VANCOUVER- It was last winter that I began planning a family vacation to Vancouver, circling one date when I would be free to see the minor league baseball Canadians play a home game at picturesque Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium. So what were the odds that this game would turn out to be a…

Neal worked his way through college and law school, including stints in Banff and Whistler. In 1989, Neal rode his bicycle across Canada, camping most of the time. Parts of the trip were through the rugged hills and resource towns of northern Ontario. The last 10 days of the bicycle trip were through the mountain…