Prairie Perspectives (Vol. 12)

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PRAIRIE PERSPECTIVES:GEOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS

Edited byDion J. Wiseman

Daniel Olsen

Department of GeographyBrandon UniversityBrandon, Manitoba

Canada

Volume 12, October 2009

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©Copyright 2009, Brandon UniversityDepartment of Geography

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Table of Contents

Preface .............................................................................................................. vi

Snapshots of change: applying GIS to a chronology of historic charts of the St.Marys River, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and MichiganP.L. Buck ............................................................................................... 1

Conservation implications of birder visitation to Douglas Marsh, Manitoba:expectation - satisfaction levels of birders on commercial trips versus otherbirdersC.D. Malcolm .......................................................................................23

A political ecology of source water protectionR.J. Patrick ...........................................................................................43

Terminoglacial lacustrine sediments and other deposits in the Glacial LakeProven basin, Riding Mountain, ManitobaR.A. McGinn, D.J. Wiseman, K. Zaniewski ..........................................63

Twenty- metre biophysical variability within the northern mixed-grass PrairieJ.M. Piwowar .......................................................................................79

Characteristics of habitat used by pileated woodpeckers in Great Lakes-St.Lawrence forest region of OntarioP.G. Bush, B.J. Naylor, P.N. Duinker .....................................................97

Surfing Lake SuperiorR. Dilley, G. Lindberg .......................................................................... 115

Through the ages: sense of place in Caliento, ManitobaB. Shuwera, P. Fitzpatrick ................................................................... 123

Horizontal partnerships in image-building: local level collaboration for placepromotion in the Swan ValleyK. Zubrycki ........................................................................................ 143

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The availability of locally-grown food in ReginaS. Gordon, J. Piwowar ........................................................................ 171

Image building in the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn, Manitoba: the need forpublic policyJ.C. Lehr ............................................................................................. 195

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PrefacePrairie Perspectives: Geographical Essays is an annual publication

of the Prairie Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (PCAG).By and large, the papers contained in each volume represent a subset ofthose presented at the annual meeting of the PCAG. However, submissionsare also solicited from the broader geographic community and consideredfor publication provided that they represent original scholarly research byprairie geographers and/or concern the geography of the prairies. Eachvolume is edited by the institution hosting the conference in that year andall manuscripts are subjected to a thorough peer review process.

The 32nd annual meeting of the PCAG was held in Boissevain,Manitoba on September 26th to 28th, 2008. The conference was hosted bythe Department of Geography, Brandon University and held at the RedCoat Inn and Boissevain School. A total of 28 papers were presented in sixconcurrent paper sessions in physical geography, human geography,biogeography, mapping theory and applications, the environment, andtourism and recreation; in addition to eight posters presented in a dedicatedposter session. Many of the approximately 70 conference delegatesparticipated in one of the two afternoon excursions; which included anhistorical hayride through the town of Boissevain or fieldtrip to theInternational Peace Gardens. The highlights of the conference banquetwere the keynote address by Dr. Sterling Evans, Canada Research Chair inHistory, titled “Nothing New About NAFTA: The Great Plains and NorthAmerican Connections”, and the enduring annual slide competition.

This volume contains 11 papers on a variety of topical areas fromcartography, environmental studies, physical geography and humangeography. The authors of these papers, with the exception of one, comefrom institutions from across the Prairie Division.

The editors wish to acknowledge the efforts of those involved in theorganization of the conference and publication of this year’s volume. Inparticular, we wish to acknowledge the scholarly contributions of theauthors for the following collection of papers and efforts of the reviewerswho have contributed considerably to the overall quality of the researchpresented herein. We would also like to recognize the following individualsfor their assistance with organizing the 32nd annual conference: ourcolleagues in the Department of Geography, Rod McGinn, Chris Malcolm,Derrek Eberts and Wenonah vanHeyst; our department’s administrative

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assistant, Shirley Slashinski; Kathy McGhan, Administrative Manager,International Peace Garden; Brad White, Principal, Boissevain School;Ron Narland, Manager, Red Coat Inn; Aggie, Amy and Shirley, TourismOffice, Town of Boissevain; Mannix’ Horse Drawn Rides and the IrvinGoodon International Wildlife Museum. Finally, we would like to onceagain recognize the efforts of Weldon Hiebert and the Department ofGeography, University of Winnipeg for providing the technical expertiseand resources for the publication of Volume 12 of Prairie Perspectives.

Drs. Dion J. Wiseman and Daniel Olsen, EditorsDepartment of GeographyBrandon University

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