David Suzuki - On the Peel

David Suzuki, the most trusted person in Canada, is adding his influential voice to the call to protect the wild Peel watershed.

Best known as the host of the CBC-TV series, The Nature of Things with David Suzuki, the outspoken environmentalist is also a respected scientist, educator and author.

Suzuki is coming to the Yukon from his B.C. home in late July for a family paddling trip in the Peel watershed.

But before that journey begins, he’s going to speak to Yukoners about why it’s important to protect the Peel.

Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie will also be shown. Billed as his last lecture: “a distillation of my life and thoughts, my legacy, what I want to say before I die,” it offers a blueprint for sustainability and survival.

Hosted by CPAWS-Yukon and the Yukon Conservation Society, the David Suzuki event is a fund-raiser for the never-ending battle to protect the Peel from industrial development.

There will also be a silent art auction for the limited edition Snake River Suite, a box set of six Peel-inspired fine art prints by Canadian artist Ron Bolt. He produced the work after paddling the river in 2003.

The Suzuki talk is at the Beringia Centre on Friday, July 29. It begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are available in advance.