Jill Krop

The stories of two transgender 10-year-olds; both born boys, but identify as girls and are struggling to gain acceptance and support so they can be themselves.

Harriette is transgender, born a boy but identifies as a girl. About a year ago, Harriette fully transitioned, legally changing her name from Declan, wearing only female clothes and being referred to with female pronouns.

For Tracey Wilson, who is ten now, her struggle is making sure people see her the way she does. She is transgender; born a boy, but has identified as a girl for as long as she can remember.

Dr. Day may be one of the leading orthopaedic surgeons in the country, but he’s also known as the founder of the controversial Cambie Surgery Centre in Vancouver. It’s a private, for-profit, hospital and an anomaly amidst a publicly funded Canadian healthcare system.

Arno Kopecky and Ilja Herb spent three months this past summer sailing the North Central coast of British Columbia – not as your average explorers – but in hopes to make a difference.

Most mountaineers measure their ascents in meters. For skier-climber Greg Hill of Revelstoke, BC, however, its kilometers. In 2010,Hill logged an astounding 608 vertical kilometers. But on a recent trip to Nepal, he did something he’s never done before – Hill left a mountain peak unconquered. “An avalanche is very similar to a wave on...