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THE INAUGURAL VOYAGE
OF RCGS RESOLUTE

or its fi rst voyage as an RCGS-fl agged vessel,
FOne Ocean Expeditions’ RCGS Resolute is
turning south to explore the White Continent.
Antarctica Off the Beaten Track, a 13-day expedi- RCGS-SPONSORED BISARO ANIMA CAVE EXPEDITION SETS RECORD
tion from the southernmost tip of South
America to explore the west coast and islands of On Jan. 1, 2018, Kathleen Graham descended 670 metres into the Bisaro Anima
the Antarctic Peninsula, departs on Nov. 16. Cave, near Fernie, B.C., establishing a new record for the deepest cave in the
“With one of the highest ice-class ratings of country. She and her eight team members made the discovery during the latest
any passenger vessel, RCGS Resolute is ideally expedition of the multi-year Bisaro Plateau Caves Project, which is supported by
suited to begin her voyages in Antarctica,” says the Alberta Speleological Society and this year received funding from The Royal
Andrew Prossin, founder and managing director Canadian Geographical Society. The team expects further exploration to take
of One Ocean Expeditions. “The region is very them even deeper. To read more, visit cangeo.ca/ma18/bisaro.
close to our hearts, and where our programming —Michela Rosano
began over 10 years ago.” For more information,
visit oneoceanexpeditions.com/antarctica.
—Nick Walker

LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA, MIKAN: 3191693; BEN POWLESS/CAN GEO CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: JAVIER FRUTOS/CAN GEO; JARED HABIAK/BISARO PLATEAU CAVES PROJECT; A GEOGRAPHICAL MOU WITH SCOTLAND With the support of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, Canadian

It’s a transatlantic handshake between societies
MAPPING CANADA’S HISTORY OF RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
with rich histories and common ground. Signed
in Ottawa in late 2017, the MOU opens the door
to collaboration between the Royal Scottish
Geographic Education recently became the fi rst Canadian organization to launch
Geographical Society and RCGS. “There are so
a story with Google Earth Voyager. Canada’s Residential Schools addresses a dark
many links between Scotland and Canada,” says
chapter in our history, weaving photographs and videos with fi rst-hand accounts
RSGS CEO Mike Robinson (above, left), “and a
from survivors. It aims to help educate all Canadians about these schools and to
great willingness to forge greater friendships
inspire Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to work together toward recon-
still.” Go to cangeo.ca/ma18/rsgs for more.
ciliation. Go to cangeo.ca/ma18/voyager to explore the Google Voyager story.
—Tanya Kirnishni
—N.W.
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