On August 5, 2025, the Government of Nova Scotia banned public access to the woods in the name of fire prevention. As a result, anyone canoeing, hiking or camping etc. in the province now faces a $25,000 fine - even if they never have a fire or light a camp stove etc. 

New Brunswick has since done something similar. 

Josh Dehaas is a lawyer with the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) which is working to reverse these bans. He joined me on the show to discuss the recent prohibitions on enjoying the wilderness, why they are unconstitutional, and the work of the CCF. 

If you're interested in assisting the CCF, see here: https://theccf.ca/ccf-warns-premier-houston-hiking-ban-threatens-freedoms-petition-demands-repeal/

Jeffrey Cederwall is an aquatic quality scientist working with, among other things, blue-green algae. He's also a paddler. 

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Chris Giard is a veteran expedition paddler and maker of quality outdoor gear. He recently completed an 8-week trip down the Hood River in Nunavut. 

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Calem Watson is a fishing guide, adventurer, and speaker. In 2023, he paddled 3000km across the Northwest Territories. 

Calem's instagram is here: https://www.instagram.com/calem_watson/

Tickets for his upcoming speaking tour can be purchased here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wv3ZTZ39Rm2RiQ4lPh8jhw#/registration?fbclid=PAAaZZ4311_76m3LpLGkgYs0tXdFMLl9Zkb-3Jk4DXLxlattlOUm7UMomgIpo_aem_AUKdLmOdfavr30p2wkf_e3HAV8b5yazOU1kQLImjDAat-hMyC_Ymlr8zXxPog0oCxtw

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Matthew Boyd is an award winning cinematographer-filmmaker based in Oakland, California,  working in feature film, short film, documentary, and television spaces. His upcoming documentary, Barren Grounds, chronicles the ill-fated subarctic Moffat Canoe Expedition of 1955. More on the film can be found here: https://www.barrengrounds.com

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John Little is the author of Who Killed Tom Thomson?: The Truth About the Murder of One of the 20th Century's Most Famous Artists. Tom Thomson, one of Canada's most famous artists, died under mysterious circumstances in July 1917 while setting out for a multi-week canoe trip. 

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Noah Booth is co-founder of Northern Scavenger, a social media platform that documents its outdoor pursuits and canoe trips.  He recently  completed a kayak expedition along the Nova Scotia coast. 

The blog referenced in this episode is: http://iron-bark.blogspot.com/p/iron-barks-travels.html

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Dave Greene is the founder of Night of Adventure and Greener Adventures. He recently completed Akilineq, a 1600km expedition across the NWT and Nunavut sponsored by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society.

For more on Dave see here: https://www.nightofadventure.com/

The fantastic podcast mentioned in this episode about the satellite crash is Operation Morning Light: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/operation-morning-light/id1646497997

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In 2015, Nuka kayaked from Montreal to Mexico. His most recent expedition, 1000 miles through the Inside Passage from Lund, BC to Skagway, Alaska is the subject of a mini-series available on Youtube called "Kayaking the Inside Passage".  It's available here: https://youtu.be/8E5MFcwGzyk

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Seth Wotten is an outdoor educator and explorer. Over the course of 3 summers (2006, 2007 and 2008) he paddled across Canada from Montreal to Inuvik as part his  Water For Future Generations project. He's also done several other major  expeditions in Canada. 

More about Water for Future Generations can be found here: http://wffg.ca 

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