Striking Balance

Season 1

2016 · 8 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Long Point

   4 Oct 2016

   Ontario's Long Point, the world's longest freshwater sand spit, is threatened by an invasive plant, phragmites.

2. 2

   2. Clayoquot Sound

   11 Oct 2016

   British Columbia communities look to the past to learn how the environment, cultures and economies can thrive.

3. 3

   3. Mont Saint-Hilaire

   18 Oct 2016

   The old-growth forest and pristine lake of Quebec's Mont Saint-Hilaire are cherished by nearby communities.

4. 4

   4. Bras d'Or

   25 Oct 2016

   On the Bras d'Or Lake in Cape Breton Island, oyster farming was seen as a sustainable alternative to working in coal and steel.

5. 5

   5. Georgian Bay

   1 Nov 2016

   Residents struggle to mitigate the impact of cottagers and a new highway on the region's endangered species.

6. 6

   6. Redberry Lake

   8 Nov 2016

   Students conduct social and scientific experiments at Redberry, a salt lake at the heart of a shrinking Saskatchewan community.

7. 7

   7. Fundy

   15 Nov 2016

   The Inner Bay of Fundy's population of Atlantic salmon is teetering on the edge of extinction, but people are determined to bring it back.

8. 8

   8. Waterton

   22 Nov 2016

   Grizzlies are increasingly protected in Alberta, challenging the ranchers of the Waterton Biosphere Reserve to find new ways to coexist with them.