SPECIAL REPORT
The new N.W.T.
A veteran northern traveller paddles into the heart of the Northwest Territories and discovers that old lifestyles are being shaped by new economic reality
By Ed Struzik

EXCERPT
Arctic exiles
In a long journey across the old Northwest Territories in 1966, Farley Mowat unearthed a tragic story of community relocation and one man’s brush with white man’s law
By Farley Mowat

WILDLIFE
Owl abode
Fewer than 10 percent of barn owls nest in the wild. A new farmer discovers that most live in old barns — a habitat that is rapidly disappearing
Text and illustration by Michael Kluckner

SCIENCE
Into the hot zone
In the wake of September 11, scientists at Canada’s newest and most secure biohazard lab were inundated with suspected anthrax cases. Now, they are primed for the worst
By Siobhan Roberts with photography by Peter Sibbald

THROUGH THE LENS
Poetic poses
From hunting parties to tea socials, Carl Linde told the story of Lake of the Woods and Kenora in his carefully composed images
By Susan Fisher

The inside story
News from The Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Editor’s notebook
Heartache falls

Contributors
Meet our writers and photographers

Reverberations
Climber’s care, Land grab, Simmering down, Lost tales

Discovery
Fresh face for Capilano Park, Tracking jet trails, Bat hotels, Species at risk anniversary

À la carte
Delta hues

Reviews
Communing with wildlife, Conserving the Old Man, Perils of Pauline

On the horizon
British Columbia storm tourists

Mosaic
Fruits of labour
By Chuck Rusell

In habitat
Hillbilly heaven on Yellowknife Bay By James Hrynyshyn
By David Zimmer