Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit 20
The man ran his skilled eye down the board he had been planing and could see that it needed more work.  As he adjusted the plane for the final fine cut he could feel the warmth radiating from the wood stove that made it a real joy to spend this stormy day in his woodshop.  He paused from his work and looked out at the wind driven tableau of trees bent to the breaking and beyond the bay a veritable cauldron of wind whipped foam.  Instead of his ipod to kee...
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Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit 20
They didn’t normally venture out in their boat after dark but the weather was fine and they were having a great time at Ganges so the day wore on unnoticed.  The result was a more risky night voyage back to home to Browning Harbour.  The man and the women had both taken the Power Squadron basic boating course and so were comfortable reading charts both paper and electronic.  In addition to their GPS chart plotter, they had local knowledge having been on...
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Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit 20:

When people think about the Auxiliary and the missions we support, normally marine incidents come to mind.  Typically a vessel calls in a distress call on Channel 16 and depending on the location and severity of the incident Victoria Coast Guard Radio will page our crew.  When we attend these incidents it is commonly in association with the Coast Guard from Ganges or with other Auxiliaries.
There is however a whole other set of missions that are inter-ag...
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Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit 20

The man looked up and saw the low dark clouds scudding across a leaden sky.  He scanned out over Browning Harbour, and saw the wind driven rain pelting into the grey waves of the bay.  As he took all this in, one thought entered his head like a lightening bolt, what was he doing here?  His brother had challenged him to take part in the Lions sponsored Polar Bear swim on Pender Island on New Years Day and he had agreed without thinking what was involved.  ...
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