Alwynne Beaudoin is Head Curator, Earth Sciences, and Curator, Quaternary Environments, at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton. Using plant remains, such as seeds and pollen, she investigates postglacial landscapes, especially in relation to Alberta’s human history. She holds a B.Sc. (Leeds University) and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in physical […]

Todd Kristensen is a Regional Archaeologist with Alberta’s Archaeological Survey and a PhD student at the University of Alberta where he studies the historical depth of relationships between First Nations and landscapes in Western Canada. He completed a B.A. at the University of Alberta and an M.A. at Memorial University […]

Dr. Melissa Lem is a Toronto-based family physician who also works in rural and remote communities across Canada. She appears regularly on CBC Television’s Steven and Chris and holds a faculty appointment with the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. 

Dr. Elizabeth Nisbet is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Trent University. Her research encompasses personality, social, health, and environmental psychology, exploring individual differences in ‘nature relatedness’ and the links between human-nature relationships, happiness, health, and sustainable behaviour. Her work is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council […]

Robert Oliphant is the president and CEO of the Asthma Society of Canada, a national health charity advancing the interests of Canadians with asthma and respiratory allergies through research, education and the promotion of clean indoor and outdoor air. 

Dr. Linda Harvey is a retired family physician in Ontario and past president of Physicians for Global Survival. She has a personal interest in radiation and health stemming from events involving her own community. 

Dr. Richard Denton is an associate professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. He has served as president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, and Physicians for Global Survival. Denton is the North American co-chair for International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. 

Dr. David Swann is Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Calgary Mountain View. He initiated the Healthy City Project in Calgary in 1987 and was part of developing the city’s first pesticide-free park in 1998. Swann currently holds the portfolio for Agriculture and Rural Development, Health, Human Services, […]

Dr. David Colby is medical officer of health for Chatham-Kent, Ontario, and professor of Physiology & Pharmacology and Microbiology & Immunology at Western University. He is recognized internationally as a medico-legal expert in wind turbine sounds and health.