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Travel & Adventure Guides

Past stories ------ Summer 2006 ------ Table of Contents Canadian Winery Destinations Otters of Kyuquot Sound Fishing in the Prairies Moncton - 3 Great Day Trips Sylvia Forest - Mountain Guide Yukon River Quest Path to Paradise A Century of Summits Mina Hubbard's Journey Tent Buyer's Guide Climbing Della Falls ------ Winter 2005 ------ Table of Contents 10 Best Mountain Destinations Affordable Adventures Spa Holidays Snow Shelters David Marra - The Ice Man Adventure Travel Insurance Tempest in Tofino ------ Summer 2005 ------ Table of Contents Dealing With Mosquitos Search for the Freshwater Sea Girls On Top Journal Astronomy Ottawa - 3 Great Day Trips Seabound Grasslands National Park Sugar Bush Country Hallowed Home of the Haida ------ Winter 2004 ------ Table of Contents Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Dogsledding in the Yukon Snowmobiling Winter Photography Mountains as Water Towers Knapsacks Explained Contributors ------ Summer 2004 ------ Table of Contents Thor Peak Rocky Mountain Teahouses Canoeing in Northern Sask. Fantastic Fundy Destinations Summer Stargazing Kayaking the Great Lakes Adele Frizzell - Adventure Racer BC Mountaineering Hiking Shoes Explained Exploring Nootka Sound

MOUNTAINS ARE THE WORLD'S adventure playgrounds. They are also the source of one-half of the world's drinking water. On the heels of the Walkerton water crisis, the worst forest-fire season in the history of British Columbia and persistent droughts in Canada's farmland, the topic for the Banff Mountain Summit 2003, "Mountains as Water Towers," couldn't be more timely.

Coinciding with the United Nations International Year of Freshwater 2003, the summit, from November 23 to 26, will gather international experts in the heart of the Rocky Mountains to discuss water-related topics ranging from "Who Owns It and Who Profits From It?" and "Integrated Watershed Management" to "Mountain Water Ecosystems," and the "Search for Solutions."

Three-quarters of all fresh water is stored in glacial ice, much of which is found in mountain areas. As demand for fresh water skyrockets, how will we peacefully negotiate access to or control of a limited resource? Who will safeguard the fragile mountain water ecosystems? And how will the world community respond when glaciers disappear in the face of climate change?

Seminar participants will include renowned scientists, advocates, authors and water managers. This year's summit text, which features contributions from Canadians such as David Suzuki, Maude Barlow and Marq de Villiers, is entitled "Whose Water Is It?" The answer to this question will have intriguing ramifications for adventurers concerned about the mountain ecosystems in which they play.

For more information, visit www.banffcentre.ca/mountainculture/festivals/summit

-Tracy C. Read

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