Outdoor Experience & Training

"And how should a man who has lived in towns and schools know anything about the wonders of the woods?"

- Aldo Leopold

The following is a summary of my experience in the outdoors for those interested in purchasing my writing skills for outdoor-oriented publications.

Natural Resources Employment Experience

This information is on the Additional Work Experience page.

Outdoor Training

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Formal courses:
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PADI scuba diving certification, 1992

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Moving Water Clinics, Bow Waters Canoe Club, 1999, 2000

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River Canoeing Course, Outdoor Alberta/Barrhead County Recreation Dept., 1986

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Red Cross Beginners Canoeing Certification, 1965

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Gold St. John's Ambulance First Aid Training, 1968

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Informal training:
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learned many outdoor camping and hiking skills through involvement in Boy Scouts and Wolf Cubs, 1966 to 1969

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ditto, Richildaca Summer Camp, 1963 to 1966 (I wet my feet in archery, canoeing, horseback riding and hiking at this camp)

Experiences

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Sporting activities as a scout, camper and traveller include:
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riflery (learned at Haliburton Scout Reserve)

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archery
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competed at 1995 B.C. Outdoor Championships

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canoeing
bullethave planned and followed through on self-guided canoe trips since 1974, paddling in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Nova Scotia

bulletsea kayaking
bulletpaddled sea kayaks on five-day river trip on Ecuador's Shiripuno River, 2002
bulletpaddled with guides in Belize, the Queen Charlotte Islands and the Bay of Fundy
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whitewater rafing (all guided trips)
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Kicking Horse River, B.C., 1986

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Thompson and Fraser Rivers, B.C., 1987 & 1990

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Zambezi River, Africa, 1993

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hiking
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hiked/backpacked on self-guided trips in Ontario, Alberta, B.C., Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia

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horseback riding
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ridden on several guided wilderness trips in Alberta, Belize and Africa

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participated in numerous ride-a-thons to raise money for charities

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caving (guided excursion in Belize, 1991)

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snorkelling in Belize

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hot-air ballooning in Africa

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Competitive sports experiences:
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played on Newmarket High School football team, 1972-74

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played men's touch football in Fredericton Touch Football Association, 1981, '82 (team won city championship in '82)

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played on NHS midget "B" basketball team, 1971

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played organized minor hockey in Newmarket, 1970-73

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played juvenile lacrosse with East Gwillimbury Braves, 1974

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played/managed co-ed adult slo-pitch teams in Barrhead, Westlock, Fort St. John, 1985-91

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played co-ed adult "mushball" (the forerunner to slo-pitch) in Newmarket, Ontario, 1971

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