Date: Feb 12, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Category: Slideshow
The Thursday Feb 12th slide show (7 – 9:00pm – doors open at 6:30) is going to be something a bit different. It will be held in Room A308 – Digital Scholarship Commons – in the McPherson Library at UVic. There will be lots of images and lots of stories, but the format will be a panel discussion with plenty of space for audience participation. Reception to follow!
Mountain Voices: A Celebration of Awe and Persistence
Launching Mountain Voices: The Mountain Legacy Project and a Century of Change in Western Canada.
Space is limited – Please register to attend
(It’s free and easy – just click the link and reserve your spot.)
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 about the transcendent 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.
Date: Thursday, Feb 12, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – doors open at 6:30 pm
Location: Room A308, Digital Scholarship Commons (map) – Mearns Centre for Learning – McPherson Library, UVic
Map to McPherson Library
Program
Moderator: Eric Higgs (School of Environmental Studies, UVic)
Welcome and introductions: Matt Huculak (Director, Kula: Library Futures Academy);
Panelists:
Mary Sanseverino (Vice-president, Mountain Protection Commission, UIAA)
Catrin Brown (Past-president, Alpine Club of Canada-Vancouver Island Section)
Aerin Jacob (Director of science and research, Nature Conservancy of Canada)
Jeanine Rhemtulla (MLP co-founder and Associate Professor of Forestry, UBC)
Question and answer
Reception to follow
Additional information:
Parking at UVic – online guide
Free but restricted parking is available on Cedar Hill Cross Road between Henderson Road and Cadboro Bay Road. The restriction is usually a 3 hour maximum (ample for the evening). If you opt to park here, please check the signage in the area. It is a 10 to 15 minute walk to the McPherson from there.
Apologies to all who can’t be here in person, but due to the nature of the event we are not going to be able to offer Zoom. However, Mary Sanseverino will be giving a similar talk in person up in Courtney on March 6 (Strathcona Wilderness Institute’s Speaker Series) and all four editors will be part of an online event hosted by NicHE (Network in Canadian History and Environment) on March 20, part of celebrations for the World Day for Glaciers (more info to come).
If you are having trouble getting registered for this event, or have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Mary Sanseverino –
On 5040 Peak looking S-SW toward Triple Peak: 2020
Image 2 of 2
Triple Peak just left of centre. Cobalt Lake sits below Hišimy̓awiƛ, the Alpine Club of Canada - Vancouver Island Section's bookable mountain hut.
You can see the roof of the hut and the deluxe outhouse in the lower middle right of this image.
Photo taken by M.E. Sanseverino for the Mountain Legacy Project, October, 2020.
On 5040 Peak looking S-SW toward Triple Peak: 2020
Triple Peak just left of centre. Cobalt Lake sits below Hišimy̓awiƛ, the Alpine Club of Canada - Vancouver Island Section's bookable mountain hut. You can see the roof of the hut and the deluxe outhouse in the lower middle right of this image. Photo taken by M.E. Sanseverino for the Mountain Legacy Project, October, 2020.
Sponsored by
Kula: Library Futures Academy, the Alpine Club of Canada (Vancouver Island Section), and the School of Environmental Studies