About the Instructors
Mors Kochanski Mors Kochanski is known throughout North America for his extensive work in outdoor education and survival and wilderness living.  He is especially familiar to outdoor enthusiasts in north central Alberta, where he has lived and worked for the past 50 years.  His enthusiasm for wilderness recreation, his extensive knowledge of the field, and his desire to learn everything there is to know about the wilderness has made him one of the foremost authorities on wilderness skills.
        Mors Kochanski is the former editor of Alberta Wilderness Arts and Recreation.  He was formerly Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Physical Education at the University of Alberta. He has written Northern Bushcraft (newest printing is now Bushcraft), Bush Arts and has released 4 Wilderness Skills instructional videos and 17 pocket booklets.  In December of 1999, 8 plant identification instructional videos were released.  We have since put all the videos into DVD form.
  Jay Kilgannon is a fire fighter and is one of Mors Survival Instructor Trainees.  His background covers forest fire's in rap attack, fire fighting in Edmonton for many years and he has started teaching survival skills on his own.  He has a great love of the bush and is very knowledgeable in all aspects of survival.
Adrian Breeuwsma Adrian Breeuwsma has been flintknapping for 13 years now.  Adrian started training in flintknapping at the age of 15 and has continued since. He has knowledge and passion for this primitive art form and creates beautiful pieces from obisidian.  Adrian now lives and works in Edmonton but still finds time to work with Obsidian.  You can check out the Flintknapping Page for some of Adrian's work.
Robert Rogers Robert Dale Rogers has been a student of herbal medicines for over 30 years; with a clinical practice for 16 years.  He specializes in the plants of the Northern Prairie and Boreal Forest of Canada.  He is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild and the author of five books on indigenous and introduced plants hardy in zones 1-3.  He is a guest lecturer at the University of Alberta in Edmonton; and a consultant to the growing herbal and nutraceutical industry in Western Canada.  With his wife Laurie, they teach at the Prairie Deva College of Aromatherapy, Phytotherapy and Soul Tending; offering classes in essential oils, flower essences, herbal medicines and dreamwork.  Robert has recently published a new book called "The Fungal Pharmacy; Medicinal Mushrooms of Western Canada".
Lori and Randy Breeuwsma Karamat Wilderness Way is Randy and Lori Breeuwsma.  Randy is a braintanner and primitive skills and modern survival practitioner.  Lori is into natural crafting, crafting, primitive skills, and the needle arts.
  In September of 1996, the Provincial Museum of Alberta commissioned them to build a 22 foot moose hide tipi along with 13 other replicas, which they completed for the museum's opening of the New Aboriginal Gallery in November of 1997.
  They make replicas in various mediums, ship world wide and offer many different courses.