Peachland resident Roy Ralph has been vacationing in an unusual way since retiring 10 years ago.

A civil engineer by trade and general handyman, Ralph travels the globe in the winter, helping those in need.

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On Sept. 6, Hurricane Irma roared into the region, causing a on the island of Barbuda.

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Ralph helped with Tsunami relief efforts with the same organization in 2011 and spent six years in Haiti, rebuilding after the earthquake.

During the floods in Calgary, Ralph also spent his time helping residents rebuild and last fall, he travelled with his wife to Louisiana and North Carolina to help with flood relief.

This past winter he helped set up an emergency field hospital in Iraq.

He started this way of life in the 1990s, after his wife suggested travelling while they worked at an orphanage in Mexico. Ralph thought it was a better idea instead of buying a condo in Phoenix.

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The trip will take approximately five days. For this winter, he plans to spend his time in Florida.

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On Monday, he helped load a flatbed truck in Calgary amid the snow. The truck will transport the $200,000 Spring structure to North Carolina, then to the Caribbean.

Ralph, along with three other Canadians and three Spring Structures employees will be flying to assemble the equipment.

carli.berry@kelownacapnews.com
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