In 1887, Mary Vaux visited the Illecillewaet Glacier in B.C.’s Selkirk Mountains for the first time. A few years later, she returned and was surprised to see how much it had retreated. She would make Canada’s first serious glacier study. An excerpt from David Geselbracht’s "Climate Hope." David is an environmental journalist and lawyer living in the East Kootenays, B.C. Published Jan. 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/01/01/Mary-Vaux-Canada-First-Glacier-Study/