Have you heard Cameron Lake may have a cryptid - an unknown creature lurking beneath the surface? There are lots of people like me who are very interested in cryptids, those elusive creatures like the Ogopogo, Loch Ness, and Sasquatch.

Some friends think it's funny that I grew up in Creston, home of the Labatts Brewing Company, yes, the same people who make Kokanee Beer, home of the Sasquatch. And now I live here in the Oceanside Region and possible home to a lake monster. Coincidence, I think not!

I was recently interviewed by a reporter from A Channel TV, he asked if I thought there might be a monster living beneath Cameron Lake? My response was "well if we look at the evidence and number of fossils of prehistoric creatures found thoughout this area on display at the Qualicum Beach Paleontology Museum who am I to say there is nothing to it. Maybe its a sturgeon that came up the river and liked the lake so much he decided to stay, who wouldn't want to live here."

Well, this September a real CSI team, the Cryptid Scientific Investigators, the BC Scientic Cryptozoology Club are coming to scour Cameron Lake to find out just that - what lies beneath. I like everyone else is curious to hear their findings. You'll have to check back to hear the results.

In the meantime, read the Parksville Qualicum News article about our "Cameron Lake-osaurus".