Past Presentations

Spring 2003

What is it like to stand at the the top of the world?

What drives someone to climb the highest mountains on earth?

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Spend a year on a boat locked in ice in the Canadian High Arctic courtesy of Dr. Graeme Magor, veteran of more than a dozen Arctic expeditions. Through an illustrated presentation, sail Northanger across the North Atlantic and experience a long Arctic winter on ice in Hourglass Bay off Ellesmere Island.

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Join renowned naturalist/journalist Charlie Russell as he shares 40 years of studying grizzly, kermode and black bears. In pursuit of learning, he has travelled throughout British Columbia and Alberta as well as to Russia.

His unique perspective, personal stories and captivating slides will expand your understanding of these fascinating creatures.

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Marc Garneau, Canada's first astronaut in space and President of the Canadian Space Agency, taught us how Canadian space technology is addressing environmental issues.

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Noted photographer and expedition leader, John Dunn took us for a 2,500-km journey through the wilds of British Columbia for his fifth Society lecture series. This time he shared the story of his "no frills" traverse from Tofino to Fort Nelson, as previously featured in Canadian Geographic.

James Raffan prepared a unique audio-visual presentation on one of our favourite icons. Through slides, music and anecdotes he presented a rousing look at the history of the canoe, evoked fond memories of summer camps and entertained with imaginative canoe imagery.

Geographer and former RCGS president Denis St-Onge travelled to Fredericton, Sackville, Moncton, Halifax, Edmundston, Trois-Rivières, Chicoutimi and Montréal in October and November to present a virtual tour of Nunavut in both English and French. An expert on Arctic landscapes, St-Onge took audiences to the glaciers and fiords of Baffin and Ellesmere islands and the lakes and tundra of the mainland Barrens, while touching on historic events, Inuit culture, the economy and the challenges facing the territory.

Whale scientist and author Dr. John Ford used dramatic photography and underwater sound recordings in his Ottawa lecture, which described the fascinating natural history and social lives of West Coast orcas. Director of Marine Mammal Research at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, Ford has studied killer whales off the B.C. coast and around the world for more than 20 years.

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