Environment
Eco-tourism is a fairly new concept that evolved along with the general environmental movement of the 1970’s and 1980’s. Eco-tourism practices a non-consumptive, non-mechanized use of the resources in an undeveloped area. It appreciates and respects indigenous cultures and contributes to their economic well-being. Eco-tourism also implies a managed approach to nature-based activities.
1994: Hap won Environmentalist of the Year with CityPulse, presented by Bob Hunter, Ecology Specialist
1995: Hap illustrated and contributed some writing for the book Voyages – Canadian Heritage Rivers, which won the National Resources Council of America Award for Best Environmental book of 1995.
2002: Bob Hunter, Ecology Specialist at City TV in Toronto and co-founder of GreenPeace, came to Temagami in 1990 to cover and report on the environmental blockade on the Red Squirrel Road and our friends at City TV in Toronto have been joining us on remote adventures since 1995. They often take footage of the rivers we travel, bringing to people’s attention environmental issues and endangered areas. Previous river trips they have filmed include the Hayes River, Temagami, the Caribou River, the Thelon, and Dumoine. The film Thelon was shot during our river expedition there in 2001 and won the best environmental film for the Water Walker Festival in 2002.