▁High ▁W inds ▁B low , ▁written ▁following ▁a ▁dogs led ▁advent ure ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁North , ▁is ▁considered ▁his ▁most ▁popular ▁Canadian ▁novel . ▁His ▁last ▁book , ▁Le an , ▁Wind , ▁Le an , ▁an ▁aut obi ography , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Two ▁other ▁motion ▁pictures , ▁Harry ▁Black ▁( 1 9 5 8 ) ▁and ▁A man ita ▁P est il ens ▁( 1 9 6 3 ) ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁Walker ' s ▁stories . ▁ ▁A ▁plan ▁to ▁film ▁Dig by ▁in ▁Scotland ▁with ▁Sp encer ▁T racy ▁was ▁ab orted . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁his ▁writing ▁career , ▁Walker ▁took ▁a ▁keen ▁interest ▁in ▁community ▁affairs . ▁An ▁active ▁conservation ist , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁Sun bury ▁Sh ores ▁Arts ▁and ▁Nature ▁Centre ▁in ▁St . ▁Andrew s ▁and ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁St . ▁Andrew s ▁Cent enn ial ▁Park . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁sat ▁as ▁a ▁commission er ▁of ▁the ▁Ro ose vel t ▁Camp ob ello ▁International ▁Park ▁Commission , ▁serving ▁as ▁chair ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁His ▁success ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁and ▁his ▁community ▁invol vement ▁won ▁him ▁recognition . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁awarded ▁him ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ▁of ▁letters , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁was