This week, Camara talking with Claire Wilkinson about the Snail Mail Society and Keith Batstone talks with us about public art in Banff. As well, we have an in depth interview with Gabby Yates about lynx, their behavior and a 2,000km trek one lynx took on. As well, we get to share another Mountain View with Andy Winfield.

From a presentation at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Canadian artist Takao Tanabe talks about his life, and his art. 

From a presentation to the Bow Valley Naturalists, Jesse Whittington & Trevor Kinley talk about the current state of Caribou In Banff.

Tina Barzo kicks off the show talking about Volunteer Week and Banff town councillor Leslie Taylor gives us an update. As well, controversy stemmed from an interview Alberta Sustainable Resource Minister Mel Knight gave. The Alberta Wilderness Association wrote an open letter titled: Alberta Government Can't Afford to Protect Grizzly Bears. Camara spoke with Mel Knight and Nigel Douglas from Alberta Wilderness about this issue. And finally, Andy Winfield gives us another Mountain View.

From a presentation at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, author Graeme Pole talk about Canadian Railway history with a focus on the Spiral Tunnels and the Big Hill. 

From a presentation at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, listen as David Peyto tells stories and reads from the journal of Banff's Town Warden from 1914-1948, Walter H. Peyto.

From a presentation to the Friends of Yoho National Park, Graeme Pole talks about the Canadian Pacific Railway's construction of the Spiral Tunnels and the Big Hill.

For more information on the Friends of Yoho visit: http://www.friendsofyoho.ca/

Camara talks with human-wildlife conflict specialist Steve Michel about Doug the cougar and we plan a clip from a press conference with Blake Richards talking about the $1M from the federal government towards a research project that will study wildlife and transportation in the park. Nancy Lewis also comes in to chat about the fundraiser for the Community Greenhouse Project in Banff and we will replay an art profile from Miriam Manley.

This week on On Tape, Sarah Stauderman gives her presentation at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies on Charles D. Walcott's Panoramic Photographs of the mountains and his Burgess Shale excavations.

From a presentation at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, author Jon Turk talks about his new book The Raven's Gift.

To find out more about Jon Turk visit his website http://www.jonturk.net/