Author: denob

The Canadian Preppers Network is proud to welcome Paul Cobham of Survival School Canada to it’s list of authors.  Through SSC, Paul offers a variety of courses in Survival, First Aid, and Off Grid Living.  However, Paul joins us to discuss a topic that we feel needs more attention here in Canada…Permaculture. The following is…

Yogurt, a household staple, turns out to be pretty easy to make yourself not to mention it costs a fraction of the processed leading brands.  My family of 5 (aka the Garburators) eat yogurt like it’s going out of style.  I have been making it for a few years now and have learned a few things along the way that I would…

I don’t know exactly how they got everyone to agree to this. And I can hardly believe how much they’re giving away for free. But I do know how hard you’re going to be kicking yourself – soon – if you don’t take advantage of it. Look, if you don’t plan on doing anything else…

I was just reading through some of our twitter feed from last year about this time as suburb after suburb of Calgary and many other whole towns were evacuated due to the flooding. It all started with this: Flood Watch Alert Updated Jun20 544AM Take necessary precautions. Parts of Southern… http://t.co/B6uO3E9qa7 #ABemerg #ABflood— AB Emergencyalert…

On my regular transit commute to work this morning with my 4 year old daughter, a fellow passenger fell unconscious after making some horrific noises.  He was a senior man, with minor mobility issues (boarded the bus with a cane).  For the first time in my life I had to dial 911, it was terrifying.  I…

Need an excuse to visit the mountains this weekend? On behalf of the providers of Emergency Services and Mountain Rescue in Kananaskis Country (Alberta), we’d like to invite you to third Kananaskis Emergency Services Showcase. Enjoy a day filled with family fun, interactive activities, a fundraiser BBQ hosted by the Kananaskis Volunteer Fire Fighters, great…

Real quick… Like I told you before, Summer of Survival is 24 top-level survival experts providing over 36 hours of training at no charge. But the only way you can get free access to everything if you haven’t signed up already is to go over and sign up right now. All you need is your…

The APN will be hosting a free webinar with Paul Munsen from Sun Oven this Thursday May, the 29th at 7:00PM central time.(5PM Pacific/6PM Mountain/8PM Eastern) Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to cook good healthy food for a fraction of the cost of other conventional methods.  In this webinar you will Learn How…

We are one month from the anniversary of the 2013 Alberta Floods. Floods that rocked many lives across a wide swath of Alberta. I know you’ve all seen the pictures – the one of people in High River being rescued on a combine, or those of raging rivers ripping through Canmore. What an experience. I…

After last month’s Earthquake outside Port hardy BC followed by a few conversations about quaky quirks in man’s best friend has lead me to believe that Fido might have a flare for being quake aware.  After doing some digging it turns out that mans best friend isn’t the only prediction expert.  The animal kingdom boasts many prediction…