An event celebrating the publication of Mountain Voices: The Mountain Legacy Project and a Century of Change in Western Canada.

For almost 30 years UVic's Mountain Legacy Project (MLP) has used repeat photography to examine the awe-filled landscapes of the Canadian mountain west. 

Working with Library and Archives Canada, UVic Libraries, provincial archives, museums, and individuals to uncover historical mountain images MLP teams determine the location they were taken from, ascend to the same place, and rephotograph as accurately as possible. The historic and modern images are then aligned, analyzed, and made available to anyone interested in exploring Canada’s mountain heights ( explore.mountainlegacy.ca ). These remarkable hard sought images support management, scholarly, and Indigenous priorities.

Personal stories of the transcendant quality of mountains can stir deep emotions and remind us of what is at stake in a rapidly changing world. In Mountain Voices fifty mountain adventurers, researchers, storytellers, artists, and archivists explore the transformative power of mountains and mountain photographs.

Join Professor Eric Higgs, Dr Matt Huculak, and a panel of Mountain Voices contributors for an engaging, image-rich evening of lively discussion centred on mountains, why they matter to us, and how we can turn mountain awareness into mountain advocacy and action.