical photographs taken by surveyors with the Geological Survey of Canada,…

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  The second episode of the Canadian Mountain Podcast features two projects that focus on protecting and reintroducing animal populations in Alberta, Canada. Hosted by Meg Wilcox, our guests discuss a collaborative research project between University of Alberta researchers and CP Rail that seeks to reduce wildlife mortalities on rail tracks through an early warning system, and the Bison Belong Project that reintroduced Bison to Banff National Park earlier in 2017. Guests: Jonathan Backs, Colleen…

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  The first episode of the Canadian Mountain Podcast features a panel discussion on past and current research projects in the Sahtú region of Canada’s Northwest Territories. Hosted by writer and naturalist Ben Gadd, a diverse panel of research professionals discusses the challenges and rewards that conducting work in such a remote region entails. Guests: Leon Andrew, Tom Andrews, Heather Sayine, and Deborah Simmons. The post Episode 1: Doing Research in the Sahtú Region of…

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