1. The Toronto Adventurer has a very interesting article on Robert Faber’s near-death experience in Alaska’s Denali National Park.
2. Some sad new from Vancouver Island, where a 45-year-old scuba diver passed away this week after failing to surface.
3. A Mountain Top High has a hiking trip report for hidden jem: Rohr Lake
4. It was announced that Mt Seymour will be host to the World Snowshoe Invitational, which will take place during the Olympics in a bid to get the sport recognized by the IOC.
5. NSR was called to Grouse Mountain earlier this week with a report of a hiker on the BCMC trail suffering a heart-attack.
6. Metro Vancouver has big plans for Port Coquitlam’s Colony Farm Regional Park.
7. The Daily Telegraph has  a great article on blind mountaineer Justin Grant.
8. This isn’t ‘outdoorsy’ but still a pretty cool opportunity. There is a Lotto MAX Live Your Dream video contest open to BC residents where you can win a trip for 8 people to Jamaica.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tags: Colony Farm,Justin Grant,NSR,Robert Faber,Rohr Lake,Scuba,World Snowshoe Invitational
Categories: Friday Links
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