Assistant Professor of Human Geography, University of Manitoba
A cultural geographer of outdoor recreation, tourism and environmental activism, my research focuses on the cultural, political and economic consequences of our relationships with nature, especially in our leisure time.
Respectful canoeing means acknowledging Indigenous authority over the land and water
Jun 18, 2024 04:33 am UTC| Insights & Views
In a satirical look at canoeing in Canada, Ojibway comedian and author Drew Hayden Taylor once joked every time a non-native person whitewater canoes down the Madawaska River, or goes kayaking off Tobermory, they should...

Reopen recreation spaces after COVID-19 for the good of the public, not the individual
Jan 06, 2021 04:08 am UTC| Life
As we struggle through various phases of COVID-19 restrictions, we are all looking towards what will be a long and tentative process of reopening. Yet the lessons from our first reopening strategies last spring make it...