Vancouver Sun
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May 25, 2026
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B.C. hikers, campers and pet owners advised to check for ticks after spending time outside
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-0.239 · LEFT
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-0.119 · CENTER
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Erynn Tomlinson (from left), Louanne Macdonald and Angela Hauser and walk their dogs on a path at Lindell Beach near Cultus Lake, where residents have found many ticks. PHOTO BY JASON PAYNE /PNG Article content Louanne Macdonald has a peculiar hobby that takes her into the Chilliwack woods in search of blood-sucking parasites. Article content It began several years ago when she found a tick embedded in her skin after a day of clearing brush near her home in Lindell Beach, on the southern shore of Cultus Lake. Over 25 years as a trail runner and hiker, she’d never found one on herself before. S…
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