Pedestrian Crossing Street

It’s a jungle out there on the streets of British Columbia. Sit on a busy corner in Vancouver, Victoria, or Kelowna, and you’ll see cars turning right without noticing pedestrians and people plugged into mobile devices crossing against walk signs who are oblivious to vehicles or anything else around them. It’s really quite amazing that more injuries don’t happen given the realities on the road and the rush that many of us are in.

You're Probably Not Expecting to Drown Today

While a good chunk of our province seems to burning and generally lacking enough water to quell the flames, the rest if flush with H2O and British Columbian’s enjoying themselves in it. I’m talking about our numerous lakes, streams, pools, and that big body of water called the Pacific.

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Dunsmuir Bike Lane

When it comes to wearing a helmet while riding a bicycle, everyone seems to have an opinion. On the one side are the pro-helmet people. In BC, we have a law that requires everyone who rides a bike, regardless of age, to wear a helmet. On the other side are those who adamantly oppose wearing bike helmets. They claim the culture of bike riding does more to save people from injury than donning a helmet.

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