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How to cook the perfect turkey

How to cook the perfect turkey

When I was asked earlier this week to write this column, I immediately responded with a: “Sure! No problem.”

Be prepared, get lost, but be safe and happy

Day tripping can be lots of fun, but stats show over 80 per cent of all back country emergencies arise because people are under-equipped.

Play dead and you could be dead

There’s a recent incident in Campbell River where a 19-year-old played dead when a black bear emerged from a trail.

Might as well jump, and jump, and jump ...

When serving as a marine naturalist, one of the questions I am most often asked about whales is: “Why do they jump?”
Harmony tips for backcountry travel

Harmony tips for backcountry travel

Human presence in many of our natural areas has had negative impacts on the landscape.
Kids’ course sets sail

Kids’ course sets sail

A small group of Malcolm Island kids are a little wiser about the ways of the sea after they participated in an inaugural sailing course hosted by a former Calgary cop. A small group of Malcolm Island kids are a little wiser about the ways of the sea after they participated in an inaugural sailing course hosted by a former Calgary cop.
Former champ wants back in ring

Former champ wants back in ring

George Foreman regained his world championship belt when he was 45-year-old. Now, at a year older than that, local boxer and former Canadian heavyweight champ Ben Perlini’s hoping to do the same.
Big catch

Big catch

Taurus Willis of Port Hardy, 10, watches his catch flop on the line before he released it off the Seagate Dock in Port Hardy Friday.
Don’t be afraid to step onto the Ledge

Don’t be afraid to step onto the Ledge

For those readers who don’t know where Ledge Point is, it is the point of land directly across the bay from Port McNeill.

Simply prawntastic

I was inspired by a magazine for this recipe.