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Reprint – In the Sanctuary of the White Bear

November 20, 2013Kermode bear, lighthouse, litehouse, nature, sanctuary, spirit bear, tourism, travel, white bearBeachcombing, Bed & Breakfast, British Columbia, Canada, Environment, First Nations, Foreign, Lighthouses, Recreation, Reprint, Tourism, Travel, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

A rare white ‘spirit bear’ in the BC temperate rainforest. Photo: Ian McAllister / pacificwild.org. [su_quote cite=”To many who live here, this singular being is an emblem of the sacredness of the rain coast and its vulnerability. “][/su_quote] In the sanctuary of the White Bear by Canadian Poet Lorna Crozier 17th November 2013 Poet Lorna […]

Bravo! Coastal Rainforest in British Columbia Now Protected!

November 6, 2013Great Bear Rainforest, lighthouse, litehouse, McInnes, oil, oil tankers, spirit bearAdult Memories, Anti-Automation, Beachcombing, Environment, First Nations, Fishing, Game, Government, History, Information, Lighthouses, News, Oil Spills, Recreation, Ships & Shipping, Shipwrecks, Tourism, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

This photo above from Pacific Wild shows only a part of what is being protected The title for this article comes from a news release by the Treehugger website on July 27, 2006. Their article from 2006 said: “The government of British Columbia has agreed to protect more than 5 million acres of the […]

Mise Tales Twenty-Eight

October 22, 2013CCW, CW, Great Bear Rainforest, Lennard Island, lighthouse, litehouse, movie, National Geographic, photos, rotation, spirit bear, The Lovely Bones, Tofino, tourism, travelAdvertisement, Bed & Breakfast, British Columbia, Canada, Environment, First Nations, Fishing, Game, Lighthouses, Oil Spills, Photos, Recreation, Tourism, Travel, WildliferetlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Has anyone seen the movie released in 2009 entitled The Lovely Bones? It features a fictitious lighthouse marking the entrance way to heaven in a thoroughly entertaining film. “Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family […]

Let’s Play Russian Roulette with the Spirit Bear

March 24, 2012BC, British Columbia, disaster, Enbridge, environmental, Kermode bear, oil pipeline, oil spill, pipeline, ships, sinking, spirit bear, white bearBeachcombing, Boats, British Columbia, Cruise Ship, Equipment, First Nations, Fisheries and Oceans, Fishing, Game, Government, History, Incidents, Kayak, Lighthouses, Oil Spills, Ships & Shipping, Shipwrecks, Storms, Travel, Visitors, Weather, WildliferetlkprLeave a Comment

You all know my feelings about the Enbridge Pipeline project (aka Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines) currently being proposed for British Columbia. I am definitely against it. During my years on the BC lighthouses I saw many examples of poorly managed mines and fisheries. Let us stop this one before it gets started and one oil […]