Architecture can contribute positively to social change. It was a missed opportunity, then, that there was no explicit mention of…
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Aug 30 2018
The social side of adaptive reuse
Typically, non-profit organizations offering community services such as shelter, meals and counselling set up shop in buildings that meet their…
Apr 16 2018
Exploring the hidden past
Urban exploration sometimes gets a bad rap. Media reports frequently associate it with trespassing, graffiti and vandalism, and this has…
Apr 16 2018
Cliffside Stories: How Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Feeds Today’s Generations
To Conrad Little Leaf of the Piikani Nation, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump near Fort Macleod, AB and its neighbouring foothills and…
Oct 5 2017
Canada’s Historic Barns: Buildings at risk, buildings with value
Much of the story of our country is embedded within the posts and beams of old barns. They demonstrate the…
Mar 27 2017
Honouring the Truth: the Physical Legacy of Canada’s Residential Schools
2017 promises to be an extraordinary year as Canada positively sizzles with national celebrations marking the 150th Anniversary of Confederation….
Mar 16 2017
A Culture of Inertia
A story that profoundly touched me was told to us (siblings) by our mother, a childhood memory and one which…
Feb 16 2017
Making History Accessible for Today and the Future
Almost 30 years ago today, I was wheeling through the Prairies on the last leg of my Man In Motion…
Jun 9 2016
Protecting Indigenous Heritage: Lessons from the Past
When the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its Final Report in December 2015, it acknowledged the importance of Indigenous heritage…
Apr 22 2016
A Hope and a Prayer for Places of Faith
The following is a transcript of Natalie Bull’s speech at the Walrus Talks Spirituality, presented by the Walrus and the…
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