LifeDenis Brown, 1951-2015A rural doctor and outdoor adventurer, he tried to scale Mount Everest three times—always without bottled oxygen
GeneralHeather Arlene Carr, 1974-2015A ‘defender of the weak’, she had a strong, nurturing way about her. She helped others as a social worker and a Wiccan priestess.
GeneralBryan Swick Turner, 1982-2015Athletic and full of energy, Turner ran a booming contracting business before an email about extreme poverty changed his life
SocietyElena Cernicka, 1979-2015She was a born mountaineer who shared her love of the outdoors with her family. Skiing in B.C. put ‘big sunshine in her eyes.’
SocietyBarry Douglas Johnson, 1957-2014A long-haul trucker, he overcame addiction and became a friend to whom countless other addicts turned in their darkest hours
WorldIn Switzerland, a gold rush to armsA Sunday referendum that could see Switzerland take back its gold held overseas is sowing dissension and fear across Europe
LifeJanet Stephanie Rooks, 1959-2014She was a gifted pianist and a nurse. Whenever possible, she would embark on long treks in the Rocky Mountains.
BooksThe Xenotext: Creating the poetry bugAfter 11 years and $120,000 in research, Christian Bök has put words to DNA
GeneralMark Hopkins wants to get to know youA social experiment in Calgary is building bridges between disparate social groups
CultureThis play is a runaway successIn ’Endure: A Run Woman Show’ the audience follows writer and performer Melanie Jones at a ‘race pace’