Mark Mann

In the history of public snow art, there’s probably never been a more fertile period than the mid-winter of 2020. In those scary first weeks of the pandemic, as lockdown restrictions came into effect, many people found themselves with an abundance of…

If there’s one thing our society insists upon, it’s productivity. We’re all supposed to be achieving as much as possible, in the shortest time possible. For many of us, our sense of self-worth can come to depend on it. Productivity isn’t a dirty…

Loimulohi is a traditional Finnish technique for preparing wild-caught fish on an open fire. The fish is sometimes cooked this way in restaurants, but it can easily be prepared the same way outdoors. All you really need to do it right are a knife, a…

Forest bathing has long been a trending topic in the media, but if you bring it up casually among friends or family, the response is often skeptical. In my experience, people are more likely to be offended by the concept of forest bathing than…

Extremely long nature videos won’t satisfy our need for the outdoors, but they just might fill the gap until your next excursion outside. On 24 December 1966 New York City television station WPIX aired Yule Log, a looping two-hour shot of a…

When the Heiltsuk people had the opportunity to build a wellness centre in their territory, they turned to their own people and their own culture to define what the word means for them. Launched this summer, the Kunsoot Wellness Centre offers a…

Jeff Blackmer remembers the time Robertson Point, N.B., was covered in water and his family cottage nearly didn’t make it. During the massive flood of 2008, the rising waters of Grand Lake climbed three feet up the walls and sloshed through the…

Doug McLean/shutterstock Most flood-proofing advice centres on keeping the water out. But if your property is at risk of severe overland flooding, it turns out that might not be the best strategy. If you make your basement into a watertight…

Greenseas/shutterstock With flooding becoming the new normal, here’s how to protect your property with a little planning ahead. Basic steps everyone can do before flooding strikes to help prevent damage at the cottage: At the shoreline Protect or…