Category: North Vancouver

‘Preppers’: Survival Classes Help People Prepare for the Worst

As a former U.S. Army Ranger, Jeffrey McCaskill once taught survival skills to soldiers. Now, the 58-year-old North Vancouver resident leads the Ready to Thrive Survival School to help prepare civilians for urban and wilderness survival. “I’ve been in places abroad where the economy’s collapsed before my eyes. I know how people act. I know…


Armed Forces Personnel Assess Possible ‘Old’ Military Shell in North Vancouver Home

VANCOUVER—Police say a person in North Vancouver who bought what they thought was an “interesting artifact” may have purchased an old explosive. RCMP Sgt. Peter DeVries says they were called Wednesday when the purchaser realized they may be the new owner of a “historical ordnance.” DeVries says the item is old, “looks something like a…