“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! [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
Special thanks to Publisher of The North Island Eagle, Kathy O’Reilly. Originally printed Friday, July 5 in The North Island Eagle. An issue that should get a little more buzz – bees! When you sink your teeth into local island fresh produce, you have bees to thank. We don’t often think about [...]
Special thanks to Publisher of The North Island Eagle, Kathy O’Reilly. Originally printed Friday, May 17th in The North Island Eagle. Imagine sleeping, a deep winter sleep. Your breathing is shallow, your heart rate low. Your hearing and sense of smell deadened by a long winter nap. Cool dirt [...]
