So with the new year in motion and everyone ready to make the most of it, many of us find ourselves baffled by the sudden mass deaths of various species around the world. Here is a rundown for those unaware of the severity of the situation, interestingly media coverage thus far has been selective on this topic. Note that all of this has happened in the past 7 days. 1) More than 40,000 Devil crabs – also known as Velvet swimming crabs...

After watching the G20 coverage last weekend I felt sickened.  “Black Bloc Anarchists” allowed to freely run around trashing business windows, burn police cars and tear up the streets of Toronto, while the police round up and arrest journalists, and peaceful protesters and detain them in cages for 12-20 hours.   For me, the entire weekend is summed up in this 30 second...

A couple weeks ago we picked up a used boat for fishing and hopefully some water-skiing. Connie has very little interest in getting in the water but its something I miss from my childhood.   On Sunday we went out fishing on kootenay lake for the first time with our boat, we live in a fairly remote location so fishing without a boat is very limiting. With over 100 miles of lake, Kootenay lake has a lot of places to fish, but since we have...

On April 8, the lords who “represent” the citizens of Britain passed the “Digital Economy bill”. The bill sets the stage for enforcing draconian measures for controlling internet users. You will be restricted from accessing copyrighted material without paying for it, a no-brainer really since this was the presumed reason for the bill — or the excuse to get it passed. “The bill aims to make it more...

was out yesterday between the rain showers and snapped a few photos of town, all of these were taken within 5 minutes of home incase the rain started again. A cloud lurks accross the street Trials Bike Course with typical Creston backdrop Pioneer Cemetary In...

I have spent my entire life living in Canada, perhaps that constant exposure to peace has spoiled my appetite for war and national security… I don’t know.  But one cannot help notice the huge shift in National security policy since 911 in this country and especially in the US.  Some argue these policies are necessary to quote “keep America safe” I will argue the opposite.  Here are few changes I am concerned...

Today we went 35 minutes from home to check out the highest mountain pass in Canada.  This highway connects the east and west Kootenay’s and is very prone to avalanches and road closures.  Its interesting that in town we have not seen any snow since early January, while just 30 minutes away it snows daily and still has 20 feet deep snow in many parts.  The highway itself was coated in sand and gravel, whitened with salt, and the...