Summer 2010
In this issue writer J.B. MacKinnon explores the nature of “survival” after agreeing to be stranded on a deserted island. Find out how he met the challenge to stay warm, evade bears, and scrounge up sustenance from his wild surroundings. (How would you feel about eating ant eggs for lunch?) Plus, we go in-depth to introduce British Columbia’s “sleeping giants”, the hundreds of volcanoes that shaped our landscape—and could surprise us again. We also present spectacular new photographs of bald eagles by two French documentary photographers, and, for something completely different, we head to the Alberni District Fall Fair to meet Bingo Hauser, the colourful leader of a west coast carnival dynasty.
Cover: Bald eagle in flight
Photo: Mazille/Schneider Photographic Animaliere
The nature of survival
Observations from the acting editor of British Columbia Magazine
Letters to the Editor
See what readers are talking about.
Slow down in Sorrento
Splash in Shuswap Lake, explore the local arts scene, or just relax and unwind with an organic Irish ale in this laid-back waterfront community.
Bingo's big show
Still going strong at 83, the patriarch of the Hauser family and founder of West Coast Amusements spreads joy across British Columbia each summer with his travelling carnival.
Eagle eyes
Intrepid photographers Guillaume Mazille and Marie Schneider spent a season with nesting eagles to capture the superb documentary images in this photo essay.
Sleeping giants
Volcanoes are all around us in British Columbia.
Island survivor
How hard could it be to live for five days and nights on a deserted island? That depends on how you feel about eating ants, drinking mud, and having bears as neighbours.
One man's global village
From 1917 onward, immigrant businessman Mayo Singh built a multicultural community in his mill town on southeast Vancouver Island, fostering racial tolerance in Paldi during an era of considerable prejudice in Canada.
Campfire know-how
Options for lighting a fire when wet matches leave you in the cold.
