“Do you like big butts?” my son asked, and the obvious answer was “Of course!”. Giggles ensued as we snapped photos and took videos of one of the polar bears sitting on top of the water tunnel above us in the Assiniboine Park Zoo. Seeing polar bears this up close and personal was an unforgettable [...]
The cameras' shutters were going off faster than fireworks on New Year's Eve, each operator pointing in a different direction off different sides of the boat. We were surrounded by a group of curious Beluga whales, as visitors to their home, they welcomed us with songs from below the waves. The “canaries of the sea” [...]
From butterflies to bears it was clear from our behind-the-scenes tour at the Leatherdale International Polar Bear Conservation Centre that there was a team of passionate scientists behind the scenes at the Assiniboine Zoo. My son had all sorts of questions as two biologists shared insight on the important work they were doing with species [...]
My son grabbed my camera and took off down the alley. With each mural, he would yell out, “Mom come look at this one!” as if each mural was even better than the last. This unexpected alleyway transformed into this Arctic wonderland fills the imagination and wonder of everyone in our group, cameras clicking and [...]
With hesitation, we rounded the corner into the first exhibit of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. I was nervous about bringing my son and introducing him to heavy topics that often surround human rights. What hard conversations were ahead of me, was I prepared? Is The Canadian Museum for Human Rights family friendly? And [...]
