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Pack an emergency bag. Pack emergency provisions for pets well in advance of a catastrophe so you can evacuate your home quickly if needed. Choose an easyto-carry bag, label it and keep it where everyone in the family can find it quickly. The bag should include a pet first aid kit; enough food and bottled water for a week (rotate this every couple of months to keep it from going bad); medications (check periodically to ensure medicines in your emergency bag don’t expire); cleanup supplies; food and water dishes; bags (or litter for cats) for collecting waste; an extra collar and leash; photocopies of medical records; towels; recent photos of your pets; and a favorite toy or chewy for comfort. It’s also a good idea to have a sturdy carrier or crate for each pet. By keeping in mind these ideas, pet preparedness plans can be put into action ahead of a storm instead of spending valuable time trying to determine what needs to be done to best protect pets.

Let’s continue on our trip into British Columbia.

Our first stop of the day is in City of Fernie and a population of around 5300 residents.

Fernie was established in 1897 and named after William Fernie, a nineteenth century prospector who founded the rich coal industry, Crows Nest Pass Coal Company, which continues today. The Canadian Pacific railway came along the following year and the townsite grew alongside the railway. The city was incorporated in 1904. There were some setbacks as a starting city, in 1904 a fire destroyed the commercial district. After rebuilding the commercial landscape another fire came through in 1908 and within 90 minutes reduce the community to ruble and ashes.

This however didn’t stop the the residents and by 1910 had established and good commercial and residential district.

The city blossomed to over 6000. By the 1930’s the depression had reduced the city in population and prosperity and it was only the government that provided subsidies to keep it alive.

Today Fernie has become one of British Columbia’s favourite playgrounds and a major ski area.

The Snow Valley Ski Development, which is still operating today, opened the ski hill in 1963.

Did you know the the City put in a bid for the 1963 Winter Olympics? The foundation of that bid laid the foundation of todays Fernie Alpine Resort.

During World War One there was an interment camp for prisoners of war set up in Fernie from 1915 to 1918.

The economy of Fernie today relies heavenly on the tourist industry as well as the coal and lumber industries.

Over the years there have many notable people that have come from Fernie, a number of well know skiers like Emily Brydon who skied in the Olympics and several hockey players. Alex Lifeson from the band Rush comes from Fernie.

Summer time seems to be the quietest in Fernie but there is still lots to do in the way of recreation.

Continuing on highway 3 the views are spectacular and you have to watch out for the wildlife.

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As we turn the corner at Elko and head north on highway 93 we come to the City of Cranbrook. Cranbrook was named after Cranbrook in England and has a population of around 20,000 people. Crankbrook was established as a city in 1905 and became the major

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A rapid rise in the cost of living will undoubtedly prove to be one of the major stories of 2022.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, energy prices rose by 41.6 percent in the 12-month period that ended in June 2022, marking the highest 12-month increase since April 1980.

The significant spike in energy costs is somewhat misleading, as the BLS considers motor fuel prices, which rose more than 60 percent in the 12-month period ending in June 2022, part of the energy category. However, during that same period, electricity prices rose by nearly 14 percent while natural gas prices increased by 38 percent. Both of those increases were more significant