IN THIS EMAIL:
- Browse through the winners of the 2023 Canadian Photos of the Year competition! - Listen to our latest Explore Podcast episode with Ken Burton discussing the story of the RCMP’s Henry Larsen and his journey through the Arctic - Read about Ontario's largest Indigenous youth tournament, the Little Native Hockey League, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary - Ready for your next adventure? Take a look at the Exodus Adventure Travels journey down Egypt's Nile river |
| Announcing the winners of the 2023 Canadian Photos of the Year competition Canadian Geographic is proud to recognize 13 outstanding photographers who captured some of the best images of 2023
By Thomas Lundy and Alexandra Pope
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A long exposure enhances the drama of the 60-metre Kinuseo Falls, located in Monkman Provincial Park near Tumbler Ridge, B.C. (Photo: Brandon Broderick)
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| Canada lynx crouching on snow-dusted earth. A great blue heron plunging into a lake. Aurora borealis dancing across the sky. The winning images in Canadian Geographic’s 2023 Canadian Photos of the Year competition are a testament to the patience, dedication and skill that produce an unforgettable photo. Canadian Geographic is pleased to award Brandon Broderick of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., the grand prize of $5,000 and the title of Canadian Photographer of the Year. Read on to learn more about Broderick and see the images that most impressed our judges, Canadian Geographic Photographer-in-Residence Scott Forsyth, award-winning photographer Christian Fleury, and the magazine’s editorial and design staff. |
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Polar explorer and RCGS Fellow Ken Burton. (Photo courtesy Ken Burton)
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| In 1940, the wooden-hulled St. Roch became the second ship to successfully sail the Northwest Passage and the first to do it from west to east, captained by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Henry Larsen. Our guest on this episode, Ken Burton, recreated that voyage 60 years later on another RCMP ship, the St. Roch II. A new RCGS Fellow, veteran sailor and polar explorer, Burton shares the incredible story of Larsen and the St. Roch‘s two-and-a-half-year journey through the Arctic ice in the early days of World War II and its secret mission to invade Greenland. He also shares the story of his own incredible Northwest Passage journey on the St. Roch II and how that trip set the speed record for the circumnavigation of North America. |
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| | The under-11 champions celebrate in 2013. (Photo: Athletes Image Sports Photography)
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More than half a century has passed, but Terry Abotossaway still has vivid memories of his pre-teen hockey years. And not all of those recollections are positive ones. Abotossaway, of Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation on Manitoulin Island, Ont., recalls some of the challenges that Indigenous youth from his community faced just to have an opportunity to play hockey.
Since many adults had other priorities and, in some cases, no way to get their children to games, Abotossaway and his friends often found themselves hitchhiking half a dozen kilometres to nearby Little Current, the island’s largest town. “We would get all of our equipment on, except for our skates,” Abotossaway says, “and we wouldn’t take our sticks with us. Nobody wanted to pick up somebody with a stick in their hands. When we would get to the arena, we would ask to borrow a teammate’s stick so we could play. Sometimes we got picked up when we were hitchhiking and went to the games. And sometimes we didn’t.” |
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Canadian Geographic Adventures
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| | Follow in the footsteps of the ancient pharaohs and ride the sands of time on this classic Egypt Nile cruise led by RCGS Vice President – Learning and Reconciliation Charlene Bearhead. Immerse yourself in Egypt’s fascinating history and the abundance of monuments and treasures. With ancient tombs and mysteries around every bend, unrivalled legacy and mind-blowing history await! |
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This trip allows you to visit all the major sites and attractions along the Nile in comfort. Boarding our cruise boat at Luxor we travel upstream, watching local life pass, while also visiting the spectacular Edfu and Kom Ombo temples along the way. The lush banks and beautiful sunsets over the Nile, together with the excellent on-board facilities, make this an unforgettable way to travel. |
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