I'm thrilled to announce another Seeing Canada Holiday Marathon is Here — Join Me on This Adventure!
Ready to explore Canada with me this holiday season? There's going to be a Seeing Canada marathon coming up on CPAC - Cable Public Affairs Channel.
Holiday Marathon Schedule (All times in EST):
Christmas Day (Dec 25) – Season 4 starts at Noon
Boxing Day (Dec 26) – Season 3 starts at 10 AM
New Year’s Day (Jan 1) – Season 4 begins at 4 PM
In Season 3, we connect with Canada’s incredible culinary scene, explore its beautiful nature, and dive into the rich diversity of cultures. We also uncover stories of Indigenous tourism, Black History, and Southwestern Ontario’s deep ties to the Underground Railroad.
In Season 4, we continue the journey with even more — connecting with Canada’s food, nature, diverse cultures, unique characters, and the powerful stories of Indigenous tourism.
I’m so excited for you to join me on this journey — I hope to inspire you to explore new places and see Canada in a whole new light.
Catch all the action on CPAC TV — Happy Holidays!
I do love growing food and making films so this new series Food's Footprint with Brandy Yanchyk makes me very happy. It focuses on sustainable agriculture and the future of food.
So far I have made three short videos about five minutes each. Please enjoy them and think about all the wonderful things you could be growing in your garden.
The series is on my YouTube channel for free. Please subscribe and share. https://www.youtube.com/@BrandyYProductions
A big thank you to Thomas Dudley and Cory Johnn for their camera work and Johnny Blerot for the sound mix and Michael Macintosh for the colour correction and delivery. I am the director, producer, writer, host and editor on the series!
These short films were made with the support of Alberta's government through Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
I recently attended the 2024 Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) Annual Convention in beautiful Istanbul, Turkey! It was a fantastic opportunity to network at the Media Marketplace and other events, while looking for new stories for my travel series, Brandy Yanchyk Sees the World.
Want to explore Canada this Thanksgiving?
Watch Journalist Brandy Yanchyk's educational travel documentary TV series “Seeing Canada”!
The fourth season is airing in a special marathon from 3 PM to 7 PM EDT on Monday, October 14, 2024 on CPAC - Cable Public Affairs Channel.
It you like to stream you can watch it any time on PBS Passport!
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
Recently I filmed in Calgary, Alberta at the Land of Dreams.
On this small area of land I met newcomers to Canada who are learning how to grow vegetables and flowers in Alberta's soil.
They are also learning about Indigenous culture and how to raise chickens, be a beekeeper and the importance of compost.
It's an amazing urban farming initiative by the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society.
I was filming for my new documentary series that I am hosting which is currently called "Food's Footprint".
The documentary series "Food’s Footprint" will go on a journey across Alberta and British Columbia to discover the sustainable food practices that are altering the future of food and the environment.
Thank you to the Alberta Federation of the Arts for the funding to start this new series.
What a fun night filled with fascinating people.
I even took a selfie with former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien who helped to create many national parks in Canada.
I also had a chance to chat and be inspired by so many Royal Canadian Geographical Society Fellows.
I’m so happy I travelled to Ottawa for the #RCGS 2022 Fellows Annual Dinner at the Canadian War Museum. Thank you to the organizers.
#RCGS Fellow
For the last week Journalist Brandy Yanchyk has been reporting and field producing on a short film called “A New Climate” for ITN Business.
Brandy’s team filmed trainees from 5 different Métis settlements in northern Alberta who are part of a forest carbon inventory training programme developed by Anew.
It is airing on the New Scientist and International Emissions Trading Association websites and was created just in time for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, also known as #COP27.
ITN Business writes: “One week since we were filming in Alberta, Canada with Anew. We learned how Canada are working toward achieving its commitment to Net Zero emissions by 2050 through land management approaches, working with several Métis communities who are leading the way by developing Forest carbon Offset projects within their settlement lands. Brandy Yanchyk spoke with Martin Baker, Senior Director, Natural Climate Solutions at Anew, Scott Cardinal, Kikino Métis Settlement Councillor and Taylor Gladue, a trainee from the Elizabeth Métis Settlement, to find out more.
'Net Zero: The Integrity Pathway' will be available to watch on the International Emissions Trading Association website tomorrow, and will also be featured on the New Scientist website.
ITN Business Producer: Pamela Emerson.”
#TheIntegrityPathway #NetZero #ITNBusiness ICROA
#AnewClimate #climatechange #alberta
Last week journalist Brandy Yanchyk filmed at Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa! It is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Anishinabe Algonquin people.
Mādahòkì Farm focuses on Indigenous tourism experiences and Brandy Yanchyk learned about the Ojibway Spirit Horses and how to make a corn husk doll from Maggie Downer.
Brandy can’t wait to share this story with you in “Seeing Canada” season four. It will start airing on PBS stations in July 2023 just in time for Canada Day!
Thank you to all our viewers for their continued support.
#SeeingCanada #MyOttawa
Travel Journalist, Brandy Yanchyk, had sixteen speed pitching appointments at the SATW 2022 Annual Convention in Bogotá, Colombia.
She is meeting with tourism destinations looking for new stories to make more TV travel series about.
There are 262 attendees including associates, digital publishers, freelancers and editors attending the SATW convention in Bogota, Colombia.
SATW is a professional organization comprised of the travel industry’s most experienced journalists, photographers, editors, broadcast/video/film producers, bloggers, website owners, public relations experts and hospitality industry representatives from the United States, Canada and beyond.
Filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk has a new documentary she is producing, co-writing and co-directing with Tammara Soma Ph.D.
It's about the healing power of food and it will air on CBC next summer.
Here's some behind the scenes photos from their filming in Lake Louise, Calgary and Exshaw in Alberta this summer.
Stay tuned for more updates.
Right now the working title is "Sustaining Food".
This is Brandy Yanchyk’s second film project with Dr. Tammara Soma.
Dr. Tammara Soma is an award-winning food scholar, educator, a mother of three children and a Muslim Canadian woman born in West Java Indonesia. She is an Assistant Professor who teaches food systems planning and the Research Director of the Food Systems Lab at the School of Resource andEnvironmental Management at Simon Fraser University. The Food Systems Lab is widely recognized for being an innovative women led research lab in Canada. She is also a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and is the first and only hijabi Professor at Simon Fraser University.
Filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk is in the “Land of the Midnight Sun”.
She flew to Inuvik in the Northwest Territories on Canadian North Airlines to film the Great Northern Arts Festival.
It’s the longest running festival of Arctic art and music in North America.
The Great Northern Arts Festival has been held on the lands of the Gwich’in and Inuvialuit people since 1989.
Six new episodes of Brandy Yanchyk’s travel documentary series “Seeing Canada” are now airing on CPAC TV and PBS channels.
Check your local listings to watch the programs.
Here are the episode descriptions for Seeing Canada season three.
Brandy Yanchyk is in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia attending the Travel Media Association of Canada annual conference which includes leaders in travel media and the travel industry.
During the conference Brandy will meet with tourism departments and PR agencies who will introduce her to travel stories in their regions. These pitches will hopefully come to fruition in new episodes of Brandy’s travel series “Seeing Canada” and “Seeing the USA”.
It was so wonderful when the famous Bluenose II greeted us in Yarmouth.
“Bluenose came to symbolize Nova Scotia's prominence in the fishing and shipbuilding industries. She represented Canada around the world. In 1933, Bluenose appeared at the Century of Progress World's Fair in Chicago, and sailed to England's Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935.”
Exploring Canada is one of my favourite things to do. Join me on my journey.
Starting at 2pm EST on Canada Day CPAC - Cable Public Affairs Channel will be doing a Seeing Canada Marathon and you'll be able to see six new episodes of my travel documentary series from season three!
You can find the episode descriptions here: https://brandyyanchyk.com/seeing-canada-s3
I now have 18 episodes that are airing on CPAC and PBS stations.
I am working on season four now.
You can always watch seasons one and two on Amazon Prime Video too.
Thank you for all your love and support!
500 media from around the world attended IPW in Orlando, Florida in early June and I was one of them.
I met with tourism destinations from across the USA. I was pitching to make new episodes of my travel series Seeing the USA!
U.S. Travel Association's IPW showcases U.S. suppliers of USA travel products and destinations, and attracts international and domestic travel buyers and journalists representing more than 70 countries.
IPW 2022 included 4600 attendees, 1200 international delegates and 500 media.
