tick-borne illness

Aerial photo of Victoria and surrounding area in BC, episode 22 with Lauren Hudson.

22. Lyme and outdoor safety for teaching children

ByLEAP team

Sarah is excited to announce a new Educator Resource for Lyme disease, and speak with the lead resource developer, Lauren Hudson. Lauren is an educator and parent with a passion for science, life and for going into nature with her students and her family. She took a deep dive into the world of Lyme disease to help develop an educator resource to help other teachers both learn and teach about ticks and tick-borne illnesses.

Treeplanting Tim Tchida, on episode 21.

21. Sarah and Tim Tchida talk tick safety in treeplanting

ByLEAP team

What can employers do to protect staff who work in the outdoors? In today’s podcast, Sarah explores some answers to that question with Tim Tchida, Owner and CEO of Summit Reforestation in Smithers BC. When Tim first heard about Lyme disease, he never imagined getting the disease himself. Tim recalls first learning he had Lyme disease after receiving a positive Canadian Lyme test (western blot) following mild symptoms of the disease.