Campfire Ban

The current heat wave and the unusually dry spring/summer have left the whole province vulnerable to forest fires. People travelling in our area are asked to use extraordinary precautions to prevent fires and a complete ban on open fires has been implemented throughout the Coastal Fire Centre (except a short stretch of beach near Cape Scott). Well, it's been too hot to eat any food cooked over a fire anyway. Pass the watermelon, or better yet, locally grown blueberries (not to be flippant about something that's affecting many people very personally).

For the latest up-to-date information on wildfires, fire bans and restrictions, go to www.bcwildfire.ca.

There currently is a forest fire burning at Wolf River in Strathcona Park. While it has been fought using air tankers and helicopters, the terrain is nearly vertical posing difficulties for land crews and helicopters alike. Here at Strathcona we can see and smell some smoke in the mornings, which dissipates over the early hours.

Christine (Tina) Clarke

Explore Magazine - Kids Gone Wild

check here for more pundits weighing in on the benefits of taking it outside.

http://explore-mag.com/article/people/kids-gone-wild/