https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-update-july-31-1.6125474 For days, thick smoke from wildfires has blanketed B.C. cities in the Kootenays and Okanagan. Now, Metro Vancouver is bracing for that smoke to reach the coast this weekend. On Saturday, Environment and...

I have a few ideas but I figured I may as well see what you guys think. Next July my lease is up here in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. My brother and I (both of us has a prepper mindset) are moving out to a small village about and hour and 20 mins from the city. We have some property with a cabin...

About 80,000 people were evacuated from a wild fire threatening the city of Fort McMurray in Alberta. Some very scary pics on twitter #ymmfire Fire was near the city yesterday, but turned ferocious today. Crossed the Athabasca River which is a serious size firebreak. Survival learnings...

http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Suspect-dead-10-hurt-in-hammer-attack-in-Canadian-office-332986731.html LILLOOET, British Columbia (AP) - Police say a man has walked into an aboriginal government office in British Columbia and attacked the people there with a hammer, leaving 10 injured...

Hey All, Just became a home owner on Vancouver Island, B.C. In November of last year. We are still young and needless to say we are experiencing everything that goes along with owning a home for the first time. Most recently property taxes ! Just got the papers in the mail today. So with the...

Mods: I did an Advanced Search and could not find an existing thread. If there is one, please merge. TIA. http://hotair.com/archives/2015/01/19/boom-canadian-troops-battle-isis-in-first-confirmed-ground-battle-in-iraq/ Reported by The Lebanon Daily Star and confirmed by a Canadian brigadier...

Hello, We are Canadians and spend time in the bush, trapping and teaching conservation, trapping, bush skills, bushcraft, and life off the grid. We have a blog and a youtube channel that shows our journey in this lifestyle. Our desire is to encourage anyone who is thinking about this life, to go...

Not sure where to post this. This site lists supplies used by different expeditions in the past. Fascinating how many items we still stock today. http://www.arcticwebsite.com/historicprovisions.html example; "Each person traveling to the goldfields of the Yukon Territory were required...

5col Survival Supply now ships to Canada! This means our top quality paracord, Speedhooks, Thompson Snares, Mora Knives, Snugpak, ESEE Knives and more will be available to our friends up north. http://www.5col.net

Tsunami warning now, for BC and Alaska. British Columbia has had three quakes the past hour. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/10/27/bc-quake-reported.html I have a great app that provides me with up to the second quakes around the world called simply 'quakes'

... and you are not going to believe what happened next: Ontario premier defends probe of girl's gun drawing http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120229/mcguinty-defends-school-in-gun-drawing-probe-120229/20120229 BTW, be sure to read the readers' comments following the article ...

I can see that this is a very big thing south of the border (from my Canadian perspective) however, I wonder how many Canucks visit this wonderful site. I have been preparing for a while now and have just come accross this site. I live on the west coast of British Columbia.

Act Fast--Just Got Word Prices are Going Up Thru August, Safecastle is discounting Mountain House cans and pouches 10% in Canada. (List prices will need to be adjusted upward when we get our new wholesale pricing sheet sometime this month.) No, U.S. buyers cannot purchase this food. It is...

Happy Canada Day to America's northern neighbors!