2007 08 14 Okanagan Mt. Park Fire Lest We Forget

Originally uploaded by Harley Mac.

With the recent avalanche closing the Coquihalla Highway [cbc] we thought we’d bring you the five signs that God is pissed off at British Columbia. Don’t worry though, we’re still the most safest place ever imagined [ss].

5) The Okanagan Mountain Park Fire [ck]: In Vancouver we build up, and in Kelowna they build out. Thankfully no human lives were lost, but it serves as a harsh lesson that if you’re going to build your house on the edge of the interface zone separating a city and a Provincial Park at some point you’re going to be packing your belongings into a car and fleeing.

4) Stephen Jr. Left: When Stephen Colbert’s eagle son Stephen Junior, a baby bald eagle donated to the talk show host by the San Francisco Zoo, flew up to British Columbia the talk show host appealed to Americans to lure the eagle back down. Apparently the attempt by Bellingham residents to trick the eagle back across the Peace Arch Crossing worked [yt]. Canada is down one eagle, and the end times draw nearer.

3) North Vancouver mudslides: It’s always bad form to be a smart ass when people die, so I’m just giving you a few links on this one [cbc][ubyss].

2) Heath Ledger: It’s always bad form to be a smart ass when people die, but it’s okay if that person was famous. How did the Joker kill our film industry? Don’t ask me but he did [cbc]. It truly was the day the music died.

1) The riot was pretty good too:

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