GYPSY MOTHS I recall Doug Thain of Lakeside Forestry calling me last year (see article below) concerned about the army of Gypsy moth caterpillars defoliating the forests along the Sandy Bay road. Although the Covid-19 virus prevented us getting together he did send photos and a video of these destructive consumers in action. An invasive […]
TICKMD.COM Geneticks have recently announced a new program, TickMD.com, which is focused on providing “rapid, accessible healthcare to individuals bitten by ticks.” Geneticks and Casel Medical have collaborated to provide this virtual program with access to a trained tick-borne disease knowledgeable physician. Although it is strongly recommended that you have the tick testing results “in […]
PORCUPINE LYME John Scott and his wife have suffered from Lyme disease for many, many years and they have been actively researching to help keep us better informed. Eleanor Cox, likewise with Lyme, has kept us updated for many years with the Scott’s research. Most recently the Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary […]
LYME DISEASE Lest you missed it, May was Lyme Awareness Month. I first wrote, years ago, that based upon available literature all was fine with Lyme. It was no big deal. “Think again,” wrote Eleanor Cox who, as it turned out was far more knowledgeable and sadly experienced with Lyme than I. Eleanor had been […]
RATIONAL or IRRATIONAL? A Perspective by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights Call Access 1.800.893.5777 It seems one’s behavior is either rational or irrational and much of it is a reaction to one’s perception. Consider the following. In 1914 World War 1 spread globally, like a virus. In to-day’s terminology some might say it went viral. […]
JUST THE FAX I heard an astonishing news report the other day that said folks down east in one maritime community could only register for a COVID-19 vaccination by FAX. Remember the FAX machine? FAX, short for facsimile, was sometimes referred to as telecopying or telefax, short for telefacsimile which is the telephonic transmission of […]
LIVE AND LEARN To share your thoughts goto: barney@thetimetraveller.ca. 1999 Like many we have a collection of Reader’s Digests accumulated over years. What to do with them for they have an abundance of interesting stories and reflect another time and often rekindle memories. In the November 1999 edition (Remember everyone was worried about the impending […]
HUNTER ORANGE Now that it is officially Spring we can look forward to Wild Turkey Season. Except Mother Nature has either missed that memo or chosen to ignore it for there is still a lot of snow cover and even once Turkey season commences don’t be surprised that you will need to dress warmly; often […]
A Bare Tail Shannon Stevens won’t soon forget her recent snowmobile trip to the family yurt at Chilkat Lake in Alaska. They had finished cooking sausages over an open fire and retired to the yurt when Mother Nature beckoned necessitating a trip to the necessarium, aka the outhouse. No sooner had she sat upon the […]
COLD ALLERGY Cold Urticaria is an allergy to the cold. Not good if you are Canadian. According to Karen Binkley, a Toronto allergist and clinical immunologist at St. Michael’s and Sunnybrook hospitals cold Urticaria is a condition where people will get hives when exposed to the cold. However, she adds, “It’s not really that common. […]
