Andrew Fleming
Contributor
The author and his dog - Carmen Alatorre
Andrew Fleming is a freelance writer based in Vancouver and the author of several alleged humour books. He has a perfectly sensible BA in English from McGill University and works part-time as both a copy editor and a whitewater rafting guide. He is resigned to being overshadowed by a different Andrew Fleming who wrote such films as Dick, The Craft and Hamlet 2.
Latest Articles
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Singing About Cycling
There's no question there are way more songs about cars than bikes. Springsteen alone has probably written more car tunes than there are bicycle-related songs in total.
Feb 4, 2010
- Andrew Fleming
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Snorkeling With Salmon On Vancouver Island
Most of us are more used to seeing salmon on our dinner plates or on the end of a fishing line than face to face underwater. A BC wilderness outfitter want to change that
Jan 29, 2010
- Andrew Fleming
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The Dungarvon Whooper
Everyone knows Burger King is be the home of the Whopper but woods in eastern Canada are known as the home of the Whooper.
Jan 27, 2010
- Andrew Fleming
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The Inglorious Nazi Invasion of Canada
Canada is a big country. In fact, it is so big it took nearly forty years before anyone realized the Germans had set up shop there during World War II.
Jan 25, 2010
- Andrew Fleming
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Newfoundland's Giant Squid
For centuries sailors from across the seven seas told tales of multi-armed monsters that could reach as high as a ship's mast and sink even the sturdiest of vessels.
Jan 22, 2010
- Andrew Fleming
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Summits of Atlantic Canada
Eastern Canada doesn't attract many mountain climbers but every province still has their high points.
Jan 21, 2010
- Andrew Fleming
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The Lake Utopia Monster
A place named Utopia might not be where you'd expect to find some kind of monster.
Jan 20, 2010
- Andrew Fleming
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The Bell Island Boom
April 2, 1978, was a spring Sunday like any other on this remote island off the Avalon Peninsula when out of the blue there came a strange and very loud humming sound.
Jan 16, 2010
- Andrew Fleming
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Lesser Known Whistler Mountains
Pretty much the entire world has heard of the Whistler Mountain that is the setting for several of the Winter Games marquee events. The other two, not so much.
Jan 13, 2010
- Andrew Fleming
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