New from Creekstone Press
Sidetracked: The Struggle for BC’s Fossils
What began as a hunting trip to British Columbia’s Northern Rockies in 2000 turns into one of the province’s most important fossil finds – the Monroe Dinosaur Trackway in Kakwa Provincial Park. In Sidetracked: The Struggle for BC’s Fossils, Vivien Lougheed tells the fascinating tale of the trackway’s discovery and, in the telling, weaves in stories of other major fossil finds in British Columbia and across North America, many of which demonstrate how egos, turf wars and a lack of resources diminish the science of paleontology. While professional and amateur paleontologists, commercial fossil hunters, scientific societies, professors, museum curators and politicians spar in an ancient arena, erosion, theft and neglect threaten Earth’s fossil record and with it our ability to decipher the geological past. In Sidetracked Lougheed chronicles one man’s growing passion for paleontology and issues a plea for cooperation, not competition, in the pursuit of that arcane science. Read more
Front Lines: Portraits of Caregivers in Northern British Columbia
On these pages you will meet doctors whose insights into rural medicine have won them national awards, nurses who embody the concept of cultural competence and social workers who restore pride and meaning to lives shattered by residential schools, alcohol, drugs and mental illness. There are general practitioners with specialities in oncology, palliative care and HIV/AIDS, a dispensing optician who sees life through a variety of lenses and a pharmacist who incorporates homeopathy into her practice. And you will travel…from the shores of Haida Gwaii east to the Robson Valley, from Vanderhoof, at the geographical centre of the province, to Dease Lake on its northern border. In each locale we learn how place and people influence practice and how individual caregivers try to right imbalances in health care resources and access. All this in a book of sumptuous design with beautiful images of extraordinary people in extraordinary landscapes. Front Lines is a celebration of innovation, an invitation to those interested in designing care appropriate to different cultures and difficult geographies and, finally, it is a tribute to those who are leading the way. To see UNBC's Northern Medical Program's feature page and the photos click here. Read more
Trees and Shrubs in Winter
With the help of Trees and Shrubs in Winter, it is possible to identify most trees and shrubs – down to the smallest ground creepers – in winter. The descriptions contain enough detail to satisfy the experts but are written in language accessible to the weekend naturalist. The line drawings have been created with identification in mind. The plants in this book are found throughout BC and the Rockies with a focus on those found on the north coast, in the northeast and in the interior north of Williams Lake. Read more
