On the Elliot Lake Mall collapse
A comment on the political response to the situation at Elliot Lake and how safety decisions should be left to the rescuers.
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Regular blog posts
Death of two Marine SAR Volunteers in BC
Another sad day for Search and Rescue members in BC, and across Canada as word spread that two members of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue, Station 12: Halfmoon Bay, died in an accident while training in Skookumchuck Narrows. …
The SnowBe Beacon
There’s an article over on the UnofficialNetworks blog about a new piece of “avalanche safety gear” made by a company called Snow-Beacon. The article, which I encourage you to read for yourself, describes the “SnowBe” as the “THE MOST DANGEROUS …
The Hiatus
Some may have noticed the lack of updates on the blog and suspected that I’ve run out of things to say. Worry not! My mental energies are merely taken with developing another project. I’ve got my head down working for …
Helicopter long line rescue course
I spent the weekend (4 days) training in Squamish with the rest of my SAR team on helicopter long line rescue.
Cross Canada shirt
In 1995 I cycled across Canada. On the trip I found a T-shirt lying at the side of the highway. Since my clothes were disintegrating from sun, bug spray and sweat, I picked it up, washed it, and wore it …
On Volunteering
Some musing on volunteering, and how recognition, while not sought, is nice to have sometimes.
Update on the Squamish Gondola
An update on the Squamish Gondola and things to consider on whether it should be approved
BC Life expectancy highest in Canada
BC’s life expectancy is the highest in Canada and for men the highest in the world. Could this be because we spend so much time outdoors?
Fungi and the smell of death
Phallus impudicus, the common stinkhorn
A tale of a search, a smell and laying the blame on fungi.