Tag Archive for 'Canada'
A lifelong wildlife biologist who has studied caribou for decades has reported that the latest Canadian government recovery plan for the species appears to be doomed, due to conflicts with other land users, including heliskiers.
Dr. Lee Harding, formerly with Environment Canada but now working for environmental group ForestEthics said the latest plan by the Canadian government to save the species, had so far shown now positive results. Dr Harding claimed that two previous projects over the past 20 years had also failed to halt the decline in caribou numbers.
Dr Harding said caribou relied for habitat on old growth forest which was also used by loggers, snowmobilers and heliskiers and that new agreements for land use with these bodies would effectively nullify any gains made elsewhere.
There are just an estimated 1,900 southern mountain caribou left in British Columbia, down from approximately 5,000 about 20 years ago, according to Dr Harding.
German skier Oliver Kern set what he believes is a new world record when he skied in three different resorts, in three countries, in two continents on both sides of the Pacific in one day last month.
Continue reading ‘Third World Travel Record for Oliver Kern’
The British Army’s Light Dragoons, a reconnaissance cavalry regiment that has just returned from an operational tour in Afghanistan, will be heading for British Columbia this winter.
“Downhill ski racing is one of the most popular and most important sporting activities that we participate in,” says Lieutenant Ollie Blake of the Light Dragoons. “In previous years, we’ve conducted our training camps in Switzerland, and this year for the first time we’re heading to Silver Star Mountain Resort in North America.”
Continue reading ‘Afghan-Based British Soldiers Bound for Canadian Ski Resort’