We just finished the replacement of the deck and stairs on our footbridge over Thompson Creek. The planks and steps are treated 2.5″ yellow cedar:

In the spring of 2011, Mrs. MacAulay’s class at Hatzic Elementary School incubated a dozen Thompson Creek fertilised eggs. Seven of the eggs hatched, and the class subsequently returned the chicks to the farm. Because the chicks arrived at a time when there were no other chicks on the farm, finding somewhere to house them…