Trying to figure this out is like trying to shake the truth from a tree.
Before 1995 – Bob Fawcett begins racing.
1995-98 – Bob Fawcett becomes founder of his own business (called Howling Dog Tours Whistler?)
July 2, 2003 – Whistler, BC is announced as the location for the 2010 Winter Games.
2004 – Howling Dog Tours Ltd. Canmore sells it’s 50% interest in Howling Dog Tours Whistler to Bob Fawcett.
Jan 2006 – BC SPCA issues 65 orders to Howling Dog Tours. Howling Dog corrects them all.
Feb 2006 – Two year countdown begins as the Olympic Flag is handed to mayor of Vancouver at the Turin Games.
2006 – Joey Houssian’s father sells Intrawest for $2.7 Billion.
August 2006 – Bob Fawcett sells unknown amount of shares in Howling Dog Tours to Outdoor Adventures Whistler.
Dec. 27, 2006 – Joey Houssian becomes a director of Howling Dog Tours Whistler. Shareholder stake unknown.
August 1, 2008 – Fawcett sells majority shares – 80%- to Outdoor Adventures. Fawcett resigns as a company director of Howling Dog Tours Whistler, Joey Houssian becomes the sole director.
Feb. 2010 – Fawcett continues to race.
Feb. 18-28, 2010 – Olympic Winter Games are hosted by Vancouver with most of the events held in Whistler, BC.
April 21,23 2010 – 100 Dogs (?) slain at Howling Dog Tours Whistler according to WCB report. There was a lookout at bottom of hill.
Post April 2010 – Fawcett gives up or rehomes his 30 race dogs
May 18, 2010 – Fawcett files WCB claim for compensation from the killings. Fawcett signs as both the employer and employee.
May 2010 – Outdoor Adventures takes over operational control at Howling Dogs.
Summer 2010 – Houssian is “aware of Fawcett off on stress leave.”
July 2010 – Outdoor Adventures Whistler offically buys out Fawcett’s remaining 20% to take 100% control.
Sept. 2010 – Bob Fawcett files for personal bankruptcy.
Jan. 6, 2011 – Fawcett posts to site for soldiers suffering from PSTD.
Jan. 25, 2011 – WCB review report
Jan. 31, 2011 – Story breaks, goes viral about sled dog killings after the WCB report is leaked.
Feb. 2, 2011 – Fawcett & Houssian issue joint statement.
April 20, 2012 - Bob Fawcett charged.
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We are reminded the BC Provincial Task Force has not yet released it’s report (due mid March), that the killing of 100 dogs is based on one man’s WCB claim at the present time, and in general all the facts are not in. The serious threats against people involved and even those not involved are out of line and unfortunate.
References may include-
The Vancouver Sun, The Whistler Question, Pique Newsmagazine, The Times-Colonist, Communities.canada.com through the Vancouver Sun, Canada.com, the WCB review, and other sources.
Also, forums, blogs, and social media posted on canoe.ca, Look, dumbass, Advocates against Outdoor Adventures Facebook, PTSD forum, and others.
Fawcett is 38, b.1973, Houssian is 29, b.1982. When possible, we’ve used exact dates. Inconsistencies– some reports give different dates and facts such as 10 and 100 employees have been reported for Outdoor Adventures. We will update as information becomes clearer.
More on Jim’s Notebook See also Massacre in Whistler, Sled Dogs–The Fix is In and Aftermath of Whistler.