Earthkeeper was a national magazine that covered the Canadian environmental scene from 1990 to 1994. This searchable archive makes Earthkeeper available online.

Earthkeeper’s intended audience was not environmental activists, but mainstream Canadians. The message was intended to be positive and constructive. No doomsday talk.

We tried to cover environmental issues from coast to coast to coast, but there was simply too much for our tiny group to cram into 48 or 64 pages. At our best, we hit the high points.

Though the magazine was initially my idea, it would never have happened without my wife Patricia Black, who took that idea and ran with it. She made it happen. I covered the editorial side and Patti managed advertising, subscriptions, and the magic of keeping a small Canadian publishing business alive.

Thanks to Art Director Carol Fairhurst for turning our little magazine into a beautiful thing, and to Anne Guthrie for her countless hours of editorial and other support. Thanks also to my sister Sherry Shrubb, who sold ads for years, my father Brian Black and brother Rick Black, who also sold ads, and my entire family for getting behind this project.

A special thank you to Ron Shrubb, who got the business end rolling by giving us a hefty cheque, with instructions to "Go for it!"

Finally, thank you to the community of writers, advertisers, subscribers and others that formed around this project. It was an honour to tell these stories together.