“It does not taste like a banana! It’s a banana slug, but that slimy thing does not taste like a banana, trust me.” That’s how it started with my seven-year-old daughter. “Well, the slime has to taste like something. It’s probably banana flavoured, you should lick it.” I challenged. “No way! [...]
Special thanks to Publisher, Kathy O’Reilly. Originally printed Friday, October 18, 2019 in The North Island Eagle. Then they placed him on a big box and taught him the Tlokoala [wolf dance]…Then the Wolves around the house could be heard howling and inside everyone danced all the dances which [...]
“There’re everywhere!” “The population is exploding!” “I’ve never seen so many before!” “There’re even coming to Vancouver Island now!” The quotes above are a small sample of what I have heard in the past 24 months when people speak about grizzly bears. I have come across one main argument [...]
Special thanks to Publisher, Kathy O’Reilly. Originally printed Friday, September 6, 2019 in The North Island Eagle. In our last article we covered British Columbia’s (B.C.) camels during the days of the gold rush, including one situation in which a hunter accidentally shot a camel thinking it [...]
For immediate release August 14, 2019 On July 30th 2019 three Coquitlam residents (the Coquitlam 3) were arrested for allegedly obstructing a Conservation Officer in his attempts to kill a mother bear and her two cubs. The Coquitlam 3 have stated that they did nothing more than film the officer [...]
Special thanks to Publisher of The North Island Eagle, Kathy O’Reilly. Originally printed Friday, August 2, 2019 in The North Island Eagle. It’s the mid 1860s in the Northern Caribou region of what is now British Columbia. Gold mining is all the pioneering rage. Stories of quick riches reach [...]