Rving in Alaska

Rving in Alaska is not a two week trip, plan for a much longer time because getting there and back is half the fun, enjoying the stops along the way.  But if time is an issue then you have several options.  Alaska is a large state with a lot to see,So if you are still working or have school age children you can plan a shorter trip and limit the area you cover. A driver-friendly option is a sea-and-land tour via the Inside Passage. You can load your RV on the BC ferries in Seattle, Washington or British Columbia, or you can fly to Alaska and rent an Rv.  If you have the time there are many points of interest in the US and Canada on the way.  A trip in itself is sightseeing in Glacier National Park, Calgary, Lake Louise, Baniff and the Edmonton Mall before you get to the Alcan Highway.

Be sure to take a side trip to Skagway to ride the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway.  Experience the historic 1898 narrow gauge Klondike Gold Rush Railroad with breathtaking terrain, beautiful scenery, cascading waterfalls and sky-high trestles. Then back to Whitehorse and on to Tok, where a decision needs to be made whether to go southwest to Anchorage or north to Fairbanks.  We went southwest first to Anchorage (largest city in Alaska) with good RV facilities and a place to rest and get supplies.  A good side trip is Valdez, south end of the Alaskan pipeline, Museum of the earthquake, fish hatchery, glaciers and viewing the whales from a party boat.  We thought that viewing the glaciers from the boat was spectacular.  The glaciers were all around us, we had to go very slow as of the glaciers were hidden under the water.

For people who enjoy fishing, then Seward, Soldotna, Kenai and Homer is a must.  For Halibut and King Salmon you must take a charter boat or rent a boat.  Then back to Anchorage and north to Denali Park.  A bus trip through the park is a must, hope it is a clear day so you can see the top of Mount McKinley.  Be sure to visit the World largest coal mine just north of the park.
Then on to Fairbanks, be sure to take the Riverboat cruise to learn about the Eskimos way of living and surviving off the land in the frigid winters.  They must catch and cure one salmon per sled dog per day.  The salmon season is not that long and just think about cleaning that many salmon for ten or twelve dogs.  Also while in Fairbanks visit the factory where they make beautiful bowls from trees.

Then back to Tok for the rugged Top of the World Highway that takes you on to Chicken and Dawson City on your way through the Yukon to Whitehorse. Then you must decide your route home, the eastern route back to Edmonton or the Western route to Prince George then the US of A.  There are many State Parks in Canada on lakes with Rving Sites.

An investment well worth the money is the Milepost, a book for your trip to and while you are in Alaska, milepost by milepost  starting at Dawson Creek, British Columbia, milepost 0.  This book makes rving  in Alaska easy.  Remember your passport as you will soon need one, so it is best to apply for one now.

Construction Law in Canada

 by Austin Mark

 Construction law is the body of law that deals with all matters relating to the construction process.  These include such topics as building contracts, bonds and sureties, construction and builders' liens, tendering, and construction claims, and affect all participants in the construction industry, including financial institutions, architects, builders, engineers and planners.

Construction Law explores the general principles which govern civil liability for the design and construction of building works.  Essentially it is concerned with three key questions which arise in case of the design or construction proving defective-

Who Can Be Sued  

Contractors or builders or concerned agents can be sued for errors while construction and can be held liable for damages to the workers and other injured persons.

Who Can Sue

The workers injured in construction site can sue the contractors/builders for injuries and damages on their part and in case of any death, their families can sue guilty persons who are liable for errors in construction.

Remedies Available to the Injured Party 

Compensation is given to the injured persons for errors and negligence of contractors or builders.  Remedies are available for breach of contract by the contractors and if anywhere while construction, any person falls from height or gets injured due to any reason, he/she can sue the concerned contractor for damages etc.

Construction Claims Procedures

Two construction claim procedures can be followed.

Notice requirements

Every construction contract includes notice requirements which impact the parties� contractual rights and obligations.  Giving timely notice can avoid costly and time consuming errors.  The first and foremost consideration in addressing notice is actual notice language.  Each contract should be carefully reviewed to identify its notice obligations.  The representative who is at the site of the construction should be duly informed about these notice obligations as early as possible in the construction process.  From the owner�s prospective contact should be drafted to ensure that the notice requirements are set forth clearly and unambiguously.  Notice requirements should be fair.

When a company wants to construct anything, it must properly notify all parties who may be affected by or have an interest in the proposed construction, so that they can have the opportunity to make a submission to the concerned party regarding the proposed construction.  Such notice may include direct notice to affected landowners, communities and others, as well as public notices in local newspapers.

Dispute resolution provisions

Dispute which is not resolved by discussion and negotiation are send to the arbitrators and mediators for resolution. The panel of arbitrators and mediators shall have the jurisdiction to arbitrate in respect of any matter which the agreement stipulates is to be determined by the arbitration and any matter concerning the interpretation or application of the agreement where the parties agree to be bound by an arbitration decision.    

Canadian Construction Documents Committee (�CCDC�)

Parties enter into a standard form contract, in case of larger projects.  The CCDC has developed a series of licensed contracts for different situations including stipulated price contract for a situation where there are is an owner and general contractor and a design build contract where there is no general contractor.  The CCDC contract is often modified through a series of negotiated supplementary conditions.

The CCDC documents contain partnering language whereby disputes may be resolved by an arbitrator or project consultant early and frequently throughout the progress of the project.



Austin Mark is a lawyer working with lawyerahead.com, one of the leading legal networking sites on the net. You can access the Canadian version as well as lawyerahead.ca

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