Overdue

Hello there! I have been meaning to get back to the blog for a while, but as you know life happens and sometimes these types of things get set aside. With that said, it has been a very busy four months for myself, I took the summer off from the oil sands and worked for a new HVAC contractor back at home, I had the pleasure of meeting some great people and enjoyed my time with 21 Degrees Mechanical. I am grateful for the opportunity granted to me by Graeme and Doug and wish their business well in the future. For now I have retired from the residential constuction end of things and am going to focus most of my career on Heavy Construction and Mining. I feel much more comfortable behind the wheel of a massive mining truck than I do crawling around in shitty crawlspaces and attics. So that's that, and I am back up here in Fort McMurray for the forseable future. My local food initiative The Comox Valley $100 Challenge, has taken off, maybe a little slower than I thought it would, but the page is growing steadily and with a little fine tuning and some creativity I think the goal of 1000 participants is achievable. If you have not heard about it check it out, www.facebook.com/ComoxValley100. The local food and Paleo diet go hand in hand. We are so blessed in the Comox Valley to have a fantastic climate and decent enough soil to grow and raise all sorts of fine meats, veggies and fruit, and enough long beautiful grass to supply a dairy cow all it needs to produce a wonderful milk for hand crafted cheeses and yogurt. If you are struggling with your health, as was I, than I believe you have much to gain from sourcing your food from our local farms and avoiding factory farmed grains, corn, sugars, and meat products that are not fit for a dog. This summer I also re-learned the importance of preserving and prolonging the life of food and cutting down on waste from our homes. A trip to science world in Vancouver was inspiring. Anyway, I feel as I am rambling on here so I will leave it at that. I have a few ideas rolling around in this caveman brain and will be asking for some input from you to help make some ideas come to fruition, so until then, take care.