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Special Collection: Retrospective on the Environment

RBC Letter has been examining topics related to natural resources and the environment for decades. Since climate change is now on the front pages every day, we thought we’d browse through some of the old Letters, and pull together a special collection: our Retrospective on the Environment. Over the years, we’ve covered such topics as soil, forests, water and you’ll even find a Letter from 1958 called “Our Climate and Our Weather.” Why not take a walk through time, and see what we’ve been thinking about the environment since 1944.

The Importance of Forests

(March, 1944)

Canada’s Resources, Development and Possibilities

(January, 1945)

Conservation of Soil

(August, 1946)

Forest Resources and Industry

(January, 1947)

Canada’s Natural Resources

(June, 1948)

The World’s Food

(November, 1948)

Our Forests Are Worth Preserving

(February, 1949)

Our Climate And Our Weather

(October, 1949)

Life Depends on Water

(March, 1950)

Agriculture in Canada’s Economy

(November, 1950)

The Search for Beauty

(December, 1950)

Two Better Blades of Grass

(February, 1951)

Conserving Our Soil

(September, 1952)

On Using Soil Wisely

(April, 1957)

Conserving and Using Our Open Spaces

(May, 1959)

The Relationship of Man and Nature

(May, 1960)

Pollution of Water

(September, 1961)

Resources for Living

(November, 1962)

Saving Our Watersheds

(December, 1963)

In the Long Run

(April, 1968)

The Blue Planet

(February, 2008)