Your message here......

Don- I see the business has grown.  Just received your Christmas Card and noted you are using a dated address.  We left Field almost 5 and a half years ago after I got caught up in the rapid down sizing in Parks Canada and the Superintendent Yoho position was killed.  I was a day from an early retirement trying to figure what next and I won a competition as Director Environment for Northern Affairs in  Yukon.  Last April the Federal Government turned over it's reosurce managment responsibility to the Yukon Government ( it was called Devolution) along with it's staff so I am now the Manager of Environmental Assessment and rapidly nearing retirment.

Mom and my sister Karen are still in Maple Ridge along with a bunch of my cousins and relatives including Al Baker.

Nancy had a bout of Cancer over a year ago (Hodgkins Disease) so we spent a lot of time in Vancouver this time last year as she went through treatment.  So far so good and the doctors say they don't expect it to re occur.

My son Craig is entering 4th year electrical engineering and this term is in Burnaby working on a coop with BC Hydro.  My daughter , Amber- also on Coop is in her last semester of a double hours in Earth and Oceans studies and Environmental Studies.  Both attend U Vic and are doing well.  They were here for Christmas.  Keep in touch.  It was good to get your card.

Actually we pulled out your bird book and the Langley story over Christmas.  Amber's boy firend and Amber have both been winning a few contests with their photos.

Three of my staff who chose not to devolve have done well in the photo business.  Fritz Mueller ( he has a web site ) has recently won some big National and international awards including the Banff Film festival.  Paul Nicklen- the spouse of Lyn Hartley who works for me  is more or less full time with National Geographic travelling al over the world- much of his stuff is marine related.  Had an article on salmon about a year ago and the latest edition has his shots of the North West Passage on the Louis Saint Laurant ice breaker.  

I hear you'll be able to get some good winter shots tomorrow.  Get them fast before it all goes to mush.
  Oh the phone number is my home and so is the email..  Office is ian.church@gov.yk.ca  867 456 3860
Cheers