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At the 2023 Outdoor Adventure Show, I was asked if I would be interested in being the guest on an outdoors YouTube channel. I said yes...

Another one opens! We opened our doors at 415 Baseline Rd W just over 4 years ago, and have had many great classes and opportunities...

March 5 and 6, 2022, we held our first Advanced Wilderness First Aid course in almost three years. It felt really good to get out into...

The Workplace Health & Safety Board (WSIB) sets the laws and regulations that affect the workplace. One of those regulations concerns...

We know anaphylaxis is a life-threatening condition. Anyone with anaphylaxis should carry an Epi-Pen, and most do. Especially when away...

Prehospital care in the 21st century is pretty amazing. But, where did it start? There have been physicians and hospitals for over 2000...

Presenting one’s self in the best light is always a good idea, but what if no one was left who cared?

Often overlooked as a fashion accessory, the humble bandana can be used for a truly massive variety of uses.

This article is about the non-in-your-face ways to use alcohol. If you are looking for that, it’s a very different kind of list.

In any survival situation you must make the best of what you have. But what if what you have isn’t the best? Well if you have Petroleum...

In any survival situation, you must make the best of what you have. But what if what you have isn’t the best? The following list is...

The humble coffee filter, keeping tiny bits of gravelly grossness out of apparently delicious brews since July 8th, 1908.

Steel wool may not seem like a survival tool, but it absolutely has a great many uses.

A leisurely stroll along a frosty boardwalk turns into a sudden winter squall, whiteout conditions, you get lost and turned around....

A hot day at the zoo, stuck in traffic and the air-conditioning stops working, playing sports in the hot sun; there are lots of ways to...

Your blood is still safely inside you. You have a bottle of filtered puddle water nearby. You have a makeshift lean-to/tent to keep the...

Almost everyone has experienced a fracture at one point in their lives, some people don’t even know it happened, but they are by far the...

If you’ve been lucky in your life, you’ve avoided our next bit of damage. If you were unlucky, then I’m sorry about your run in with...

Anaphylaxis is a very serious complication resulting from someone’s exposure to an allergen. The most important thing to remember is...