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Survival instructor Bill Garrard cuts a feather stick - an easy way to start a fire - during a demonstration of wilderness survival techniques in the Terra Cotta Conservation Area. Three fires 50 yards apart in a triangle is the standrad signal to alert a
Survival instructor Bill Garrard cuts a feather stick - an easy way to start a fire - during a demonstration of wilderness survival techniques in the Terra Cotta Conservation Area. Three fires 50 yards apart in a triangle is the standrad signal to alert a

Survival instructor Bill Garrard cuts a feather stick - an easy way to start a fire - during a demonstration of wilderness survival techniques in the Terra Cotta Conservation Area. Three fires 50 yards apart in a triangle is the standrad signal to alert a

Date1/22/1978
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Controversy surrounds, survival instructor Berndt Berglund's professional claims and a federal government department has shelved plans to employ him. He is seen working in swamp area near National Wilderness Survival school, which has received more than $74,000 in government grants since last November.
Controversy surrounds, survival instructor Berndt Berglund's professional claims and a federal government department has shelved plans to employ him. He is seen working in swamp area near National Wilderness Survival school, which has received more than $74,000 in government grants since last November.
8/9/1977
No delivery: Ted Romboough, owner of the Terra Cotta General Store, says the post office in his store may be closed when the current postmistress retires
No delivery: Ted Romboough, owner of the Terra Cotta General Store, says the post office in his store may be closed when the current postmistress retires
5/4/1989
Vern Harper: The founder of Wandering Spirit Survival School (left) helps student Arnold Laford interpret the true colors of his Indian heritage.
Vern Harper: The founder of Wandering Spirit Survival School (left) helps student Arnold Laford interpret the true colors of his Indian heritage.
9/30/1983
Survival gear: Geoff Eden, who tests technical aids for the CNIB, says he wouldn't survive without electronic equipment that allows him to read and write.
Survival gear: Geoff Eden, who tests technical aids for the CNIB, says he wouldn't survive without electronic equipment that allows him to read and write.
1/31/1991
Endangered species: Barry Dimock's Herb Homestead, which offers a delightful variety of the plants, is struggling for survival.
Endangered species: Barry Dimock's Herb Homestead, which offers a delightful variety of the plants, is struggling for survival.
11/22/1982
Roger Calverley's getting ready to teach a night course on survival and it's expected to be a sellout.
Roger Calverley's getting ready to teach a night course on survival and it's expected to be a sellout.
10/2/1981
Business booming: With money, money, money on its mind, the public is snapping up inflation-survival books, says Robert Johnston of Coles Books' head office
Business booming: With money, money, money on its mind, the public is snapping up inflation-survival books, says Robert Johnston of Coles Books' head office
1/24/1981
Dr. Peter Fendrich demonstrates old-style dental techniques on Corinne Kovalsky.
Dr. Peter Fendrich demonstrates old-style dental techniques on Corinne Kovalsky.
1/27/1992
Eye operation: Eye surgeon Dr. Lionel Chisholm of Toronto Western Hospital says a research clinic here would provide a centre where he and other doctors could share information on eye treatment techniques with researchers. Because there is no eye research institute in Canada, those with disease or injures often travel to the U.S., the site of the nearest eye centres.
Eye operation: Eye surgeon Dr. Lionel Chisholm of Toronto Western Hospital says a research clinic here would provide a centre where he and other doctors could share information on eye treatment techniques with researchers. Because there is no eye research institute in Canada, those with disease or injures often travel to the U.S., the site of the nearest eye centres.
2/4/1986
Techniques in demand: His methods of analyzing bones enable Dr. Imre Lengyel to deduce from a single vertebra the sex, blood type and age at death of the person it belonged to.
Techniques in demand: His methods of analyzing bones enable Dr. Imre Lengyel to deduce from a single vertebra the sex, blood type and age at death of the person it belonged to.
1/19/1981
Business is Booming, for Laurier Life and here's a deskful of new orders for the company's president, Ernest Brooker. With no salesmen and using only direct-mail promotion techniques, Laurier Life has found a big insurance market in areas - such as older clients - long-established firms sometimes neglect.
Business is Booming, for Laurier Life and here's a deskful of new orders for the company's president, Ernest Brooker. With no salesmen and using only direct-mail promotion techniques, Laurier Life has found a big insurance market in areas - such as older clients - long-established firms sometimes neglect.
3/1/1972
Power of nature: Surendra Tripathi believes medicinal herbs, grains, minerals and purifying techniques activate the body's own powers of healing.
Power of nature: Surendra Tripathi believes medicinal herbs, grains, minerals and purifying techniques activate the body's own powers of healing.
3/4/1991