The home of one of Cortes Community Radio’s most popular DJ’s burned down on Friday, September 20. Hiway Hippy had been living in a 38 foot long trailer at Breezy Bay Farm, on Saturna Island, since December. An RCMP investigation determined that the fire was caused by a short in the electrical system.

“I had the RCMP come. I thought it was suspicious. There was an explosion. It blew a hole in my hat, and it blew the glasses off my face. So I immediately thought ‘arson,’ but the RCMP fire inspector walked me through his inspection and explained everything to me. He told me that 90% of RV and trailer fires happened because of a short in the electrical,” explained Hiway Hippy.