It's in dear ticks here too - mostly in the US, but has been known on Vancouver Island - the lower mainland of BC has had some ticks test positive too. I had heard of a some positive tests up here, but do not know if they are true or not.

Lyme's Disease - you don't want it.

Use mosquito & tick repellent containing DEET - spray ankles, trouser legs, your back & hat. They will attach to your trouser, socks or ankles as you walk through foliage - crawl around until they find skin, then dig their head in for a blood meal. Pull them off and the head breaks off - you become infected. Google Tick removal.

Yeah - bug dope stinks.